Drought was made 20 times worse by climate change

October 07, 2022 By Raulf Hernes

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Throughout the summer in North America, Europe, and Asia, severe drought reduced food production, disrupted electricity grids, and fanned out-of-control fires. According to a comprehensive new analysis by an international team of experts with the World Weather Attribution program, human-induced climate change increased the likelihood of those severe summer droughts over the Northern Hemisphere by a factor of 20. Authorities stated in August that Europe was probably in the midst of the worst drought it had experienced in 500 years. drought in europe

The longest drought to hit Southern China in 60 years of records began there that same month. California, which is always dry, has just had its three driest years on record. The World Weather Attribution team found that, given the current climate, situations comparable to the drought of the summer of 2022 can be anticipated once every 20 years over the Northern Hemisphere. By monitoring soil moisture between June and August, the researchers were able to quantify drought. They compared what happened this summer to what would have probably happened in a world without greenhouse gas emissions heating the planet using actual measurements and climate models. Unsurprisingly, they came to the conclusion that the drought was mostly caused by this summer's extreme temperatures, which are already associated with climate change. Europe drought

Another assessment from the effort was released earlier this year, which concluded that without climate change, the UK's record-breaking heatwave in July would have been "nearly unthinkable." Drought outlasting the heat of summer on sick earth. A glance at the US Drought Monitor Map provides a clear warning as fall and winter approach. In shades of yellow, orange, and red that range from "abnormally dry" to "severe drought," it depicts the Western US ablaze in autumnal hues. California is on the verge of its fourth consecutive year of extreme drought, with 94 percent of the state presently experiencing it, the Department of Water Resources warned this week.

By Raulf Hernes

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Drought was made 20 times worse by climate change

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