Beneath the glare of the hot May sun, a small, grey tractor trundles across the verdant landscape of Gevrey-Chambertin. A farmer rides the machine through his vineyards, dressed in a light T-shirt and cap, with a parasol overhead to guard against the heat.
France is growing used to longer, hotter summers marred by deadly wildfires and water-related fatalities, part of a burgeoning trend across the continent as the climate warms. Last year, an area the size of Cyprus was ravaged by fires in the worst year on record by size.
