Major drought events in Europe over the past 250 years (IMAGE)

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

Major drought events in Europe over the past 250 years

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(a) Mean area and duration of European droughts over the period from 1766 to 2020 based on model simulations. Bubble size corresponds to total drought intensity. (b) Temporal evolution of drought intensity. The 2018–2020 event exhibits the largest drought intensity in comparison to all other events over the entire time. (c–e) Spatial maps depicting the distribution of mean drought duration in months during three major drought events. The inset plots in the maps show areal coverage over the course of the respective drought period.

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