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Satelitte images gif showing the exceptional drough this summer in France (and around) compared to the past two years. (jlai.lu)

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Sources: Météo France and https://www.franceinfo.fr/environnement/evenements-meteorologiques-extremes/secheresse/visualisez-la-secheresse-exceptionnelle-de-l-ete-2026-par-rapport-aux-annees-precedentes_8145884.html

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[–] bilgamesch@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago

I live close to the french border and while it's really bad here - our forests already switched to autumn mode due to heat stress and dryness - it's much, much worse once you drive around an hour west.

unsettling is an understatement. I get the feeling people are avoiding the topic - not denying - but avoiding it, so they don't have switch into full panic mode.