Drought in Europe: August 2023 : GDO analytical report

After a severe and prolonged drought impacting Europe for most of 2022 and the first months of 2023, drought conditions are still affecting large parts of north-eastern Europe, particularly in the Baltic Sea region and the Alpine region, especially on the north-western side of the Alps. - Recent precipitation in the Mediterranean region has almost fully counterbalanced the effects of a persistent lack of precipitation and heatwaves over the spring and summer of 2023. - Wildfire danger is moderate over most of the Mediterranean region, but ranges from high to extreme over central-southern Italy and southern Ukraine. - Seasonal forecasts point to a warmer than average autumn in 2023. Precipitation is expected to be close to or higher than average.