PARIS. This is the driest winter in more than 60 years. Franceas a result, the Authorities are considering the possibility of taking measures to save water. There has been no rain for 32 days this year, and the lack of rain exacerbates last summer’s particularly dry summer. Local officials are expected to meet next Monday to review the situation by district. 2022 was the warmest year on record in France. depending record temperature were also shot down in other places Europe, in the UK, Spain and Italy. High temperatures have caused a drought from which many areas have yet to recover.

snow falls in the Italian Alps fell by 53% and the level of Italy’s largest river, the Po, fell by 61% from normal levels. In Venice, the foundations of buildings begin to show on the Grand Canal, while gondolas trudge through the smaller canals. Over the past half century, the Alps have seen a 5.6% reduction in snow cover per decade, according to a report by a climate change monitoring organization.

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In France, after the meeting on Monday in March, some soft restrictions (such as a ban on filling swimming pools in some affected areas) could be introduced to avoid catastrophic consequences in the summer months. The National Meteorological Service said there was no rain at all between January 21 and February 21, and snow cover in the Pyrenees and the French Alps was significantly reduced compared to previous years, a period considered critical for replenishing water supplies. Rain was expected in the south of France yesterday, and the agency stressed that the next three months would be decisive. Italian environmentalists, led by environmental organization Legambiente, are demanding a national water strategy from the government. “2023 has just begun and there are already worrying signs of extreme weather and drought levels,” director Giorgio Zampetti warned.