PARIS: France has matched its record dry spell of 31 days without significant rainfall, the country's weather service said on Tuesday (Feb 21), amid concerns over water reserves in parts of Europe still reeling from last year's severe drought. With rainfall over the entire country of less than 1mm a day si
PARIS: France has matched its record dry spell of 31 days without significant rainfall, the country's weather service said on Tuesday , amid concerns over water reserves in parts of Europe still reeling from last year's severe drought.
Last month was the third-warmest January on record in Europe, with temperatures on New Year's Day reaching all-time highs in some parts of the continent, according to the European Union's Copernicus climate monitor . Crops withered in European breadbaskets and the historic dry spell drove record wildfire intensity and placed severe pressure on the continent's power grid and water reserves.
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