30 - Droogtes

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Cause

De verstoring van de waterkringloop

De verstoring van de waterkringloop

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Consequences

Rivieroverstromingen

Droogtes

See card n26: "If the soil is dried by drought it's worse because the water runs off."

Zoetwaterbronnen

Droogtes

Daling van de landbouwopbrengsten

Droogtes

Bosbranden

Droogtes

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Other possible causes

Ontbossing

Ontbossing

Deforestation can be the direct cause of droughts because trees stock a lot of water. If they are cut down, they no longer play their part as humidity regulators.

Hittegolven

Hittegolven

Heatwaves can cause droughts. They often go together.

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Other possible consequence

Koolstofreservoirs

Droogtes

If a lack of rain occurs while plants are growing, there is less photosynthesis and therefore a reduction in capacity of the carbon sink. In Europe, in 2018, carbon sinks declined by 18%.