A flood. Waterspouts hit much of the France during the extended weekend of May 8 and the week after. The fields are muddy, the rivers are flowing... The holidays are wasted, but perhaps we could finally rejoice to have reached the end of the tunnel, after months of worrying about the drought and while the first restriction orders have already been taken? Unfortunately, it's not that simple.
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What happens on the surface is not necessarily related to what happens at depth," warns Serge Zaka, agroclimatologist. The groundwater recharge period has been over since the beginning of April: now, the water that falls is mainly pumped by vegetation that has come out of hibernation. It does not seep into the basement, which has not been able to fully recharge after the exceptional drought of 2022 and the record of 32 days without rain in February. On April 1st, the Bureau of Geological Research...
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