France's soils hit September drought record as dry weather threatens autumn crops
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After an unusual summer, September stays dry. In the fields, the earth cracks, raises clouds of dust and compromises seedlings in autumn. But a soil that suffers not only endangers crops, it absorbs less well rains, weakens homes and infrastructure.
Françoise Roch, President of the National Federation of Fruit Producers, warns on Wednesday on franceinfo of the consequences of the canicule summer on harvests. Soils are dry at a historic level for a month of September.
The drought is reaching historical levels in France. The intensity of soil drought now shows record levels for early autumn over more than half of the country's departments. The consequences are multiple. Drought: soils are breaking records in 51 departments Under the powerful anticyclone, the days of sun and heat continue to follow France. After a very slight improvement brought about by the storms of late August, the situation deteriorated aga…
The hot and dry weather that affected France during the summer months continues into autumn. According to Meteo-France data, as of September 20th, 84% of the country was experiencing temperatures of a severity typically seen only once every 10 years in September...
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