Extreme Drought ⁣Hits Southeast Europe: A Growing Concern

This year, the world experienced ⁤the hottest summer in history due to climate change, leading to extreme drought in many regions.

In Europe, the situation in the south-eastern part of the Balkan​ Peninsula is particularly severe, with rivers and lakes running ⁣low.

According to the European Union’s drought status report, the red dots indicating the most serious level are concentrated throughout the Balkan Peninsula and western Russia.

Over the last month, the situation has ⁣worsened,‌ with ⁤a lake in Bosnia where many people enjoyed swimming almost closing ​due ​to drought.

Local residents describe‌ the scene as “like a landscape ‌from another ⁢planet.”

The drought ⁣has ​also‍ affected ⁤hydroelectric power‍ generation, which accounts for 40% of electricity generation in the region, forcing it to be put on hold.

Other Balkan ⁢countries, such as Serbia ‍and Greece, are facing similar challenges due to the lack of rain this winter and the worst heat this summer.

Extreme drought continues to plague the region, with a number of heat-related records broken and the number of heat wave days in some regions tripling compared⁣ to last year.

Experts warn that this is a 135-year-old weather phenomenon that is extremely concerning.

In the north of the Balkan Peninsula, Poland ⁤and Hungary are‍ also​ suffering from ​unprecedented drought, with the water level ​of the Vistula River in Poland dropping to 25 ​cm, the lowest level in history.

Lawmakers are ​urging immediate action to secure water and prevent the land⁤ from drying up.

In south-eastern ⁤Europe, where drought was common, measures to‌ secure water ‍have now become an urgent task that can no longer be delayed.

Key Facts:

• The European ⁤Union’s​ drought status report shows the most serious level​ of drought in the‍ Balkan Peninsula and western Russia.
• A lake in Bosnia where many people enjoyed swimming is almost closed due⁢ to⁣ drought.
• Hydroelectric power generation, which accounts for 40% of electricity generation, has​ been​ put on hold due to drought.
• Other Balkan countries, such as Serbia and Greece, are facing similar challenges due to the lack ‌of rain this winter and ⁢the worst⁢ heat this summer.
• The number of heat‍ wave days in some regions has tripled compared to last year.

Expert Insights:

“This is ⁣a 135-year-old‍ weather phenomenon that is extremely concerning.”⁢ – Bakir Krajnovic, Bosnia’s ⁤Hydro-Meteorological Institute

“We must act now to secure water and prevent the land from drying up.” – Roland Lazlo Keresztes, Hungarian Parliament’s Sustainable Development Committee Chairman