Drought: A Dramatic Summer and a Bad Winter
This blog will be updated once a month with subjects that I think are relevant. Considering the last months events, the posts should be more frequent. The drought in Sweden continues, and a one-third reduction in food production is forecasted. The rainfall in the southern parts are only a fraction of the normal levels. Another consequence of the drought are forest fires are now estimated to have consumed 25 000 hectares of forests (MSB and the Coast Guard). Swedish firefighters are getting help from French, Polish, Portugese firefighters along with countless of volunteers. Still, the fires will probably keep burning for several weeks. This operation will exhaust the firefighters', require a lot of supplies and wear out the equipment. The ability of handling large-scale disasters will be reduced for the short-term future. CONCLUSION: The firefighters and volunteers need to revover for months before they will be able to save the day again. Hydro power is an important part of