Never had a month of October been so hot. The temperatures recorded are on average three degrees above seasonal averages. This heat has an impact on the vegetation according to Iñaki Garcia de Cortazar, researcher and director of the Agrolim unit at INRAE, the national research institute for agriculture and the environment, guest of the morning of France Bleu Paris Monday, October 31
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Plants lost because of these too high temperatures
“We see atypical things like blooms that occur when it’s not the season”, notes Iñaki Garcia de Cortazar. According to him, some plants are “lost because of these too high temperatures”. “Climate change is profoundly changing our environment”assures the researcher.
The disturbance of the flora is very visible according to Iñaki Garcia de Cortazar. “We still have a few tomatoes still arriving and the winter vegetables are struggling to start the season because they need cooler temperatures. All these events combined over the year really have an effect on the vegetation “he believes.