Dominik Schumacher

Dominik Schumacher

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Dr. Dominik Schumacher is a climate scientist at ETH Zurich, known for his research on the impacts of climate change on weather patterns, particularly the increasing severity of droughts in Europe. He recently contributed to a study that highlighted how extreme heat and soil dryness are becoming more common in western Europe, a phenomenon significantly exacerbated by human-induced climate change.

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Dominik Schumacher is a professor at the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich.

Los principales ríos de Europa se están secando a medida que se extiende el impacto del calor extremo
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2026-08-04
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Dominik Schumacher from the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences at ETH Zurich discussed the increased tendency for unusual soil drying in Europe.

Alles zur Hitze in Europa
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-07-23
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Dominik Schumacher explains how the current drought has developed earlier than comparable droughts in previous years.

Ekstremni vročinski valovi izsušujejo Evropo hitreje kot kadarkoli prej
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2026-07-23
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Dominik Schumacher is a co-author from ETH Zurich who explains the effects of increasing temperatures on soil moisture.

Klimaendringer gjør tørken i Europa verre, viser studie
Aftenposten·NorwayNorway· 2026-07-23
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Dr Dominik Schumacher, at ETH Zurich, discussed the impact of climate change on soil moisture.

Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe | Drought
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-07-23
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