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Flash droughts intensified by rising temperatures pose a significant threat to global food security. To address this, we need resilient farming methods, climate-smart agriculture, early warning systems, and improved water security infrastructure.

#FlashDroughts
#ClimateSmartAgriculture
#EarlyWarningSystems

sciencedaily.com/releases/2024.

Warming climate intensifies flash #droughts worldwide

Sudden, severe dry spells known as #flashdroughts are rising in intensity around the world, with a notable exception in mountainous Central Asia, where flash drought extent is shrinking.

phys.org/news/2024-05-climate-

Phys.org · Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide—study defines and tracks critical measures of drought severityBy Liza Lester

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Yes, this is a drought year. Not only has it provided , but also given rise to a new phenomenon, 1). A couple of days ago, someone wrote that there had been 8 major incidents in just 11 days.
Hongkong suffered the worst rain falls in more than a century and Thessaly, a north-eastern region of Greece, had to declare an emergency after almost two feet of rain fell within a very short time.
I know you need the rain, so I'm sending some moderate 🌧 ⛅️...