Drought kills forests
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Pierre Lambert, an officer of the National Forestry Office (ONF), examines the vegetation of a spruce forest on August 18, 2020 in Ban-Sur-Meurthe-Clefcy in north-eastern France.
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By: Marie Casadebaig Follow
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In France, forests suffer from successive droughts.
This year, after a particularly dry summer and spring, the effects are striking.
150-year-old oaks are dying in Allier, in the center of the country.
220,000 hectares of public forests are affected, ie 20 times the area of Paris.
In addition to the lack of rain, there are health crises that are damaging gasolines.
In some areas, there is no choice, you have to cut to better replant.
In the public domain, this is the job of the National Forestry Office.
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