'Never before have 11,000 hectares burned this early in the summer in southern France in at least the past 20 years'
- Posted on July 6, 2026
- By Le Monde
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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.