Conditions outstanding drought continued to hit in early August Europe and the Mediterranean region, With more than half (51.3%) of these territories being affected, according to today’s AFP analysis of the latest data by the European Drought Observatory (EDO).
Such a high percentage had never been recorded for the period from 1st to 10 August since 2012.
Since mid -April, about half of this area is affected by drought, an episode that surpasses the great drought of the summer of 2022.
The drought index of the European Copernicus Observatory, based on satellite observations, combines three parameters: rainfall, soil humidity and vegetation condition and includes three levels of drought: monitoring, warning, alarm.
In early August, 7.8% of Europe and the Mediterranean region was at the alarm level, the highest, 38.7% in a warning situation and 4.9% under surveillance.
The Caucasus and the Northern Balkans are the most affected areas. Georgia and Armenia are affected by drought in 97% of their territory, as well as Bulgaria and Kosovo, while Serbia, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Hungary and Montenegro have at least three -quarters of their land or alert.
This region of Europe was hit by heatwaves in July and August, who favored the outbreak of forest fires, some of which were deadly (one death was recorded in Montenegro, one in Albania).
Spain, Portugal and Italy, countries where large fires broke out earlier in August, are now affected by drought locally. EDO estimates that 69.5% of Britain and 63% of France (63%) are affected by the phenomenon.
Improvement is only observed in Central Europe. Soil moisture and vegetation conditions return to normal in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic, which had been more affected by drought in recent months.
According to an AFP calculation based on estimates by the European Forestry Information System (EFFIS), fires whose exacerbation and spread are favored by droughts have already destroyed more than 10 million acres in the EU in 2025, exceeding just one record.
Source: Skai
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