2023-12-14 19:26:10
An aerial view near Montreuil-sur-Mer after days of heavy rain causing flooding in northern France, November 15, 2023. PASCAL ROSSIGNOL / REUTERS
Excess rains in November did some good for groundwater supplies in much of the country.
« The recharge period is well underway. » The abundant rains of recent weeks have been good for groundwater reserves: as indicated by the Geological and Mining Research Bureau (BRGM) in its monthly bulletin, as of December 1, 78% of groundwater levels are increasing, 15% stable and 7% decreasing. “ The level map has changed enormously » compared to that of last month, with an inversion “ brutal » trends, noted Violaine Bault, hydrogeologist at BRGM, during a press briefing on Thursday. 48% of the levels are even above monthly normals, including 20% well above. “ We have not experienced such a favorable situation since winter 2021 », According to the expert.
It must be said that the autumn was particularly wet, with “ very heavy rainfall from mid-October » et « a sequence of 32 consecutive days »of rain, recently recalled Virginie Schwarz, president and director…
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