Drought in Europe August 2022
GDO Analytical Report
• The severe drought affecting several regions of Europe since the beginning of the year has been further expanding and worsening. Dry conditions are related to a wide and persistent lack of precipitation combined with a sequence of heatwaves started already in May in some areas of Europe.
• The severe precipitation deficit has impacted river discharges widely across Europe.
• Reduced stored water volume has had severe impacts on the energy sector for both hydropower generation and cooling systems of other power plants.
• Water and heat stresses have reduced summer crops yields.
• Very recent precipitation events may have alleviated drought conditions in some regions of Europe. However, associated thunderstorms caused damages, losses, and limited their beneficial effects.
• Warning drier than normal conditions are still forecasted for the next three months in some areas of the Iberian Peninsula. However, warmer and drier than usual conditions are likely to occur in the western Euro-Mediterranean region.
TORETI Andrea;
BAVERA Davide;
ACOSTA NAVARRO Juan;
CAMMALLERI Carmelo;
DE JAGER Alfred;
DI CIOLLO Chiara;
HRAST ESSENFELDER Arthur;
MAETENS Willem;
MAGNI Diego;
MASANTE Dario;
MAZZESCHI Marco;
NIEMEYER Stefan;
SPINONI Jonathan;
2022-12-21
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC130493
978-92-76-55855-2 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31192 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-192-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC130493,
10.2760/264241 (online),
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