RT by @EU_ScienceHub: 🌾🌧️ Crop Concerns in Cyprus🇨🇾 & Greece🇬🇷: A high rain deficit and a record-high temperatures🌡️ in 🇬🇷 (warmest since '91), has taken a toll on barley development. In Greece, the rain shortage raises concerns for fruit trees. 🍇🍊 #AgriNews #CropWatch https://europa.eu/!X8gj8B

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/irenebiavetti/status/1754088181438242960#m

[2024-02-04 10:23 UTC]

Strong weather contrasts in the beginning of 2024 have mixed effects on crops

Large parts of northern Europe experienced a distinct cold spell at the beginning of the New Year. Distinctly warmer than usual conditions prevailed in south-eastern Europe. A pronounced precipitation surplus continued to affect many parts of north-western, central, and eastern Europe.

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All 4 #CropWatch producers in #Iowa and #Illinois have reduced yield expectations for #soybean #crops as a result of frequent unfavorable #dry #weather conditions. The region’s latest dry spell began in mid-August and has pushed the U.S. #CornBelt crops toward maturity too quickly, preventing maximum yields. Read more: https://www.isciences.com/blog/2023/09/27/united-states-deficits-intensify-in-southern-northern-states

#flood #drought #climate #environment #BlueWater #WaterRunoff #watermaps #sustainability #WaterScarcity #EnvironmentalScience #freshwater #FoodScarcity

United States: Deficits intensify in southern, northern states — ISCIENCES

The forecast anticipates surpluses in western states will linger but lessen in intensity, with intense deficits occurring in some southern and northern states. 

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