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Severe and prolonged drought events have affected Europe for more than two years and northern Africa for six years, causing water shortages and hampering vegetation growth.
The JRC’s monitoring helps assess the damage and extent of the fires to support firefighting efforts.
The new modelling study suggests that climate change will lead to an average 15% decline in forest services across Europe.
Lack of precipitation impacts water availability for agricultural, energy and human use.
To mitigate the damaging effects of wildfires, harmonised procedures for wildfire risk assessment are needed at the Pan-European scale, enhancing planning and coordination of prevention, preparedness, and cross-border firefighting actions