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| A TOO HOT A SUMMER(26.06.2007) |
| (2007-06-26) |
| Last updated: 2007-06-27 15:11 EET |
Temperatures up to 40 degrees C have made the National Administration of Meteorology issue an orange code in eight Southern counties and in Bucharest. That translates in dangerous meteorological phenomena of great intensity- wind, heavy rainfalls, thunderstorms, hailstorms and of course, scorching heat. The yellow code is still valid in the other counties, except for the North-West, with temperatures of over 35 degrees C and moisture exceeding the critical threshold of 80 units.
The general manager of the National Administration of Meteorology, Ion Sandu has announced that there will further be high temperatures in the next two months. Temperatures are expected to soar to 37-38 degrees C and even to 40 degrees, actually above the normal level for a summer in Romania. Meteorologists say that there will be some precipitations, but that even if it rained normally, the necessary amount of water in the soil could not be ensured. At the moment, the water deficit is 500-1000 cubic metres per hectare and in September it might reach even 2000 cubic metres per hectare in certain regions.
The rainfalls over September 2006-May 2007 registered the lowest level since the drought of 1946; actually, August is estimated to be the driest month. “ In September, the situation will be catastrophic in the South, South-East and West, where there will be the worst drought in Romania” -the general manager of the National Agency of Meteorology Ion Sandu went on to say. It should rain cats and dogs endlessly for a week for water no longer to be a problem, Ion Sandu said.
Drought has already compromised over half of the crops, so that this autumn, the prices of basic food products, of bread in particular, as well as of meat are expected to skyrocket since fodder is going to be more expensive. In order to reduce the losses, the irrigation system developed before 1989 should be overhauled and costs would amount to billions of euros. Moreover, it would take years, most likely 8-10 years, to carry out the works. The farmland in Romania stretches over one million hectares, of which 700,000 ha could and should be irrigated, as compared to only 70,000 ha that are currently irrigated.
(Corina Cristea)
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