The drought occurs in Europe, rivers and farms are threatened
From the front line in Ukraine to the dams in Belgium, the rain shortage leaves Europe half dried, writes Politico.
| Early drought creates problems for supply chains and farmers, with potential adverse effects for industry, trade, food security globally. In addition, Donald Trump’s threats are to impose new duties. |
The most recent report of the European Observatory for the Dride of March places parts of Poland, Ukraine, Greece, the Balkans, Sweden, Ireland, Germany and other countries in the orange « warning » zone while the southeastern Spanish coast is already in the Red Zone.
The land -affected area of the land has tripled for 40 years
The lack of enough rains and warmer than the usual time when the continent celebrated March last month is the reason for the current drought, says Andrea Toreti, a leading researcher in the observatory.
The situation we are seeing causes anxiety.
Andrea Toreti. A leading researcher at the European Observatory for land
Toreti is referring to Central and Eastern Europe. « Rain deficiency is increasing in the last 60 to 80 days and is gaining momentum … We monitor the process continuously because it develops very quickly. »
These conditions resemble those before the devastating drought in Europe in 2018, says Toreti. How heavy this year’s drought will be will depend on the time in the next few weeks. The perspective is not good.
| « The coming weeks will be critical. If it is not raining in the coming weeks, we will face serious consequences for agriculture, for example, » Toreti said. « If we look at climate forecasts For the next three months in areas that already suffer from low rainfall, the forecasts are not encouraging. « |
The drought monitoring of the German Center « Helmholtz » puts more than half the side in the deep dark red area, which means « extremely » dry upper soil layers. The situation is better at deeper soil levels, but the top layer is crucial to young plants and for seedlings that farmers are currently breeding.
