Eastern Europe began seeing meteorological drought conditions in early spring and the conditions then spread across Europe with the dry weather, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The two maps show shallow groundwater storage and root zone soil moisture - the water naturally available for growing crops - in Europe at the levels measured on June 22. Root zone soil moisture is water naturally available for growing crops. 'The fact that some regions have experienced drought conditions in several consecutive years has already caused significant damage to forests (due to bark beetle infestation) and declines in groundwater levels.' The water levels in Yarrow Reservoir, Lancashire, dropped to dramatic lows after temperatures soared in Britain

Source: Daily Mail June 26, 2020 17:15 UTC