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More than half of territory in the European Union was at risk of drought at the end of June, researchers from the European Commission warned in a new report on Monday. The report said “that a staggering portion of Europe is currently exposed” to a drought warning that “may require extraordinary water and energy management measures to be taken in affected countries.” Some 46% of EU territory has reached a warning level for drought while 11% of surveyed regions is on full alert, the report said, blaming lack of rainfall from early heatwaves in May and June. The drought has impacted crop yields i…