Lombardy Governor Attilio Fontana
said Tuesday that his region has almost run out of water for
agriculture due to the severe drought that has hit Italy,
especially northern regions.
"Unfortunately, we have got to such a level of drought that
water for agriculture is running out," Fontana said at a
conference at Pavia University.
"Lakes Maggiore, Garda and Como have reserves that it will be
possible to use for agricultural purposes for a few days.
"The situation is very worrying.
"If it doesn't rain in the next few days, it will be difficult
to find water resources for agriculture".
Scientists say that extreme weather events like the heat waves
that are currently hitting many parts of Europe, supercharged
storms, flooding and droughts are becoming more frequent and
intense because of climate change caused by human activity.
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