Highest drought seen in Europe in last 500 years

Based on the data received from European Drought Observatory, Joint Research Centre of European Commission (JRC) published an analytical report named “Drought in Europe – August 2022”. According to the report, drought in many regions of Europe claimed to be alarming. Report shows that the drought in Europe is still attributed as “warning” for 47% and “alarming” for 17% of the region since July. JRC stated that Europe is facing the most arid period in the last 500 years.

The report also includes that the 5-year average of grain maize, soybeans, and sunflower crops sequentially decreased by 16%, 15% and 12%. The average temperatures in western Mediterranean will remain to be higher than seasonal normals until November 2022.

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