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Europe's drought on course to be worst for 500 years, European Commission researcher warns

Summary by Ground News

The drought underway across western Europe has been accompanied by waves of intense heat for months as droughts so often are. The situation has grown worse after two months of no significant rain across a wide swath of western Europe. The UK has just gone through its driest July since 1935. Europe isn't alone in the crisis, with drought conditions also reported in East Africa, the western United States and northern Mexico.

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The Weather Channel

Extreme Heatwave: Worst Drought in 500 Years Puts Climate Action on Spotlight

Almost half of Europe is suffering a historic drought. - Articles from The Weather Channel

3 years ago

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World Socialist Web Site

Worst-ever drought devastates Europe amid capitalism’s climate crisis

This once-in-every-500-year drought shows that internationally-coordinated action is urgently needed to halt climate change and protect critical food and energy supplies.

3 years ago·United States

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ltn.com.tw

Europe's Drought Is the Most Thirst-Quenching in 500 Years - International

From the bottom of Spain's crumbling reservoirs to the severe drop in water levels in large rivers such as the Danube, Rhine, Royal and Po, an unprecedented drought is quenching nearly half of Europe's thirst. Experts say Europe may face the worst drought in 500 years. The United States Yonhap News Agency reported that there has been no apparent rainfall in the western, central and southern regions of continental Europe in the past two months. I…

3 years ago·Taiwan

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Helsingin Sanomat

Climate change | The drought affecting Europe could be the worst in 500 years, with worrying consequences

A researcher warns that the current year's drought may be the worst in 500 years. In 2022, the devastation of fires will be the most extensive in the measurement history of the European Terrain Fire System.

3 years ago·Helsinki, Finland

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Business Standard

Europe's rivers run dry as drought could be worst in over 500 years

Across Europe, drought is reducing once-mighty rivers to trickles, with potentially dramatic consequences for industry, freight, energy and food production

3 years ago·India

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