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The year 2022 saw record-breaking temperatures in Europe during both summer and fall. Similar to the 2018 drought, close to 30% of Europe experienced severe summer drought, impacting central and southeastern Europe. Observations show a reduction in net biospheric carbon uptake during summer (56-62 TgC) over the drought area, with some sites even showing carbon release. A warm autumn partially compensated (32%) for this reduced uptake. The frequency of such events highlights the need to consider drought-induced reduced carbon uptake in Europe's net-zero emissions plans.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Oct 06, 2023
Authors
Auke M. van der Woude, Wouter Peters, Emilie Joetzjer, Sébastien Lafont, Gerbrand Koren, Philippe Ciais, Michel Ramonet, Yidi Xu, Ana Bastos, Santiago Botía, Stephen Sitch, Remco de Kok, Tobias Kneuer, Dagmar Kubistin, Adrien Jacotot, Benjamin Loubet, Pedro-Henrique Herig-Coimbra, Denis Loustau, Ingrid T. Luijkx
Tags
European drought
carbon uptake
climate change
net-zero emissions
extreme temperatures
biospheric carbon

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