Which European countries are draining their freshwater resources?
Scientists fear another catastrophic summer for crops as drought conditions worsen in Europe.
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Scientists fear another catastrophic summer for crops as drought conditions worsen in Europe.
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00:00Scientists fear another brutal summer for crops as drought conditions worsen in Europe.
00:12Drought is tightening its grip across southern, eastern and central Europe.
00:17The Iberian Peninsula faces the most critical conditions
00:21caught in the dangerous cycle of drought and intense winter and spring precipitation.
00:26At the same time, warnings are in place in swathes of Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Poland, Belarus,
00:33most of Ukraine as well as Ireland, Scotland and a few spots in Germany and France.
00:39The increase in use of water resources is expected to worsen the situation.
00:45The most recent data says consumption in the EU compared to its availability
00:50reached the highest rate on record, 5.8%.
00:55Values above 20% are considered a sign of water scarcity.
01:00Cyprus is the most under pressure nation in Europe using 71% of its freshwater resources,
01:09followed by Malta and Romania with 34% and 21% respectively.
01:15However, the trend over the past decade shows that Italy is where freshwater exploitation increased the most,
01:22nearly 7%, followed by Turkey 6% and Malta with 4%.
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