The 2018–2020 Multi‐Year Drought Sets a New Benchmark in Europe

The 2018–2020 Multi‐Year Drought Sets a New Benchmark in Europe Abstract During the period 2018–2020, Europe experienced a series of hot and dry weather conditions with significant socioeconomic and environmental consequences. Yet, the extremity of these multi‐year dry conditions is not recognized. Here, we provide a comprehensive spatio‐temporal assessment of the drought hazard over Europe by benchmarking past exceptional events during the period from 1766 to 2020. We identified the 2018–2020 ...