In Austria near Vienna there is natural fountains losing water because there is nit enough rain. It is usually because rain is now more in short amount of time which cannot be absorbed by the ground. Climate Change
Sixty percent of land in the European Union and United Kingdom — an area bigger than Alaska and Texas combined — is under either drought warnings or alerts, according to the European Drought Observatory.
The findings were based on data from a 10-day period near the end of July. The monitor said 45% of land was now covered by “warnings,” which means there is a deficit of moisture in the soil, while 15% is under the more severe level of “alert,” where vegetation is stressed.
The data coincided with a report published Monday by the EU’s climate monitoring agency Copernicus, which said that much of Europe experienced a drier-than-average July, with several local records broken in the west for low rainfall and drought hitting several parts of southwestern and southeastern Europe.
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In Austria near Vienna there is natural fountains losing water because there is nit enough rain. It is usually because rain is now more in short amount of time which cannot be absorbed by the ground. Climate Change
Sixty percent of land in the European Union and United Kingdom — an area bigger than Alaska and Texas combined — is under either drought warnings or alerts, according to the European Drought Observatory.
The findings were based on data from a 10-day period near the end of July. The monitor said 45% of land was now covered by “warnings,” which means there is a deficit of moisture in the soil, while 15% is under the more severe level of “alert,” where vegetation is stressed.
The data coincided with a report published Monday by the EU’s climate monitoring agency Copernicus, which said that much of Europe experienced a drier-than-average July, with several local records broken in the west for low rainfall and drought hitting several parts of southwestern and southeastern Europe.