This week, a new summer series is dedicated to forests. To begin with, a look back at the fires that ravaged the forests of Gironde in July and August, the mega fires of Landiras and La Teste-de-Buch: more than 50,000 hectares went up in smoke, thousands of firefighters mobilized, and finally a pine forest that will take decades to recover. Mainly due to climate change. The drought and the exceptional heat of this summer of 2022 largely contributed to the disaster. These lights, in general opinion, are therefore only the beginning, we will have to get used to them. Especially on the side of French firefighters, still unaccustomed to managing such fires.
Forests [1/5]: fire prevention
