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Early drought in France: "Summer rain does not have the same impact as winter rain"

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The completely dry Loiret bed in Arcenis in August 2020 (illustration image).

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By: Florent Guignard Follow

The water tables which are supposed to feed the rivers when it no longer rains during the summer, are at historically low levels for the season in France.

Interview with Florence Habets, hydroclimatologist, research director at the CNRS and professor attached to the geology laboratory of the ENS, specialist in the evolution of water resources in France.

  • Agriculture and Fishing

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  • Climate

  • Climate change

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