California isn’t the only place feeling the wrath of drought of this summer. Central Europe is also feeling the heat as the region suffers its worst drought since 2003, and climate change experts worry that it may be a sign of what’s to come.

According to The Guardian, The bone dry conditions stretch as far as northern Italy and Spain where farmers have taken a serious hit as agricultural production has slowed and harvests reaped far smaller yields than past seasons.

(MORE:)

Experts fear that the region may be in for even bigger problems in the years to come. The head of the European Union’s Climate Change Unit, Franke Raes, explained to The Guardian that the drought didn’t come as a surprise.

“This is where we expect to see more extreme weather such as floods and droughts in the future, and what we are gradually starting to see in the present,” Raes said.

Raes added that most of the major European droughts and floods have taken place in the same region over the past two decades. Forecasters' ability to predict problems in the area haven’t made life easier for those living in drought zones.

Poland's largest river the Vistula is pictured at its lowest water level since 1789 because of a recent drought, on August 18, 2015 in Warsaw.

(Getty Images)

Nature World News reports that as the lack of rain disrupts inland water transport and threatens energy production.

Scientists warn that the events of this summer cannot be blamed directly on climate change, but the drought could play a significant role in future research.

The European Drought Observatory found that including areas that did not experience drought.

MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Puerto Rico Drought

This June 15, 2015 aerial file photo shows the drought affecting the Carraizo reservoir in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. A deepening drought in Puerto Rico that has affected 2.5 million people forced the government on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 to extend severe water rationing measures to more communities that are already struggling with an economic crisis. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)