The Loire, France’s longest river, has virtually dried up at Pont de Varades in Loire-Atlantique. #drought2022 📷 @DubrayFranck 
Following more than forty days of drought, the Loire has fallen to its lowest level in 150 years, with the water that remains climbing to a temperature of 27 °C, which can be fatal for aquatic life. ouest-france.fr/meteo/secheres…
The northern branch of the Loire at Pont de Varades is regularly drier than the southern branch, which flows under pont de Saint-Florent-Le-Veil to the south of île Batailleuse. Here it is the N. branch in summer 2020 when Pont de Varades was being reinforced. 📸 @PaulPascalCG44
For context here’s an archive shot of île Batailleuse. The Loire’s northern branch (right in photo) which is today virtually empty is regularly drier than the southern branch (left). But even the south branch, which flows past St-Florent-le-Vieil, is today much lower than usual.
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