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French tourism businesses are wary of customers drying up as droughts worsen

July 17, 2023678 Views

At the pristine southern French lake of Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, tourists in pedal boats and on white water rafts — and the businesses that welcome them — have been buoyed by generous rainfall and good water management this spring. After a prolonged drought last summer, then another in the winter that followed, the once cracked lakebeds are now abundantly watered. Dams are releasing water into reservoirs on a consistent schedule for activities in the lake. People enjoy water activities on the Lake of Sainte-Croix, southern France, as the water level continued to decline, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) But tour operators are still wary. “Rafting and kayaking is great, but if tomorrow there is not enough water in the river, we will have to reinvent ourselves,” said...

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Tourism under threat as winter drought dries up France’s Lake Montbel

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March 17, 2023987 Views

Set at foot of the Pyrenees mountains, Lake Montbel is famous in south-west France for its turquoise waters, massive size and thriving aquatic life. But as spring nears, the postcard landscape has largely turned into a muddy wasteland, with the boats of the local sailing club left stranded on its banks, as France's driest winter in 64 years kept the lake from filling up. France, like most of Europe, is in the grip of a winter drought that is prompting growing concerns over water security across the continent. A view shows cracked and dry earth of the partially dry Lake Montbel at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains as France faces records winter dry spell raising fears of another summer of droughts and water restrictions, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier For the month ...