Europe drought could be ‘worst’ in 500 years – independent.co.uk
Europe could be experiencing its worst drought in 500 years, a leading scientist has warned.
Andrea Toreti, a senior researcher at the European Drought Observatory, said this year’s dry conditions will worsen and will most likely eclipse the unprecedented drought of 2018.
There is “very high risk” that the current lack of rainfall in western and central Europe will continue for the next three months, he said.
The warning came as the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre predicted that the drought could end up affecting 47 per cent of the continent.
As a result of scorching temperatures, water levels have plummeted across Europe, leading some authorities to impose restrictions on water use.
In France’s Burgundy region, white dust and dead fish now line what used to be the River Tille’s watercourse.