Ground and surface water: Researchers: Water deficit in Germany is worsening
In Germany, water reserves are continuing to decline. Now researchers are making it clear that it's not the lack of rain, but rather rising temperatures that are responsible for this.
Germany and Europe are experiencing a worsening water deficit, according to research by the Helmholtz Centre for Georesearch (GFZ) in Potsdam, NASA, and the German Aerospace Center. The water storage is unlikely to recover by the end of the year, even with above-average rainfall in the autumn, a GFZ spokesperson said. Researchers have found that Germany has been experiencing increasingly dry conditions since 2015, with a significant decrease in groundwater storage being the main cause of the decline in water storage.
Despite a rainy 2024, the water storage decreased again, and the effects of the heatwave are yet to be fully reflected in the data. The data for the next few months, expected to be available in the autumn, will show the full impact of the heatwave on water storage.
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