The 2018–2020 Multi‐Year Drought Sets a New Benchmark in Europe

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 10; no. 3
• Main Authors: Rakovec, Oldrich, Samaniego, Luis, Hari, Vittal, Markonis, Yannis, Moravec, Vojtěch, Thober, Stephan, Hanel, Martin, Kumar, Rohini
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2022; Wiley
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Agriculture; Air temperature; Basins; Benchmarks; Bias; Climate; Climate change; Climate models; climate projections; CMIP5; crop yield; Datasets; Drought; Europe; Global warming; Hydrology; Precipitation; Radiation; River networks; soil moisture; Spacetime; Stream flow; Surface temperature; Surface-air temperature relationships; Temperature; Temperature anomalies; Water shortages; Weather; Weather conditions; Weather hazards; Europe

During the period 2018–2020, Europe experienced a series of hot and dry weather conditions with significant socioeconomic and environmental consequences. Yet, the extremity of these multi‐year dry conditions is not recognized. Here, we provide a comprehensive spatio‐temporal assessment of the drough...