Large parts of Europe are under “warning” or “alert” drought levels, according to the European Drought Observatory, indicating a severe lack of moisture in the soil and heat stress on crops.

According to the European Drought Observatory's August report, 47 per cent of Europe is under warning conditions, with clear deficit of soil moisture, and 17 per cent is in a state of alert, in ...

A report drawn up jointly by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency (EEA) raised the alarm on the soil degradation phenomenon in Europe, which has ...

Europe faces wildfires and extreme drought amid record heat wave 02:23. The devastating drought in Europe now extends to nearly two-thirds of the continent, in what European officials say is ...

Europe facing its worst drought for 500 years: Study. 47 percent of Europe is under warning conditions with clear deficit of soil moisture, European Drought Observatory says.

Two-thirds of Europe is under some sort of drought warning, in what is likely the worst such event in 500 years. The latest report from the Global Drought Observatory, external says 47% of the ...

More than half, or 53%, of land in Europe and the Mediterranean basin were hit by drought in mid-May, according to an AFP analysis of data from the European Drought Observatory (EDO) from May 11 ...

image: Scenes of soil erosion in Portugal. view more Credit: Zahra Kalantari. Europe’s Mediterranean countries produce a significant portion of the world’s wines, olives, nuts and tomatoes.

The European Union's soil strategy has outlined plans for a soil health law by 2023 to bring soil on the same legal footing as air and water, and EU lawmakers have warned this must be a hard deadline.