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Drought: seven maps to understand the consequences in the French departments

2022-05-11T16:24:46.442Z


INFOGRAPHIC - At the beginning of May, agricultural land is under severe strain. Should we already be worried about the lack of water and envisage a summer as terrible as that of 1976?


The war in Ukraine is severely shaking the global agricultural sector.

Forced to drastically reduce its production, this cereals and oilseeds giant, the world's leading exporter of sunflowers and the second largest producer of barley, is wreaking havoc on stocks in many countries.

However, the shortage of agricultural products could still increase with the arrival in Europe of a severe period of drought.

Portugal and Spain are already affected.

The beginnings are already being felt in France.

Some observers are predicting a terrible year like 1976. The hot, dry weather that has settled in France since the end of April seems to prove them right.

What is it exactly?

What do the long-term indices show, the analysis of which can give a basic trend for the months to come: rainfall,

Read alsoDrought: a dozen departments already on alert

These departments which already limit the use of water

First an observation.

Today, the concern is already there.

As of May 10, fifteen departments limit the use of water by…

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Source: lefigaro

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