PARIS, Sept 18, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Europe and the Mediterranean basin saw record drought in August, with more than half of the land affected, according to AFP analysis of EU data.

Last month, 53 percent of the region was affected by drought -- an all-time high, and far above the 2012-2024 average for August of 30.1 percent -- according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service.