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Diverging hydrological drought traits over Europe with global warming
Carmelo Cammalleri
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European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
Gustavo Naumann
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
Lorenzo Mentaschi
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
Bernard Bisselink
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
Emiliano Gelati
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
Ad De Roo
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
Luc Feyen
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
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Short summary
Climate change is anticipated to alter the demand and supply of water at the earth's surface. This study shows how hydrological droughts will change across Europe with increasing global warming levels, showing that at 3 K global warming an additional 11 million people and 4.5 ×106 ha of agricultural land will be exposed to droughts every year, on average. These effects are mostly located in the Mediterranean and Atlantic regions of Europe.
Climate change is anticipated to alter the demand and supply of water at the earth's surface....
