European summer droughts are more severe than in the past 2,100 years
Droughts in Europe during the summer are more severe now than at any time in the past two millennia, a new study reveals. Researchers studied ‘chemical fingerprints’ – carbon and oxygen isotopes – in European oak trees to reconstruct summer climate over the last 2,110 years. They found that drought conditions suddenly intensified in 2015 beyond … Read more