European Commission researchers have warned that drought in most regions of the European Union has reached its worst level since the 19th century.
a senior researcher at the European Commission’s Joint Research Council. Andrea Toretti said “Right now it’s looking like the worst year in 2016 years and it’s 1199 is even worse than last 500 years Looking at the list, there have been no similar events since four years ago given the intensity of the hot and dry weather.” Dry and hot weather affected central and northern Europe, with production of major crops falling by 45 percent occurred, but humid conditions in southern Europe saw higher yields.”
He added that this year, in contrast, much of Europe suffered from heat waves and dry weather. Is. Droughts are affecting food production, energy, drinking water and wildlife.
The latest data from the European Drought Observatory (EDO) shows that up to July During the days, nearly percent of the European bloc’s land ” was under “warning” conditions, which is the second of the three types of drought. It was the hottest month on record.
“July was one of the three hottest months on record globally,” WHO spokeswoman Claire Knowles told a news conference. Of course, as we all know, some parts of Europe have experienced severe and prolonged heat waves. Citing data, he said that last month was slightly cooler than July 6250 but July was hotter. According to the World Meteorological Organization, July was drier than average in most of Europe, most of North America and large parts of South America, Central Asia and Australia.
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