Nature comes back to life , or almost…

Record drought

 “Rain has not fallen in France since January 21,  a series of 32 consecutive days (February 20 included), unheard of for all months combined since the start of records in 1959, beating that of year 2020 between March 17 and April 16 of 31 days. This situation results in a drying out of the soil, already weakened by the drought of the summer of 2022. “

Météofrance

Early forest fires

« “Friday March 10, 25 fire starts were recorded in the Alpes-Maritimes and in the Var, where several tens of hectares of forest burned. Saturday March 11, the Alpilles massif in the Bouches-du-Rhône suffered its first major fire, ravaging 130 hectares of vegetation. A phenomenon that happens earlier than expected, already in early February, forest fires had been declared in Ardèche, Gironde and Pyrénées-Orientales. A phenomenon which is explained by the fact that “the vegetation is not recovering from the heat wave of this summer, so it is practically as dry as during the months of July and August”, explained to France info Christian Bonnet, chairman of the fire committee for the town of Mouriès (Bouches-du-Rhône), where 130 hectares of vegetation were ravaged by flames in early February. Still too dry by the heat wave of summer 2022, the soil is not able to absorb the few drops of rain that have fallen in recent days. In February, France passed a record 30 days without rain. »

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” A phenomenon which is explained by the fact that “the vegetation is not recovering from the heat wave of this summer, so it is practically as dry as during the months of July and August” “A phenomenon which is explained, by the fact that “the vegetation is not recovering from the heat wave of this summer, so it is practically as dry as during the months of July and August. ”.

Christian Bonnet, (Bouches-du-Rhône)

We could talk about deforestation, the extinction of several protected animals, etc. Yes, nature is beautiful, as shown in this fictitious poster on the right, But for how long? What more would we need to really move? Some thoughts with “The wild worlds for a new alliance”, which is “a collection to rethink our relationship to nature, directed by Stéphane Durand, co-author and scientific advisor of the cinematographic adventures of Jacques Perrin”   Les mondes sauvages. “Collection supported by the Association for the Protection of Wild Animals (ASPAS). For a free and wild nature” ASPAS

Tornadoes

“A rare meteorological phenomenon in France took place in Creuse on Thursday March 9, 2023. The town of Pontarion was hit by a tornado which caused significant damage. This event took place when strong winds appeared in France, and eleven departments were on orange alert. La Creuse was on yellow alert on Thursday, like this Friday. This tornado caused significant damage. According to Keraunos, a French observatory for tornadoes and violent thunderstorms, “we are currently reporting damaged roofs, with loose tiles, as well as trees on the ground and downed electric poleshés”

Ouest-France

Dagoa leaves everyone to their thoughts and responsibilities knowing that we are talking about our future and that it is becoming urgent!!!! Link for audio poem related to nature « la nature revit ».

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