The long-term rainfall deficit has had only a limited impact on harvests, but forecasters warn that a new heat wave could sharply worsen the situation in France, Germany and other regions of Western Europe
European crops have been experiencing a shortage of rain for almost the entire current growing season. So far, production has suffered moderately: serious losses were only noted in Germany in early spring, and in France, farmers are reporting similar risks. In other parts of the continent, drought has been episodic, without causing significant damage.
In early June, Germany received a short respite thanks to rains that improved the topsoil, but this is not enough to restore rivers and reservoirs. France, on the other hand, has not felt any significant relief, and the recent “breath of moisture” may be temporary.
With the strengthening of the anticyclone, daytime temperatures are expected to rise to +30…+35 °C, which will accelerate evaporation and increase stress on crops and livestock. Although the jet stream prevents the weather block from becoming extremely persistent, even moderate heat in the absence of rain will quickly dry out the soil.
britoonreddit on
So great timing for the rollback of the green deal that von der Leyen team is preparing…
docfriday11 on
There is a lot of pollution from facilities and machines. This is dangerous
owwz on
Please take some rain from us, estonians. We’d love some real sun this year!
eucariota92 on
Droughts are cyclical. In a couple of years it will rain a lot and we will cry again.
We have bigger problems in Europe than the weather .
Sufficient-History71 on
Meanwhile in Europe, Right and Far right in complete ascendency. This article doesn’t get a lot of hits and upvotes but post a photo of your favourite politician(mostly from center or center-right) and get a 1000 upvotes. Or post how EU is doing amazing and get another 1000 upvotes.
“Vinaash kaale vipreet buddhi” is a Sanskrit proverb that translates to “when destruction is near, one’s intellect is inverted” or “when destruction is imminent, judgment falters”. If we want to prove this wrong, we need to act fast and go for a green transition before it’s too late.
APC2_19 on
Shouldn’t we build water storages and more resilient infrastructures?
JetlinerDiner on
*parts of Europe
JFC
glitterdunk on
I especially feel for Spain, haven’t they had drought for year after year? Drought one year sucks especially for the individual farmers, but drought several years in a row is terrible on another level
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The long-term rainfall deficit has had only a limited impact on harvests, but forecasters warn that a new heat wave could sharply worsen the situation in France, Germany and other regions of Western Europe
European crops have been experiencing a shortage of rain for almost the entire current growing season. So far, production has suffered moderately: serious losses were only noted in Germany in early spring, and in France, farmers are reporting similar risks. In other parts of the continent, drought has been episodic, without causing significant damage.
In early June, Germany received a short respite thanks to rains that improved the topsoil, but this is not enough to restore rivers and reservoirs. France, on the other hand, has not felt any significant relief, and the recent “breath of moisture” may be temporary.
With the strengthening of the anticyclone, daytime temperatures are expected to rise to +30…+35 °C, which will accelerate evaporation and increase stress on crops and livestock. Although the jet stream prevents the weather block from becoming extremely persistent, even moderate heat in the absence of rain will quickly dry out the soil.
So great timing for the rollback of the green deal that von der Leyen team is preparing…
There is a lot of pollution from facilities and machines. This is dangerous
Please take some rain from us, estonians. We’d love some real sun this year!
Droughts are cyclical. In a couple of years it will rain a lot and we will cry again.
We have bigger problems in Europe than the weather .
Meanwhile in Europe, Right and Far right in complete ascendency. This article doesn’t get a lot of hits and upvotes but post a photo of your favourite politician(mostly from center or center-right) and get a 1000 upvotes. Or post how EU is doing amazing and get another 1000 upvotes.
“Vinaash kaale vipreet buddhi” is a Sanskrit proverb that translates to “when destruction is near, one’s intellect is inverted” or “when destruction is imminent, judgment falters”. If we want to prove this wrong, we need to act fast and go for a green transition before it’s too late.
Shouldn’t we build water storages and more resilient infrastructures?
*parts of Europe
JFC
I especially feel for Spain, haven’t they had drought for year after year? Drought one year sucks especially for the individual farmers, but drought several years in a row is terrible on another level