Risk of Desertification of the Thessalian Plain in the Coming Decades - What the Data Shows
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Thessaly is at risk of turning into a Sahara desert in the coming decades, due to drought, if serious and substantial measures are not taken. Drought episodes are increasing in Thessaly According to the results of studies by the Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Systems Analysis of the University of Thessaly for the Thessaly department, drought episodes are increasing (almost doubling for the period 2070-2100), are more severe and longer lastin…
Drought episodes in Thessaly will almost double for the period 2070-2100, have greater severity and duration and affect a larger percentage of the area, recent studies show The post Thessaly: Risk of desertification of the Plain in the coming decades – What the data shows appeared first on in.gr.
Research by the University of Thessaly warns of longer duration, intensity and spread of dry periods
Thessaly is at risk of turning into a Sahara desert in the coming decades if serious and substantial measures are not taken. According to the results of studies by the Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Systems Analysis of the University of Thessaly for the Thessaly region, drought episodes are increasing (almost doubling for the period 2070-2100), are more severe and longer lasting, and affect a larger percentage of the area. …
Thessaly is at risk of turning into a desert in the coming decades, as studies by the University of Thessaly show an increase in the severity and duration of drought episodes, especially for the period 2070-2100. The region faces the greatest anthropogenic pressure to meet irrigation needs, which leads to the depletion of water reserves and a serious reduction in the flow of the Pinios River.
A recent study of the water reserves of Thessaly confirms that the water potential of Thessaly has been subjected to the greatest anthropogenic pressure for decades to meet irrigation needs compared to other parts of the country
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