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Back|Gironde hit by climatic hazards, losses linked to natural events could double by 2050
Gironde hit by climatic hazards, losses linked to natural events could double by 2050
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Le Figaro Actualités·5 hours ago·Environment·1 min read·🇫🇷France·

Gironde hit by climatic hazards, losses linked to natural events could double by 2050

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  • Gironde is suffering the consequences of storms Nils and Pedro, fires including the Saumos megafire (42,000 hectares) and drought recognized as a natural disaster in Beychac-et-Caillau and Cadaujac for 2025.
  • According to France insurers, the cost of claims linked to natural events could increase from 73.4 to 143 billion euros by 2050, in particular due to the risk of drought, which exposes 10.4 million homes due to shrinkage-swelling of clay soils.

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Gironde suffered storms Nils and Pedro in February causing flooding, then in July the Saumos megafire of 42,000 hectares, followed by recognition of the state of natural disaster due to drought in 2025 in Beychac-et-Caillau and Cadaujac.

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Hit by storms Nils and Pedro, which caused floods in February, and ravaged by several fires, including the Saumos megafire which covered 42,000 hectares in July... Gironde is bearing the brunt of climatic hazards. The state of natural disaster due to drought was also recognized on Tuesday in Beychac-et-Caillau and Cadaujac for the year 2025. So many disasters which are not without costs for insurance. According to the France insurers federation, climate change multiplies the risks: the amount of losses linked to natural events could double between 2020 and 2050 compared to the period 1989-2019, and thus increase from 73.4 billion euros to 143 billion euros by 2050. Figures which can be explained in particular by the risk of drought, the most expensive of natural risks, because it causes cracks in houses. No less than 10.4 million households are exposed to this risk of shrinkage and swelling of clay soils.

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  • The amount of losses linked to natural events in France will double between 2020 and 2050, going from 73.4 to 143 billion euros.

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  • ?What specific measures is the State planning to help households exposed to the shrinkage-swelling of clay soils?
  • ?How do insurers plan to adapt their premiums in the face of increasing climate risks?
  • ?Will there be a fund dedicated to preventing drought risks in Gironde?

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This article was originally published by Le Figaro Actualités.

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  • Gironde is suffering the consequences of storms Nils and Pedro, fires including the Saumos megafire (42,000 hectares) and drought recognized as a natural disaster in Beychac-et-Caillau and Cadaujac for 2025.
  • According to France insurers, the cost of claims linked to natural events could increase from 73.4 to 143 billion euros by 2050, in particular due to the risk of drought, which exposes 10.4 million homes due to shrinkage-swelling of clay soils.

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