frequency in intensity of an agricultural and ecological drought event that occurred once in 10 years on average in a climate without human influence.
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Projected changes are shown at global warming levels of 1°°ä, 1.5°°ä, 2°°ä, and 4°°ä and are relative to 1850-1900 representing a climate without human influence. The frequencies in intensity of 10-year extreme events from the base period
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Future changes in frequency of decadal droughts 2021
Droughts are likely to become more frequent and more intense within the next few years. The risk of a decadal level agricultural and ecological drought occurring in drying regions will be nearly 2.4 times more likely to take place under a global warming level of two degrees Celsius.
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