The European Union’s Global Drought Observatory warned on Monday that heat waves and a lack of rain are exacerbating Europe’s severe drought.
According to the French Press Agency (AFP), the observatory’s most recent monthly report highlighted the dangers of the current drought in the soil, and the observatory reiterated the warning it issued in its previous report, in which it stated that drought threatens roughly half of the European Union territories, citing the decline in river levels and the decline in resources. Water has an impact on the generation of energy in power plants and diminishes agricultural output.
According to the research, issued by the European Commission’s Joint Research Center, the severe drought that has affected numerous regions of Europe since the beginning of the year has extended and deteriorated as of early August.
Drought conditions were projected to worsen in vast portions of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Romania, and Hungary, as well as in non-EU nations such as the United Kingdom, Serbia, Ukraine, and Moldova, according to the research.
According to him, 17% of Europe’s area is presently categorised as being under the highest alert level, up from 11% in July.
He went on to say that the Mediterranean parts of the European Union should brace themselves for a hotter and drier atmosphere until next November, with rain expected to fall at normal levels in parts of Europe between August and October, but this may not be enough to fully compensate for the shortage that has accumulated over more than half a year.
He also stated that portions of Spain, Portugal, and Croatia may continue to suffer from drier-than-usual weather conditions, and that the intensity of the drought in the Alps is expected to reduce.
According to the research, the meteorological conditions connected with heat waves in Europe in May, June, and July were the worst since 1950.
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