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Indicator

Soil moisture deficit

Description

  •  In 2000-2019, soil moisture in the growing season was several times below the long-term average in the EEA member countries plus the United Kingdom.
  • The largest soil moisture deficits occurred in 2003, 2017 and 2019, affecting over 1.45 million km2 in 2019. Soil moisture content was also low in 2012, 2015 and 2018, contributing to increasingly frequent and intense drought pressure.

Reference information

Source:
EEA

Published in Climate-ADAPT Jun 07 2016   -   Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023

Reviewed by:

tibi

Date of publication:

2021

Keywords:

LSI012, droughts, intense rainfall, land-management, soil moisture, soil organic matter

Climate impacts:

Droughts, Water Scarcity

Adaptation elements:

Climate services, Observations and Scenarios

Sectors

Agriculture, Forestry, Water management

Geographic characterization:

Europe

Macro-Transnational region:

Adriatic-Ionian, Alpine Space, Atlantic Area, Baltic Sea, Central Europe, Danube Area, Mediterranean (Euro-Med), North West Europe, North Sea, Northern Periphery and Arctic, South West Europe, Black Sea Basin (NEXT), Mediterranean Sea Basin (NEXT)

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