Extreme summer heat waves are worsening the situation, hitting communities with unprecedented temperatures as authorities are rationing water.
Italy is experiencing its worst drought in 70 years, affecting rice production, hydroelectric power and drinking-water supplies. River levels in the Po Basin, where a third of the country’s population lives, hit a record low after months of little rainfall.Extreme summer heat waves are exacerbating conditions and forcing authorities in some communities to restrict water use.
Estimates project that the drought will wipe out more than 30 percent of the rice crops — a devastating loss for a country responsible for more than 50 percent of the European Union’s rice production. The Italian government declared a state of emergency in several of the affected regions, which will receive relief funds.Farmer Andrea Bandiera checks his corn plants in Cocomaro di Focomorto, Italy, in late June.
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