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Europe Faces €11.2bn Drought Crisis Amid Crop Losses
9/28/2025
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Story summary
- Thomas Goebel Brandenburg farmer, faces drought with 40-75% crop losses.
- Europe’s drought costs €11.2bn annually and could reach €13–€17.5bn with global heating.
- Adam Beer, organic farmer in the United Kingdom (UK), lost 95% of cabbage and cauliflower.
- Drought disrupts Rhine shipping and weighs on Germany’s economy.
- Covestro has measures for water shortages; hydropower has dropped due to low water.
