Southern France Experiences Unprecedented Early Summer Wildfires

A researcher highlights that 11,000 hectares have burned in southern France this early in the summer, a scale not seen in at least 20 years, emphasizing the need for new land-use policies.

6 Jul, 23:05 — 6 Jul, 23:05

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'Never before have 11,000 hectares burned this early in the summer in southern France in at least the past 20 years'

In an interview with Le Monde, researcher Julien Ruffault argues that land-use policies are crucial to adapting to fire seasons that are becoming more intense, longer and more extreme as a result of global warming.

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Southern France Experiences Unprecedented Early Summer Wildfires

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'Never before have 11,000 hectares burned this early in the summer in southern France in at least the past 20 years'

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