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Severe Drought Persists Across Southern France After Exceptional Summer Heat

Soil drought remains unusually intense across France in mid-September, with particularly high temperatures recently recorded in Occitanie and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, maintaining pressure on agriculture and water resources. ([Météo France][7])
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