Brussels-Sana
European researchers and experts have warned that the severe drought that is hitting Europe is worsening, noting that rains in some areas contribute to alleviating the impact, but the accompanying storms are not without risks.
And the French Press Agency quoted the monthly report issued by the Global Drought Observatory of the European Union as saying that drought threatens about half of the European Union’s territory, and that the decline in river levels and the decline of water resources affect the generation of electricity in energy production facilities and reduce agricultural crops, pointing out that “the severe drought that affects It hits several parts of Europe since the beginning of the year, it expanded in scope and got worse as of the beginning of August.”
The observatory expected an increase in the risk of drought in large parts of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Romania and Hungary, and in non-EU countries, namely Britain, Serbia, Ukraine and Moldova.
According to the observatory, 17 percent of the territory of Europe is currently included in the highest warning level, compared to 11 percent last July, considering that “the recent rains in the middle of this month have relieved the drought conditions in several parts of Europe, but in some areas the storms have caused damage and losses and may have limited the benefits.” Rainfall".
The observatory pointed out that the Mediterranean parts of the European Union must prepare for "hotter and drier than usual" conditions until next November.
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