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Study: Recent droughts and heatwaves most severe in more than 2,000 years

Published: March 17, 2021, 12:53 p.m.

The series of severe droughts and heatwaves that hit central Europe in recent years have been the most severe in the past two millennia, suggests a study carried out by an international team of scientists, including researchers from the Czech Republic. The study analysed tree rings dating back to the Roman Empire, creating the longest such record to date.