First the euro referendum, then the Olympics, now rain

[Twister_Ken]

The French are developing a losing habit.

The latest thing they've lost is rain, with drought conditions developing.

If you read French, there's an interesting summary on the Meteo France website.

If you don't read French, the map below illustrates how dry the soil is. Notice the extreme dryness along, roughly, the line of the Canal du Midi, bad news for those planning the transit in something with a bit of draught.

 

[ParaHandy]

wine? decent vintage if not too dry ... looking on bright side!

 

[DJE]

Next it will be power. (Electrical as opposed to political.) When the rivers get very low they can't get enough cooling water for their inland nuclear power stations. It has happened before and they had to import lots of power across their borders, including lots of coal fired power across the channel from us.