Is the Earth currently burning around us?
In any case, this is the impression that this gives in this summer period 2021. From Algeria to Greece, via Siberia or Macedonia, mega fires are wreaking havoc, causing catastrophic damage as well for populations and the environment.
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For the moment, France seems spared by these uncontrollable fires.
“
We must remain humble,
” tempers however to
Figaro
Alexandre Jouassard, the spokesperson for civil security.
If currently we have "
interesting
"
figures
for fire this summer on French territory, caution remains in order, especially with the arrival of a strong heat wave in the south of France.
This summer, France has not experienced any mega fires, due to weather conditions but also to the French strategy which consists in dealing with the maximum number of "
incipient fires
".
But it is possible that a mega fire will manifest itself in the weeks
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