Tag Archives: Loire nature

Why am I writing about flood prevention?

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Jim McNeill

Why choose flood prevention as a blog topic? Well, for one there’s the fact of global warming (whether through human industrial and fossil fuel  activity or as a result of bovine flatulence) which will raise sea levels. This will have … Continue reading →

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The Loire in Flood

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Jim McNeill

Anyone who lives in the Touraine will be aware of the variable level of the major rivers in the region; with a period of low water in summer and violent spates in spring and autumn. In the past these ‘spates’ … Continue reading →

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The Loire: “the last wild river in Europe”

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Jim McNeill

It’s great telling people that we live in the Loire Valley. So I thought I’d write a little about the river itself. The Loire is France’s longest river.  With a length of 1,013 kilometres (629 miles), it drains an area of … Continue reading →

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