More than a third of Czechia faces the most severe level of soil drought

More than a third of Czechia is experiencing the most severe level of soil drought at depths of up to one meter. Another 30 percent of the territory is affected by the second and third most severe levels. According to current forecast models, no significant improvement can be expected over the next ten days. In Moravia, especially toward the east, there may be no rain at all this week.

This follows from the latest data from the InterSucho project, run by the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The ongoing drought is causing problems in agriculture and forestry and is significantly increasing the risk of wildfires.