Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat

Re:Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertificatio... by locallost on Sunday August 30, 2026 @02:09PM (#49501191)

I agree with that, but was specifically referring to the description of everything being very dry in that area. I noticed this already 15 years ago, the area around Budapest was much more yellow and dry compared to countries up north.

But yes, the intensity and especially the duration of the heat has intensified. I stopped visiting my family in the south of Europe around five years ago, and visit in either fall or spring. Can't really take the heat, it's not worth it.

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Re:Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertificatio... by MomsAVoxell on Sunday August 30, 2026 @02:59PM (#49501708)

I have been living in the area for 26 years or so, and while its not unusual to have dryness in summer, it is visibly more intense lately ..

The cities will have to refactor themselves to avoid becoming ovens.

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Re:Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertificatio... by epolanski on Sunday August 30, 2026 @05:19PM (#49502942)

I don't think it ever got to the current levels where even nuclear plants had to be stopped due to lack of water in the Danube.

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Re:Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertificatio... by locallost on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @02:01AM (#49518471)

Probably not. But it's not the first time the grass is no longer green in August. The only thing I said really.

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