Europe’s most severe drought in decades is hitting homes, factories, farmers and freight across the continent, as experts warn drier winters and searing summers fuelled by global heating mean water shortages will become 'the new normal'. Drone footage comparisons between the summer of 2022 and previous years shows the dramatic impact lack of rainfall has had on European rivers


This video was amended on 11 August 20222 to remove a clip that showed two different bridges on the Tiber River in Rome approximately 200 metres apart.


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Drone footage comparisons between the summer of 2022 and previous years shows the dramatic impact lack of rainfall has had on European rivers

‘The new normal’: how Europe is being hit by a climate-driven drought crisis ► https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/08/the-new-normal-how-europe-is-being-hit-by-a-climate-driven-drought-crisis

UK braced for drought conditions to last until October ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/09/uk-braced-for-drought-conditions-in-october

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