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Frequent Extreme Weather Events Are Increasing Crop Losses in Europe
Heat waves and drought, cold snap and floods all contribute.
Europe experienced repeated and prolonged heatwaves in recent years with records set regularly. More of them are to come, which could place the continent’s food security at risk.
That is according to a team of researchers, who looked at data on agricultural production in 28 European countries between 1961 and 2018, including the members of the European Union alongside the United Kingdom. They then examined how such extreme weather events as droughts, heatwaves, cold snaps and floods impacted production.
Europe s heat and drought crop losses tripled in 50 years: study
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Climate change triples crop losses in Europe
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Europe s Heat And Drought Crop Losses Tripled In 50 Years: Study By Am?lie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS
on April 02 2021 4:05 AM
The severity of crop losses driven by heat waves and drought have tripled in the last fifty years in Europe, according to a study that highlights the vulnerability of food systems to climate change.
Research published recently in the journal Environmental Research Letters, looked at agricultural production in 28 European countries the current European Union and United Kingdom from 1961 to 2018.
They compared this to data on extreme weather events droughts, heat waves, floods and cold snaps and found evidence suggesting climate change is already driving increasing crop losses in observational records .