- France facing even worse summer drought than 2022 | This summer is likely to beat the record drought that hit France last year thanks to even lower groundwater levels. Climate change has made extreme weather more common. https://www.dw.com/en/france-facing-even-worse-summer-drought-than-2022/a-65307338 2 comments climate
- The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent facing record-breaking heatwaves and the worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said this morning. https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2022/0908/1321300-europe-summer/ 5 comments environment
- A first look at Summer 2022 long-range forecast shows the continued influence of the La Nina. Hot and dry summer in the United States and south-central Europe is typical in such a scenario, increasing drought concerns for the peak of the warm season. https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/summer-forecast-2022-united-states-europe-hot-dry-early-look-fa/ 3 comments worldnews
- Climate change made the 2022 summer droughts more likely. Human-caused climate change made agricultural and ecological droughts in the North Hemisphere extratropics at least 20 times more likely, the researchers found https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2022/10/climate-change-made-the-2022-summer-droughts-more-likely.html 49 comments science
- A Summer of Record Heat Deals Costly Damage to Texas Water Systems. The municipal government in Houston was taking 500 calls per week for water leaks, up from 300 around this time in 2022, when drought conditions were less severe https://www.wired.com/story/a-summer-of-record-heat-deals-costly-damage-to-texas-water-systems/ 2 comments environment