Compared to the period 1991-2020, in the entire Mediterranean pool, anomalies are 2.81 degrees, but on the balalearies they reach up to 7 degrees. Experts say that these are consequences of climate change, caused by the use of fossil fuels.
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Media with temperature in the Mediterranean. “Water is cooked”
“Such extreme temperatures usually occur in August, so they will probably continue to grow this summer,” said Samira Khlatayar from the Mediterranean Environmental Research Center (CEAM). “In the 1950s, tropical nights, during which the minimum temperature did not fall below 20 degrees, occurred 10-20 days a year, and currently there are 100 of them” – she added.
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“The water in the Mediterranean is cooked” – wrote the newspaper” El Pais “, citing the data of Spanish research centers according to which In the western part of the basin, the water temperature exceeds 28 degrees, and the buoy at the Baleari recorded up to 30.5 degrees Celsius. “Experts consider this to be an unprecedented anomaly” -noted Dominic Roye from the MBG-CSIC research center.
The Mediterranean Sea heats up faster than the others, because it is a closed water reservoirdeprived of exchange with oceans.
In Serbia, the Republican Hydrometeorological Institute (RHMZ) announced that the whole country will face the extreme drought, which already leads to a decrease in the water level in the Danube and Sawa. Prof. Marija Ććć from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade warned that drought would drastically increase food prices.
Drought in Serbia and Hungary. There is a risks for agriculture
Drought “already threatens the cultivation of products such as corn, soy and sugar beets and will significantly reduce yields'
Prof. She assessed in an interview with the Tanjug agency that this year's drought would have to be considered a natural disaster, and losses in the production of plants in Serbia will be over 50 percent.
In Hungary, an extremely low water level in the Danube threatens transport, agriculture and ecosystem around the second longest river in Europe. The level of yew and Hungarian groundwater is alarmingly low. Trade ships must leave more than half of the load and can only operate with 30-40 percent. efficiency – said Attila Bencsik, vice president of the Hungarian navigation association.
The Hungaromet Hungarian State Meteorological Institute announced that rainfall last month accounted for only 17 percent. medium, which makes him the most dry June since 1901. Such low water levels on the Danube are not unusual, but they usually happen in August.
There is a lack of water in agricultural areas. According to the Central Statistical Office, only 2.6 percent From about 5 million hectares of Hungarian arable lands is constantly irrigated. For comparison, Eurostat data indicate that this indicator is about 30 percent. in Italy, 15 percent in Spain and 16 percent in Portugal.
Water deficiencies in the Czech Republic. The authorities are preparing local bans
Drought also affected one fifth of the Czech territory. In the first half of the year, the least rainfall has been recorded in 64 years. The soil is dried to a depth of one meter – says the portal of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Hydologists use a six -speed drought intensity scale. Three of the worst states currently cover 80 percent. territory of the country.
According to experts, the climate in the Czech Republic begins to resemble the Hungarian Puszta. In connection with drought, bans on the use of water from municipal waterworks are introduced locally. In the Jesenice commune in the Central Czech Republic there is a lack of drinking water and it was necessary to provide a tanker of water from the country's strategic reserves.
