Nearly two-thirds of Europe facing drought or drought risk
냉각 시스템에 공급할 수 있는 물의 부족으로 인해 수력 발전이 타격을 입었고, 다른 전력 생산자들에게 더 많은 영향을 미치고 있습니다. 낮은 수위는 라인 강 연안과 같은 내륙 운송을 방해하고 있으며, 운송 하중이 감소하여 석탄과 석유 운송에 영향을 미치고 있습니다. EDO는 8월 중순의 강우가 상황을 완화시켰을 수도 있지만, 어떤 경우에는 더 많은 피해를 야기하는 뇌우의 형태로 왔다고 말했습니다. 천문대의 가뭄 억제기는 강수량, 토양 수분 및 광합성을 위해 식물이 흡수하는 태양 복사량의 분율 측정에서 파생됩니다. (필립 블렌킨솝 보도; 베누아 반 오버스트라이튼 편집) (필립)blenkinsop@thomsonreuters.com; +3225852869: @routersPhilB;)입니다.
BRUSSELS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Nearly two-thirds of European territory is in a state of drought alert or warning due to heatwaves and low rainfall, reducing inland shipping, electricity production and the yields of certain crops, an EU agency said on Tuesday.
The August report of the European Drought Observatory (EDO), overseen by the European Commission, said 47% of Europe is under warning conditions, with clear deficit of soil moisture, and 17% in a state of alert, in which vegetation is affected.
“The severe drought affecting many regions of Europe since the beginning of the year has been further expanding and worsening as of early August,” the report said.
Summer crops have suffered, with 2022 yields for grain maize set to be 16% lower than the average of the previous five years and soybean and sunflowers yields set to fall by 15% and 12% respectively.
Hydropower generation has been hit, with further impact on other power producers due to a shortage of water to feed cooling systems.
Low water levels have hampered inland shipping, such as along the Rhine, with reduced shipping loads affecting coal and oil transport.
The EDO said mid-August rainfall may have alleviated conditions, but in some cases it had come in the form of thunderstorms that caused further damage.
The observatory’s drought indictor is derived from measurements of precipitation, soil moisture and the fraction of solar radiation absorbed by plants for photosynthesis.
(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
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