Central Europe with the risk of drought because of climate change

On January 24, United Nations and European climate and climate experts said that Central European countries have become the first regions affected by climate change in Europe with supply. important water supply is rapidly declining groundwater, especially the Czech Republic has become one of the few driest countries in Europe with more than 50% of the population facing serious water shortages.

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Professor Michal Marek, director of the European Union 's climate change research project, emphasized that countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria and Germany are suffering from the frequent effects of contemporary phenomena. Extreme weather in the last 2 years as long periods of hot and dry in summer with severe flooding and severe cold winters.

The record of winter and summer temperatures is often broken in the past decade. The dry, hot and prolonged weather patterns along with heavy rain in the typical summer of northern Italy are moving hundreds of kilometers to the north and have covered many areas of Austria, Slovakia and Czech.

Meteorologists and weather United Nations and Europe warn such changes may cause serious problems for countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Rising global temperatures will lead to more intense rains in a shorter time of year than before.

Research by the Czech Meteorological and Hydrological Institute has alarmed that, by the middle of the 21st century, some of its rivers may be completely dry while eco-organizations warn in 2050, Czech Republic. not enough water to meet the basic needs of the people.

Many cities depend on groundwater to acknowledge the apparent impact of this water source is running out. Current groundwater extraction wells have to be drilled to 30m while 30 years ago, only 8m deep was drilled into the ground.

European ecological organizations have called on Central and Eastern European countries to take emergency measures to keep their water sources from being lost such as changing land use practices, agricultural practices, reversing their flow. river to keep water.