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Box 1.2  The drought of 2018 in Central and Northern Europe

During the spring and summer of 2018, central and northern Europe experienced severe drought conditions, a combination of exceptionally warm temperatures and low precipitation (Map 1.1). Indeed, many Member States in these areas recorded one of their three hottest and driest summers, ever. In contrast, southern Europe and particularly the Iberian Peninsula recorded a wetter than usual spring and summer (Eurostat, 2019b).