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Summer Summary. Water Balance After the 2025 Summer Break – What Does the Data Say?

lecący bocian na polem Podsumowanie lata. Bilans wodny po wakacjach 2025 aktualność Stop suszy Start retencji

The summer of 2025 was a particularly contrasting period in Poland in terms of water balance. Although the water balance indicator itself is complex and takes into account both inflows (including atmospheric precipitation, surface and groundwater recharge) and losses (evaporation, plant transpiration, surface runoff), in practice its development depends primarily on precipitation and air temperature, which influences the intensity of evapotranspiration (including evaporation from soil surfaces and water bodies, as well as plant transpiration).

It’s raining. Is the drought over?

Suchy krajobraz pod burzowym niebem, z popękaną ziemią i odległym horyzontem oświetlonym zachodzącym słońcem. Pada. Czy już po suszy aktualność stop suszy Start retencji Is the drought over

A few hours of rain are enough for lawns to turn green and flowers to bloom. For this reason, many people believe that drought is an easily reversible problem, and that a week of heavy rain is enough to stave off a prolonged drought. However, hydrology isn’t so simple. Drought is a complex, multi-stage, and often hidden phenomenon, and its reversal depends not solely on the previous week’s weather. Short-term rainfall isn’t enough to address the consequences of drought. But what does effective “irrigation” actually look like?

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