An appraisal of the severity of the 2022 drought and its impacts

IF 2.3 4区地球科学 Q3 METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

Weather Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI:10.1002/wea.4531

Lucy J. Barker, Jamie Hannaford, Eugene Magee, Stephen Turner, Catherine Sefton, Simon Parry, Jonathan Evans, Magdalena Szczykulska, Tracey Haxton

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Abstract

The summer of 2022 was particularly notable for the prolonged and extensive hot and dry conditions experienced across the UK. The resultant 2022 drought had widespread impacts and prompted much discussion about the continuing vulnerability of the UK to drought, particularly in the context of anthropogenic warming. Here, we briefly describe the evolution of the drought before focusing on the severity of rainfall, river flow, soil moisture and groundwater level deficits from summer 2022, placing the event into a historical context and addressing the impacts of the drought. We also consider whether the 2022 drought is part of a long-term trend towards increasing drought severity.

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评估 2022 年干旱的严重程度及其影响

2022 年夏天，英国各地出现了长时间、大范围的炎热和干燥天气。2022 年的干旱造成了广泛的影响，并引发了关于英国在干旱面前的持续脆弱性的大量讨论，尤其是在人为变暖的背景下。在此，我们简要描述了干旱的演变过程，然后重点介绍了 2022 年夏季降雨、河流流量、土壤水分和地下水位不足的严重程度，将这一事件置于历史背景中，并探讨了干旱的影响。我们还考虑了 2022 年的干旱是否是干旱严重程度增加的长期趋势的一部分。

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Weather METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES-

CiteScore

2.80

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5.30%

发文量

191

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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