Nearly two -thirds of Europe may have drought risks or drought risks

A report released by the Joint Research Center of the European Union Commission on the 22nd shows that in nearly two -thirds of Europe or the risk of drought in Europe, drought in some areas has continued to deteriorate since August, which has affected the inland shipping, hydropower and agricultural harvests. Essence

The European drought observation website of the United Research Center evaluates the degree of drought according to the data of the rainfall, soil humidity, and plant photosynthesis. The monthly report released by this website on the 22nd shows that 47%of European regions are in a dry warning status, that is, facing the risk of drought; 17%of the region is in a dry alarm state, that is, it has fallen into drought and is higher than 11%in July.

This is the dry lawn and dry leaves shot at the God of War in Paris, France on August 17. Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing was taken by Gao Jing

The report said that the severe drought has affected many parts of Europe this year, and the drought has further expanded and deteriorated in early August. In mid -August, the local rainfall relieved the drought in some parts of Europe, but in some areas, thunderstorms caused property losses.

The report shows that Portugal, Spain, southern France, central Italy, Switzerland, southern Germany, and most regions of Ukraine have rainfall in the past three months than perennial year.

The report predicts that drought may cause a variety of European crops this year to reduce yield. For example, this year, European corn production decreases by 16%compared with the previous five years, and soybean production decreases by 15%.

On August 16th, in the Vapawa Valley in Vapawa, the Town of Garpawa, Slovenia, the corn was withered due to drought. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Zeliko Steki)

The joint research center also stated that the current drought has led to a decrease in some European river water levels and affecting inland river shipping. For example, the shipping volume of coal and petroleum transportation through the Rhine is reduced.

The report says that Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Romania and Hungary, as well as the "drought risks" of European countries such as Britain, Serbia, Ukraine, and Moldova, will increase Essence

This is the local drying Lake of Wearentus, which was shot near Pakukzd, Hungary. Xinhua News Agency (Photo Photo by Fleje Ottlo)

The report predicts that by November this year, the European regions adjacent to the Mediterranean will be "warmer and dry" than the same period of the previous year; from August to October, some regions of Europe may usher in normal levels of rainfall, but it may not be enough to make these these. The region is fully recovered from the "deficit" of more than half a year; the drought in the Alps area may be alleviated, but Spain, Portugal and Croatia may continue to experience "more dry than usual" weather.

Meteorologists at the Joint Research Center of the European Commission recently warned that European drought in 2018 is the worst in the past 500 years, but this year's drought is likely to exceed the level of 2018. (Guo Qian)

(Source: Xinhua News Agency client)

【Edit: Fu Sakura】

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