Worst drought on record Sunday leaves arid villages without safe drinking water and farmers warn of looming milk shortages in winter So we prepared for the fourth heat wave this summer.
Prime Minister Elizabeth Born's office has set up a crisis team to deal with the drought. The drought forced many villages to rely on truck deliveries of water, and his EDF, the state power company, curtailed the output of nuclear power plants, stressing crops.
Temperatures were expected to reach 37 degrees Celsius in the southwest on Sunday, but hot northward winds spread northward earlier in the week.
"This new heatwave is likely to start," said La Chaine Meteo, as well as US cable service The Weather Channel.
Meteor de Meteor France said it was the worst drought since records began in 1958 and the drought was expected to worsen until at least the middle of this month. July rainfall averaged less than 1 cm across France.
This year's maize crop will fall by 18.5% compared to 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture said in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, a lack of feed due to drought could lead to milk shortages in the coming months, the National Federation of Farmers' Cooperatives said.
Nuclear operator EDF cut power output at its power plant in southwestern France last week due to hot water in the Garonne river and issued phased warnings to reactors along the Rhone. did.
As Europe faces an energy crisis, the hot weather exacerbates utility problems, with half of its 56 reactors declining in capacity due to corrosion problems and extended maintenance. there is
Almost all of mainland France has implemented water restrictions to conserve water, including bans on hose pipes and irrigation.
