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Andrea Torretti, senior researcher at the European Commission’s Joint Research Council, said: "Right now, this seems to be the worst year in 500 years, and it’s even worse than it was in 2018"adding that "2018 was so hot that looking at the list of the past 500 years, there were no other similar events, due to the worsening Hot and dry weather since 4 years".
Climate and environmental experts warn that things could be much worse, as records written to measure degrees of drought The European Union only dates back to 500 years ago, and that means that the drought that is devastating the continent now may be unprecedented in its history, or at least for much more than 500 years..
Commenting on this dangerous European declaration and the embarrassment it reflects environmental situation In it and around the world, Ayman Haitham Kaddouri, a climate and environmental expert and member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia: "The European continent suffers from the most violent drought Registered and proven so far, as the records available with the European Observatory for Weather and Drought Monitor OR With a history extending back to 500 years, no more severe than this wave has been recorded, coinciding with the acceleration of stages Climate change and global warming whose features have become quite clear, especially after last July recorded the highest historical temperatures in southern France and Spain, which approached 45 degrees Celsius, which led to Fires spread in the forests of southern France and central Spain and along the Portuguese coast, and in this context, a report explained OR Issued last July, 45 percent of the European bloc, or nearly half of it, is under this severe drought, and is classified next in the danger category.".
And so the chain of extreme weather events continued, as the climatologist and environmental expert explains:"to reach a stage interruption of water supply Where the past months (May, June, July) were very scarce in some areas of Europe (Central Italy, large areas of Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova, eastern Mediterranean), while Alps The main resource for the waters of Central and Southern European countries, the stages of water growth started very early, i.e. the stage of glacial melting and its flow to rivers due to the lack of snowfall during the last winter, which led to water scarcity That hit the European continent in general and the central and southern countries in particular".
The speaker says:"Thus, the rise in temperature leads to an increase in the demand for water, especially since agricultural crops and green spaces planted on the continent are highly affected by the unprecedented rise in temperature rates, which has been greatly reflected on soil moisture And as the report of the European Drought Observatory and the published satellite images of the Agency explained NASA And it was analyzed last week, values appeared soil dryness Very clearly in a wide area extending from eastern Hungary and Slovakia to western Ukraine and Romania. Likewise, Germany and western Poland witnessed negative anomalies in soil moisture rates, while the southern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula entered a state of severe soil moisture deficit, and the coming days will witness the entry of the Netherlands into a circle Climate Hazard Its features will be clearly visible".
Therefore, the catastrophe does not only affect the old continent, as the climatic and environmental expert explains, continuing:"Rather, it threatens and affects our planet as a whole, and the entire world and member states in successive climate summits must work urgently to adhere to the recommendations and decisions of the climate summits and support the movements of global organizations specialized in combating climate change phenomenonMoreover, an international law must be enacted obligating the gas-emitting countries that brought the climate change crisis to these advanced stages, most notably China and the United States of America, to implement the conditions for preserving the environment and to stop polluting activities quickly, otherwise the world will reach the point of no return within the next 10 years only and it will start Large areas of land are eroding and disappearing".
A senior researcher at the European Commission’s Joint Research Council cautioned that:"Most of Europe is exposed to heat waves and dry weather, as drought affects food production Energy, drinking water and wildlife". noting that "more of heat waves Rain is looming, and long-term prospects are even more alarming ."
In his press statement, he added: "Looking at the next three months, we continue to see a very high risk of drought conditions in western and central Europe, as well as in Britain.".
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“Right now, this appears to be the worst year in 500 years, and it’s even worse than it was in 2018,” said Andrea Touretti, senior researcher at the European Commission’s Joint Research Council.“He added, “The year 2018 was so hot that looking at the list of the past 500 years, there were no other similar events, given the worsening of the situation.” Hot and dry weather since 4 years“.
Climate and environmental experts warn that things could be much worse, as records written to measure degrees of drought The European Union only dates back to 500 years ago, and that means that the drought that is devastating the continent now may be unprecedented in its history, or at least for much more than 500 years..
Commenting on this dangerous European declaration and the embarrassment it reflects environmental situation In it and around the world, Ayman Haitham Kaddouri, a climate and environmental expert and a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia: “The European continent is suffering from the most violent drought Registered and proven so far, as the records available with the European Observatory for Weather and Drought Monitor OR With a history extending back to 500 years, no more severe than this wave has been recorded, coinciding with the acceleration of stages Climate change and global warming whose features have become quite clear, especially after last July recorded the highest historical temperatures in southern France and Spain, which approached 45 degrees Celsius, which led to Fires spread in the forests of southern France and central Spain and along the Portuguese coast, and in this context, a report explained OR Issued last July, 45 percent of the European bloc, or nearly half of it, is under this severe drought, and is classified next in the danger category.“.
Thus, the series of extreme weather events continued, as the climatological and environmental expert explains: “To reach a stage… interruption of water supply Where the past months (May, June, July) were very scarce in some areas of Europe (Central Italy, large areas of Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova, eastern Mediterranean), while Alps The main resource for the waters of Central and Southern European countries, the stages of water growth started very early, i.e. the stage of glacial melting and its flow to rivers due to the lack of snowfall during the last winter, which led to water scarcity That hit the European continent in general and the central and southern countries in particular“.
And the spokesman added: “Thus, the rise in temperature leads to an increase in the demand for water, especially since agricultural crops and green spaces planted on the continent are highly affected by the unprecedented rise in temperature rates, which was greatly reflected on the soil moisture And as the report of the European Drought Observatory and the published satellite images of the Agency explained NASA And it was analyzed last week, values appeared soil dryness Very clearly in a wide area extending from eastern Hungary and Slovakia to western Ukraine and Romania. Likewise, Germany and western Poland witnessed negative anomalies in soil moisture rates, while the southern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula entered a state of severe soil moisture deficit, and the coming days will witness the entry of the Netherlands into a circle Climate Hazard Its features will be clearly visible“.
Therefore, the catastrophe does not befall the old continent only, as the climate and environmental expert explains, continuing: “It threatens and affects our planet as a whole, and the whole world and member states in the successive climate summits must work urgently to adhere to the recommendations and decisions of the climate summits and support the movements of international organizations specialized in combating climate change phenomenonMoreover, an international law must be enacted obligating the gas-emitting countries that brought the climate change crisis to these advanced stages, most notably China and the United States of America, to implement the conditions for preserving the environment and to stop polluting activities quickly, otherwise the world will reach the point of no return within the next 10 years only and it will start Large areas of land are eroding and disappearing“.
A senior researcher at the European Commission’s Joint Research Council warned: “Most of Europe is prone to heat waves and dry weather, with droughts affecting the food production Energy, drinking water and wildlife“. Noting that “more heat waves Rain is looming, and long-term prospects are even more alarming .“
“Looking at the next three months, we continue to see a very high risk of drought conditions in Western and Central Europe, as well as in Britain,” he added.
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