This reminds me of the millenium drought in Autralia at the start of the century [0]. This is something that French (as other European) governments should have known was coming. Instead they just let it come and are now wholly unprepared [1].

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_Australian_drought

[1] https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2023/01/03/who-co...