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France’s Water Crisis Deepens | France News
France is in the grip of a severe water crisis, with 63% of its aquifers at dangerously low levels — and 94% of monitored sites seeing drops just last month. Blamed on record-breaking heat, lack of rainfall, and massive water use for wildfires, the drought has left over 40,000 people without tap water. Every region now enforces strict water restrictions, likely to stay in place through fall and winter to let aquifers recover. Experts warn that even autumn rains may struggle to refill depleted reserves due to dry, impermeable soil — making conservation the only solution until heavy rain…
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