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France’s Water Crisis Deepens | France News
France’s 77 departments are under the highest water restrictions as a brutal drought grips the nation, with rivers at record lows and groundwater reserves critically depleted. Despite a wet winter, scorching summer temperatures have drained surface water faster than it can be replenished, forcing communities to rely on tankers and bottled water while crippling agriculture and halting canal navigation. Experts warn the crisis could last through autumn and even winter, as dry soil prevents rain from recharging aquifers. This unfolding disaster underscores the urgent reality of climate change —…
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