Drought in Europe could be worst in 500 years. This was stated by senior researcher at the Joint Research Center of the European Commission Andrea Toreti, Sky News reports..

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The drought could be even more severe this year than in 2018, when major crop yields in Europe were 50% below normal due to low water, he said..

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The scientist said that several years of crop losses could be compensated for by rains in southern Europe. However, this year the situation is different..

The drought affected Ukraine too. As reported, the generation of electricity at the Dniester hydroelectric power station decreased by 43% due to low water. This is the smallest value of water inflow in July for the entire period of operation of the Dniester reservoir, starting from 1985.