{"id":210559,"date":"2022-07-27T18:46:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=210559"},"modified":"2022-07-27T18:46:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:46:26","slug":"is-western-european-drought-linked-to-la-nina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=210559","title":{"rendered":"Is Western European drought linked to La Ni\u00f1a?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Amid talk of \u201arenewed focus on climate change\u2018 (see below), we note similar drought conditions have happened before at times of La Ni\u00f1a. Two articles discussing the French drought refer to 1976, 2011 and 2022 as the three worst in recent history (similar to England<\/a>). These were also years of significant spells of La Ni\u00f1a: \u2014\u00a01975\u20131976 La Ni\u00f1a event<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The 2010\u20132012 La Ni\u00f1a event was one of the strongest on record<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0La Ni\u00f1a Climate Cycle Could Last Into 2023, According to UN<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u201aFrance struggles with drought over punishing summer of heat\u2018\u00a0says Phys.org<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From farmers to fishermen, boat owners to ordinary households, communities across France are struggling with a severe drought that has seen an unprecedented number of regions affected by water restrictions this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like much of western Europe, the country is going through a punishing hot season of record temperatures and forest fires that have led to renewed focus on climate change. After the third-driest spring on record and drought-like conditions since, rivers and reservoirs are running low nationwide, leading to increasingly severe water restrictions. = = =\u00a0From another Phys.org article yesterday<\/a><\/em>: \u201aRecord number of French regions face water restrictions \u2018, the environment ministry said in a statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

France experienced its third-driest spring on record this year after 2011 and 1976, according to the national weather service, with rainfall 45 percent below average levels. Two severe heatwaves in May and latterly in July\u2014when temperatures soared above 40 Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit)\u2014have further reduced water levels while searing farmland and forests.\u00a0Sources\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0here<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0Wikipedia\u2019s La Ni\u00f1a<\/a>\u00a0timeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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via Tallbloke’s Talkshop<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0July 27, 2022, by\u00a0oldbrew<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Western European drought linked to La Ni\u00f1a? | Tallbloke’s Talkshop (wordpress.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amid talk of \u201arenewed focus on climate change\u2018 (see below), we note similar drought conditions have happened before at times of La Ni\u00f1a. Two articles discussing the French drought refer to 1976, 2011 and 2022 as the three worst in recent history (similar to England). These were also years of significant spells of La Ni\u00f1a: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":210561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-210559","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","9":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0drought-europe.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-SM7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":190104,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=190104","url_meta":{"origin":210559,"position":0},"title":"Los Angeles Times Ignores Science, Claims Climate Change is Amplifying La Ni\u00f1a","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"04\/03\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"A Google news search today for phrase \u201cclimate change\u201d turned up a Los Angeles Times (LAT) article, titled \u201cCalifornia drought, Australia floods: Two sides of La Ni\u00f1a amplified by climate change,\u201d claiming current La Ni\u00f1a conditions in the Pacific are stronger than normal because of anthropogenic climate change. 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