2022 European drought
Drought alerts in Europe on 21 July 2022.
During the summer of 2022, parts of Europe experienced drought conditions exacerbated by heat waves.[1] This was preceded by a warm and dry spring. On 9 August, a senior European Commission researcher said that it seemed to be Europe's worst year in 500 years.[2] A report from the Global Drought Observatory has confirmed this.[3] The drought had serious consequences for hydropower generation and the cooling systems of nuclear power plants, as the drought reduced the amount of river water available for cooling.[4][5] Agriculture in Europe was also negatively affected by the drought.[6][7]
- ^ "'Very critical situation': Almost half of EU countries suffering from drought". Sky News. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Europe's drought on course to be worst for 500 years, European Commission researcher warns". Sky News. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Europe's drought the worst in 500 years - report". BBC News. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Heat and Drought in Europe Strain Energy Supply". The New York Times. 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Europe's driest summer in 500 years threatens crops, energy production". Reuters. 22 August 2022.
- ^ "What Europe's Drought Means for the Price of Meat and Milk". Bloomberg. 12 August 2022.
- ^ "'There's no sign of any rain coming to us': Europe's extreme weather risks smaller harvests and higher prices". CNBC. 31 August 2022.