2017 has been the dryest year in
Italy since 1800, the National research Council (CNR) said
Monday. It said rains have been more than 30% under the average
of the 1971-200 reference period, "branding this year as the
dryest from 1800 to today". Several Italian regions have
declared drought emergencies this year and have rationed water.
Some sources of the River Po have dried up and historic glaciers
are now a fraction of what they once were. The drought has
wreaked countless millions of damage on agriculture.
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