The Paper' Pei Jiayuan comprehensive report
On August 8, 2022, South Korea suffered a particularly heavy rainstorm, as of 10:00 local time on the 9th, it had caused 8 deaths, 14 injuries and 6 people missing, and more than 1,000 cars were flooded. At the same time, Europe has reached "very dry" and in some countries even "extreme drought". Affected by rare high temperature weather, many European countries, including Germany, France and Spain, have experienced severe droughts. As the disaster continues to worsen, the use of water-based energy in various countries has also encountered difficulties, making the European energy crisis worse.
On August 9, 2022, local time, in Namur, Belgium, tractors worked in the fields. Belgium suffered a high temperature and severe drought in July, the driest record recorded by the Royal Institute of Meteorology in Belgium since 1885. Oriental IC diagram
Belgium is experiencing its worst dryness in 137 years.
According to the website of the Royal Institute of Meteorology (IRM), due to the expected heat wave weather in Belgium this week, all regions of Belgium will enter the orange high temperature code from Wednesday onwards. By Belgian standards, the IRM will announce a heat wave when the maximum temperature at the Uccle observation site reaches above 25.0 °C for at least 5 consecutive days, and reaches a threshold of 30.0 °C for at least three of those days. Temperatures are expected to reach 30°C on Wednesday and continue to climb in the coming days: a maximum of 33°C is expected on Thursday, 34°C on Friday and Saturday, and 35°C on Sunday. In some areas, the maximum temperature may be higher than predicted.
Reported on August 10, 2022 (the exact shooting time is unknown), this looks like a scene on the American plains, where wild stallions gather around the last bit of water in a drinking hole. But in fact, the photos were taken in the Wicken Basin in northern Cambridgeshire, England, which is known for being wet but has now become very dry after suffering from drought. Oriental IC diagram
At the same time, Britain faces its longest dry spell since 1970.
On August 9, local time, the British Centre for Ecology and Hydrology released data saying that the United Kingdom needs to be prepared to deal with dry weather before October this year, and the rivers in central and southern England will be at low and abnormally low levels. According to the British Weather Service, since January this year, the south-east of England has been basically free of rain for 144 days, which is also the longest dry period since the 1970s, and agriculture and ecology have been seriously hit.
On August 4, 2022, local time, in Thuringian Kranichfeld, Germany, the Ilm River near the local area has completely dried up, and a tomato has grown on the riverbed. The ongoing drought has pushed the water levels of many Thuringia rivers and streams to a low level. Oriental IC diagram
According to the German Farmers' Association (DBV) last week, Germany's wheat production this year is below average due to drought. The DBV said wheat production is expected at 21 million tonnes, slightly above last year's level but still 10 to 12 percent below previous year's average.
On August 8, 2022, local time, Villeneuve-en-Retz, France, France suffered a record drought, and cattle walked on dry land. Oriental IC diagram
France faces a fourth heatwave this summer, the worst drought on record will leave French villages without enough drinking water, and farmers warn that this winter's milk shortage crisis has loomed.
July was the driest July in France since 1959, when about 47,000 hectares of land were burned. Meteo France said it was the worst drought on record since it began in 1958. The drought is expected to worsen at least until mid-this month, with france receiving less than 10 millimetres of rain on average in July. Most of France (66 out of 96 sectors) is in a state of crisis in the supply of drinking water: all non-priority water withdrawals are banned. The other 27 sectors are on alert or on high alert: i.e. restricting the irrigation of green spaces, gardens, golf courses and reducing water use for agriculture.
August 9, 2022 local time, Spain Galicia Autonomous Region, riverbed rocks. Visual China figure
Chronic lack of rainfall and high temperatures have forced several autonomous communities and municipalities in Spain to impose water restrictions, with reservoirs in Galicia, Catalonia and Andalusia holding 40.4 per cent. Galicia, one of the most affected autonomous communities, has caused the Municipalities of Galicia to prepare for the deteriorating situation and eventually go on alert, which means cutting off water supply at night.
On August 9, 2022, local time, a potato field in Welberg, the Netherlands, was being irrigated.
The Netherlands, a water conservancy kingdom that has focused on flood control for many years, has also declared that the national water level has reached a historic low, introduced a drought-fighting policy, and the government issued a directive prohibiting daytime irrigation of farmland.
On August 8, 2022, local time, Emmerich, northern Germany, the water level gauge measured the rhine water level hit a record low. An impassable river could block the flow of everything from fuels to chemicals, and European governments are trying to stem the continent's worst energy supply crisis in decades. Visual China figure
Dry weather affects many aspects of people's daily lives: fires, water restrictions, crop loss, riverbeds drying up, reduced energy production, severe and even extreme droughts in some areas. In mid-July, a report from the European Drought Observatory (EDO) made a very pessimistic assessment of the situation: 45% of the EU was in a state of insufficient precipitation and soil moisture, 15% of droughts caused strong vegetation impacts, and EDO also predicted that this drought situation would last until September.
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