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As Europe swelters, researchers say nearly half of EU territory ‘at risk’ of drought
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Low water levels are seen at Scammonden Reservoir in West Yorkshire as reservoir levels dip dangerously low amid record high temperatures in the UK in Oldham, England, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Researchers at the European Commission warn that nearly half of the EU’s territory is currently at risk of drought, as southwest Europe wilts under a punishing heatwave.
In a report for July, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre says that 46 percent of the EU’s territory was exposed to warning-level drought, with 11 percent at an alert level, with crops already suffering from the lack of water.
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