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Europe, Mediterranean Coast Saw Record Drought in August: EU Data
Last August, 53% of Europe and the Mediterranean faced drought, surpassing the 30.1% average since 2012, causing wildfires and water shortages, the EU's Copernicus service reported.
- In August 2025, drought conditions reached an unprecedented level across Europe and the Mediterranean region, impacting 53 percent of the land area according to EU data.
- The drought followed rising temperatures caused by humanity's greenhouse gas emissions, with data from billion-scale measurements by Copernicus.
- Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and parts of western Europe including France and Portugal faced water shortages, wildfires, and heatwaves during this period.
- Over 90 percent of the territories of Armenia, Georgia, and Lebanon faced severe drought conditions, Turkey experienced water shortages throughout more than 84 percent of its land, and wildfires in the Balkans led to two deaths.
- The extensive drought and related crises highlight the severe impacts of climate change on European and Mediterranean water resources and public safety.
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Since 2012, the drought rate has never been so high at this time in Europe and around the Mediterranean.
·Paris, France
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The month of August 2025 was the driest month in Europe and around the Mediterranean since 2012. More than half (53%) of the soils were affected by drought. Eastern Europe and the Balkans were severely affected by the lack of rain, as well as Western Europe in places. - A record drought in August in Europe and on the Mediterranean coast (Environment).
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Europe, Mediterranean coast saw record drought in August: AFP analysis of EU data
Europe and the Mediterranean basin saw record drought in August, with more than half of the land affected, according to AFP analysis of EU data.
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Total News Sources53
Leaning Left5Leaning Right8Center15Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Center
Bias Distribution
- 54% of the sources are Center
54% Center
L 18%
C 54%
R 29%
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