Agricultural damage

Photo: Lemonde France has been rocked by a deadly one-two punch: a blistering heatwave followed by fierce supercell storms. The powerful weather systems, triggered by extreme atmospheric instability, uprooted trees and unleashed winds reaching 120 km/h or more. At least 17 others sustained injuries, including four in serious condition from falling debris. The storms rolled from the Pyrenees toward Normandy, unleashing torrential rain, hail often as large as tennis balls, and […]