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Global Drought Outlook - 2025
June 25 , 2025
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- The report has been released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- Since 1980, 37% of global land has experienced significant soil moisture decline.
- 40% of the planet has experienced more frequent and intense droughts in recent decades due to climate change and human activity.
- Climate change made the 2022 European drought up to 20 times more likely and increased the ongoing North American drought by 42%.
- Countries like India, Australia, etc. may face the water-related disruptions in the operations of hydroelectric power stations.
- 3% - 7.5% annual increase in the economic cost of an average drought event.
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