Unprecedented drought for decades has been affecting areas of northern Europe in recent weeks, from Scotland to the Netherlands, a phenomenon that will significantly affect crops.

To the north Francethe Belgium and Britain In the spring there were much less rainfall than normal, so in some areas the soil was completely dry.

In the fields, the sowing of spring has not yet sprouted due to severe drought.

Luke Ablit, farmer in the east England“Praying for Rain” as Britain has been facing the dryest spring for one and a half century.

“We go from one end to the other: it was very wet in winter and less in spring and summer”, explains himself, who is now thinking of adjusting his methods or ‘To consider other more durable varieties. “

In northern England the water reserves are ‘Particularly, that is, extremely low »according to the Environmental Service.

Some farmers have already begun to water earlier than normal, as the NFU agricultural link, which is calling for investment to install water storage tanks in the fields.

To Netherlands is observed more serious drought than 1906, when records began to be preserved.

To Denmark The meteorological service warned in early May that the previous three months were extremely dry, with less than 63mm of rain.

“Since 1874 just 7 times less rain has been recorded in the February – April period”, He stressed.

To this are added the increased temperaturesover the usual levels. Since May 15 the drought index in Denmark is equal to or greater than 9 -on the scale ranging from 1 to 10-, which has never happened so early since 2005 when the index was created.

To Sweden is still ‘too early to say what will be the impact on agriculture this summer »the Federation of farmers appreciated. She advised her members to review their design in terms of water.

To France Groundwater stocks are full, but plants need water on the surface of the earth and consequently rain.

Northern France has been declared Status of vigilance for drought From Monday: From February to the beginning of May there was a quantity of rain that usually falls in a single month.

After all, temperatures are higher From normal, mainly in the O-de-de-Frans.

But this intense drought in northern Europe contradicts the conditions south, mainly in Spain and Portugalwhere they were recorded Double rainfall by the normal for the season.