The flow of the River Po, which crosses northern Italy, is only 10% of the period average due to the severe drought and heatwave that hit the country.
The data was released this Thursday (21) by the National Decontamination and Irrigation Association (Anbi) based on measurements taken in the province of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region.
Pó’s flow reached 113.7 cubic meters per second, which represents only 10% of the average for this time of year and represents 75% less than the minimum required to stop the advance of the brine wedge, i.e. the entry of the salty sea. water in the river bed.
With a length of about 650 kilometers, the Po is Italy’s longest river, crossing the north of the peninsula from west to east, passing through four regions: Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna.
Drought is also affecting many large lakes in northern Italy, including Como, which hit an all-time low at 0.6% of its capacity.
The country, which has a red alert against the heat in 14 of the 27 provincial capitals monitored by the Ministry of Health, is experiencing the hottest week of the year and temperatures are around 40ºC in many provinces.
source: Noticias
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