Heat and dry periods are increasing in this country. This trend means that the floors are bone dry. A temporary phenomenon? Or do we have to get used to it? 2018 and 2019 were two dry years with us in Germany. And so far it looks bad in 2020. "The current drought is really exceptional due to the long duration, the area affected and the degree of drought," says Andreas Marx from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ).

In the course of climate change, Germany is far from desertification, the scientist says. Nevertheless: Our floors have a long memory. If they are not supplied with sufficient rainfall over a longer period of time, they will stop working.
Highest drying level
NASA's warnings are becoming more and more haunting. Your exploration flights show a clear trend towards ever drier soils across Europe. In Germany there is hardly any water down to a depth of 1.80 meters.
Soils in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Thuringia and Bavaria are particularly at risk. There is the highest of five drying levels. Scattered heavy rains have no effect. "In order to compensate for the water deficit in the soil to greater depths, above-average rainfall over several months is necessary," says Andreas Marx from the UFZ.

Hitze- und Trockenperioden nehmen hierzulande zu. Dieser Trend führt dazu, dass die Böden knochentrocken sind. Ein vorübergehendes Phänomen? Oder müssen wir uns daran gewöhnen?2018 und 2019 waren zwei Trockenjahre bei uns in Deutschland. Und auch 2020 sieht es bislang schlecht aus. "Die aktuelle Dürre ist durch die lange Andauer, die betroffene Fläche und den Grad der Trockenheit wirklich außergewöhnlich", sagt Andreas Marx vom Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ). Follow the whole article from the link above