1. Causes and Effects of Extreme Weather Events
... heat as well as lack of rain, resulting in very high evaporation rates. The effects of the drought included substantial and chronic changes to the tree composition of forests and woods (the European Beech was severely affected by the drought and has taken 20 years to recover although their growth has ... elsewhere in the world as there is little to prevent them, although we can prepare for them better. The first step of drought is the overall water levels falling. Due to dry, hot weather and no moisture, trees became vary flammable leading to wildfires (the main impact of drought in the...
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