Italy: Po River shrinks due to drought

According to Italian scientists, Po River, a large river in northern Italy and playing a strategic role in the economic development of this region, there is a risk of being shortened in the coming years due to drought. saline intrusion.

Local newspaper La Repubblica said that Italian environmental protection experts APAT said the Po river, which is 652 km long, could now only 552 km in the next few years.

According to these experts, the entire region of the Adriatic Sea in the Adriatic Sea will become a massive saltwater lagoon and this salty water source will not be used for local agricultural and industrial activities. Decreasing rainfall, subsidence d

Po River (Photo: TTO)

o lack of water and rising sea levels are the main natural agents that make Italy's main river dry up.

According to recent statistics, the average flow of Po river has decreased by nearly 25% in the last 30 years. Meanwhile, the Po river basin stretches to 1/4 of Italian territory, and serves 35% of Italian agricultural production. According to the agricultural union Coldiretti, the problems of the Po River will affect one-third of Italy's agricultural food sector, including meat and cheese.

In this situation, the APAT experts suggested that the government need more effective irrigation techniques in addition to minimizing the cultivation of water-intensive agricultural products, especially in the summer .

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