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This paper presents a short summary of a report on ‘Drought Events in Europe’ (Bradford, 1999) commissioned by the Space Applications Institute (SAI) of the EC Joint Research Centre to identify particular drought-related topics for discussion during the workshop on ‘Drought and Drought Mitigation in Europe’. This report was based on a review of recent literature on drought occurrence and extent, regional aspects of European droughts, and drought mitigation and planning, with an emphasis on hydrological droughts over the past decade. It included a brief description of common drought indices, impacts, events and mitigation measures illustrated by examples of studies on drought-related issues in Europe.
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Bradford, R.B. (1999) Drought Events in Europe, Institute of Hydrology, UK, for Space Applications Institute, DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy, 41 p.
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Bradford, R.B. (2000). Drought Events in Europe. In: Vogt, J.V., Somma, F. (eds) Drought and Drought Mitigation in Europe. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9472-1_2
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