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Recently, Europe is in a state of emergency due to heat waves, drought, and large wildfires.

There are concerns that crop production will decrease significantly, and the operation of nuclear power plants is also being disrupted.



Correspondent Kwak Sang-eun of Paris covered the story.



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On the way to the south of France by train, I received a notice from the railway company telling me to prepare water with a warning that the train operation could be delayed due to a heat wave.



Finally arrived at the vineyard.



The work is in full swing to apply the water brought from between the trees whose lower leaves have turned yellow.



[Calve / Vineyard Owner: Grape grains are smaller than usual, so this year's wine production is likely to decrease.]



The situation is the same in the surrounding vineyards.



In particular, if you look at the severely damaged areas, you can see that the vines that should have grown to this level only grew to about half the height, and the leaves were dried out.



[Lühtong/Pesak Wine Producers Association President: The summer drought is severe and the crops are under stress.

Climate change requires adaptation, such as changing cultivation methods.]



Amid simultaneous wildfires, the fire that started on the 9th in Gironde province evacuated more than 10,000 people and turned 74 square kilometers to ashes. 



Electricity production is also being disrupted.



Some nuclear power plants that use nearby river water as cooling water have been considered to be shut down due to a significant increase in water temperature.



[John Kikopel / Partner of the Swiss nuclear power plant advisory body: Five French nuclear power plants are affected by the temperature rise in rivers, and Switzerland is experiencing a similar problem.

Concerns are growing in Europe.]



In the UK, as mercury levels soared to 40 degrees, wildfires soared more than 8 times compared to last year, and in Portugal, a large wildfire that started in the Kobilyang Mountains six days ago has not been put out yet.



In Germany, as the water level of the Rhine is lowered, the logistics of water transport through the river is at risk of being paralyzed.



Amid concerns that unprecedented heatwaves, droughts, and extreme weather events will become commonplace day by day, in Europe, self-righteousness is growing about the sluggish efforts to prevent climate change.



(Video coverage: Kim Si-nae, video editing: Kim Byung-jik)