There have been two winters in Italy. The one to the north introduced rain and snow at excessive altitudes the likes of which had not been seen for years. From the Apennines downwards, and particularly within the southern areas and islands, nonetheless, the drought emergency has worsened.
From at this time on the Sole 24 Ore web site a web page created by Lab24 and in collaboration with the CIMA Basis is accessible, which stories up to date information on probably the most important variables for monitoring the state of water, snow, soil humidity and temperature within the numerous Italian provinces. With well timed and consistently up to date information, on a month-to-month foundation, from 2011 to at this time.
The 2 Italian winters
The newest accessible {photograph} tells us that following two years of deficit, the snow water equal (Swe), an indicator that defines the water contained within the snow, has risen at a nationwide stage from +1% in April to +42% at this time in comparison with to the 2011-2022 common. It is a key worth, as a result of the melting of snow in spring, and subsequently its amount, fills our river basins.
«The restoration occurred on the tail finish of winter – specifies Francesco Avanzi, researcher on the CIMA Basis – within the Po basin we went from the tip of February, once we had a deficit in snow water equal of 60%, to the present +40%. For this time of yr we’re in one of many years with probably the most snow since 2011. And half of our snow goes into the Po basin.”
CIMA Basis is a analysis physique and heart of experience of the Italian Civil Safety Division on dangers associated to local weather change (floods, forest fires, drought).
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2024-05-16 23:38:40
