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Droughts and desertification

Drought magnitude and frequency in Ireland will increase in the summer

Drought magnitude and frequency in Ireland will increase in the summer

Dryer summers and heavier rainfall: a bad combination

Dryer summers and heavier rainfall: a bad combination

Adaptation may strongly limit Europe’s economic drought impacts with global warming

Adaptation may strongly limit Europe’s economic drought impacts with global warming

Extreme drought threatens the lives of millions of Afghans

Extreme drought threatens the lives of millions of Afghans

Europe’s forests are still suffering from the 2014 - 2018 multi-year drought

Europe’s forests are still suffering from the 2014 - 2018 multi-year drought

Developed countries require larger climate anomalies for a disaster to unfold

Developed countries require larger climate anomalies for a disaster to unfold

Multiyear droughts on the rise in European river catchments

Multiyear droughts on the rise in European river catchments

Man-made climate change has increased droughts for already 100 years

Man-made climate change has increased droughts for already 100 years

Droughts in the soil increase much less than droughts at the earth surface

Droughts in the soil increase much less than droughts at the earth surface

Will drought events become more frequent and severe in Europe?

Will drought events become more frequent and severe in Europe?

Even if we reach the Paris Agreement targets, droughts will still strongly increase

Even if we reach the Paris Agreement targets, droughts will still strongly increase

Drought risk increases substantially in large parts of the world, even if we do reach the goals of the Paris agreement

Drought risk increases substantially in large parts of the world, even if we do reach the goals of the Paris agreement

Droughts are increasing in Central Europe, but precipitation stays the same

Droughts are increasing in Central Europe, but precipitation stays the same

What is driving future water scarcity: climate change or population growth?

What is driving future water scarcity: climate change or population growth?

Drought in eastern Mediterranean worst of past 900 years

Drought in eastern Mediterranean worst of past 900 years

Future floods and hydrological droughts in Europe under a +2°C global warming

Future floods and hydrological droughts in Europe under a +2°C global warming

Accelerated dryland expansion under climate change

Accelerated dryland expansion under climate change

Desertification in Mediterranean will extend northwards to areas currently not at risk

Desertification in Mediterranean will extend northwards to areas currently not at risk

Human and climate impacts on the 21st century hydrological drought

Human and climate impacts on the 21st century hydrological drought

Projections of climate change impacts on floods and droughts in Germany

Projections of climate change impacts on floods and droughts in Germany

Global warming and 21st century drying

Global warming and 21st century drying

Drought length, intensity and timing in Southern France

Drought length, intensity and timing in Southern France

The impact of climate change on droughts at a basin scale on Crete

The impact of climate change on droughts at a basin scale on Crete

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