Climate Change and Drought Push French Lavender Industry to the Brink

Severe heat waves and prolonged droughts driven by climate change are threatening the livelihoods of French lavender farmers, with over half facing potential bankruptcy.

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Purple haze: Heat waves threaten lavender fields in France

Lavender industry faces a crisis, with more than half its farms at risk of bankruptcy because of climate change and drought

By Siegfried Modola

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Climate Change and Drought Push French Lavender Industry to the Brink

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