The article highlights the critical state of Czech rivers, as average flows have dropped below ten percent of the long-term August average, with some streams potentially drying up completely, which requires urgent measures and possible assistance from reservoirs. (translated)
V národní koalici proti suchu jsou: Martin Šebestyán - původním povoláním auditor, jinak expert na to jak přidělovat co nejvíc zemědělských dotací Agrofertu. 💰 Andrej Babiš - původním povoláním výrobce hnojiv, jenž se proslavil tím, že zaplnil česká pole řepkou. Plodinou, která má jednu z nejhorších schopností jak zadržovat vodu v krajině. 🌼 Richard Brabec - původní povoláním chemik. Dlouholetý ředitel Spolany Neratovice a Lovochemie. Proslavil se perfektním ututláním toto, že DEZA vyhubila veškerý život v řece Bečvě. 🐠 Pokud se dá proti suchu bojovat sázením řepky, hnojením polí a dotacemi pro Agrofert, tak jsme nemohli sehnat nikoho lepšího. 👍👏 Pokud je k tomu ale potřeba zadržování vody v krajině, podpora přírodních procesů a diverzifikace biofondu, tak jsme totálně v píči s touhle partou. 😇 #sucho #zemědělství #ekologie
Přínos Motoristů k řešení problémů se suchem shrnul Lukáš Jelínek lakonicky. (via CNN Prima NEWS) https://t.co/FKPZoLfmiu #motorizmus #sucho #ekologie
The Morava River Basin Authority informed that despite the current extreme drought and rainfall deficit, the supply of drinking water for the residents of the South Moravian Region and Vysočina is currently secured, but if the drought continues, additional measures will need to be taken. (translated)
In London and the surrounding area, a record-long dry period has been ongoing for 58 days without rain, raising concerns about extreme temperatures and water shortages in the landscape, with the situation expected to last at least until the weekend. (translated)
A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience shows that summer droughts in Europe since the 1980s are a result of not only rising temperatures but also changes in atmospheric circulation, with high-pressure systems causing less precipitation and higher evaporation from the land, which complicates predictions of future droughts. (translated)
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, in response to growing voter dissatisfaction due to drought, introduced a National Coalition Against Drought and promised four billion for measures, while Minister of the Environment Igor Červený was on vacation, which led to tickling questions about his role and involvement within the ministry. (translated)
In 88 percent of the Czech Republic, there is extreme, exceptional, or significant drought, with 60 percent of the territory suffering from extreme drought, which has negative impacts on agricultural production and the condition of trees, although we are not yet reaching the minimum levels of the years 2015 to 2019. (translated)
Due to extreme dryness and high temperatures, the water level of the Rhine River has fallen to historically low levels below 10 centimeters, which seriously endangers navigation and causes problems with cargo transport. (translated)
After a dry period, a submerged village has reappeared in Indonesia, whose houses and mosque invite strolls and remind of the past when it had to give way to the construction of a dam. (translated)
The article points out the deteriorating situation regarding water shortages in Central Europe, which is becoming a strategic resource, and criticizes the indifference to this fact by some Czech citizens, while highlighting the historical and current contexts of drought that negatively affect agriculture and water supply. (translated)
Jen půl roku stačilo, aby se z ukončené klimatické krize stal národní boj proti suchu. Tak to chodí, když vládnou neschopní amatéři podle marketingových příruček na oblbnutí voličů. #klimatickákrize #sucho #politika
At the same time, the drought beautifully shows us that even 37 years after the fall of communism, we have not been able to remedy the devastation of the landscape caused by it. And we are not preparing for it eagerly in any way. It will catch up with us. (translated)
Drought and heat are also an economic problem. 🤯 The minister says that nothing is happening and sees green ideology in everything. But warming and heat are here, and the landscape needs to be prepared for it. However, when you claim this is a normal summer, what is your negotiating position when negotiating? (translated)
The level of the Orlík Reservoir is dropping by a meter a week due to historic drought, and if this trend continues, a change in the management of the Vltava Cascade may occur at the beginning of September, when water managers may start relying on Slapy instead of Orlík, but the situation for Prague is not alarming for now. (translated)
Česká republika poté, co se Andrej Babiš vložil do problému se suchem a vyřešil ho. https://t.co/PuUDVUsFrA #ČeskáRepublika #AndrejBabiš #Sucho
FOUR BILLION AGAINST DROUGHT? THE STATE IS AGAIN PUTTING OUT A FIRE IT HAS BEEN WATCHING FOR YEARS Andrej Babiš announces a National Coalition to Combat Drought. Four billion crowns. New dams. Big words. But there is one problem. The National Coalition to Combat Drought is not a new idea. Babiš's government it... (translated)
Drought is a reality. We see it in dried-up streams, low river levels, and parched landscapes. It is not enough to just get used to the drought as government representatives say. We must start taking concrete action, and the Czech government should start doing that too. (translated)
