High temperatures, strong sun rays, but also wind cause the soil, nature and agricultural crops to dry out at a rapid pace. The evaporation of the scarce water is rapid, while it is essential for nature. Forest ranger Jacqueline van Dam: “If trees do not receive water, they do not produce enough leaves, so that they cannot grow properly. The result is that the trees weaken and become more sensitive to attacks by insects, fungi and bacteria. They can also die just like that. lay in the next storm.”
Utrecht Landscape: nature is suffering from the drought this spring
