https://www.ecowatch.com/drought-europe-mediterranean-2025.html

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From May 11 to 20, 42 percent of soils in Europe and the Mediterranean basin lacked moisture and were at a warning level, while five percent were at an alert level, indicating vegetation was not growing normally.

Countries in northern, central and eastern Europe were at high alert levels.

Roughly 19 percent of territory in Ukraine was on alert, with other countries in concerning circumstances, including nine percent of Hungary and Slovakia, 10 percent of Poland and 17 percent of lands in Belarus.

The alert level for some territories and countries was as high as 20 percent, including the Palestinian territories, Cyprus and Syria.

Several countries were experiencing drought conditions in mid-May without being at an alert level, including 98 percent of the United Kingdom. According to the UK’s Met Office, the country had its driest spring in over 50 years, as well as its warmest spring ever recorded.

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