The General Directorate of Meteorology highlighted that the japanese Anatolia area will expertise extraordinarily dry climate and extreme droughts due to the lower in precipitation in comparison with the earlier years, in its tri-monthly drought map protecting November and December 2022 and January 2023.
The map defines the area as “extraordinarily dry,” indicating that the area would possibly endure extreme droughts due to the lower in precipitation in comparison with the earlier years.
Explaining how Türkiye’s geographical location performs an element, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography lecturer professor Faruk Kaya famous that Türkiye is within the Mediterranean local weather zone and therefore the nation is liable to drought threats.
“It’s high time to take serious measures to tackle the issue of water scarcity. The water level in the dams has decreased and precipitation throughout the country has drastically decreased as well,” Kaya added.
“According to data from 1960-2012, the average annual precipitation was 521.5 millimeters in Ağrı and 465.8 millimeters in 2018-2022. There appears to be a 55-millimeter reduction, which is indeed a significant decrease,” the professor mentioned.
He mentioned that local weather change is affecting the japanese Anatolia area and that that is most clearly seen in Ağrı, mentioning that snowfall is crucial type of precipitation as a result of it covers the floor like a quilt after which slowly melts, serving to to nurture each the bottom soil and groundwater. Precipitation that falls as rain normally flows over the floor and saturates the bottom for a short while,” the professor defined.
Noting that the 52-year common variety of days of snowfall within the month of January within the japanese Anatolia area is round 10 and that there was not a lot snowfall this 12 months, Kaya mentioned: “It snowed in Ağrı, but in Iğdır and Erzurum, the seasonal snow melted quickly.”
Recalling the adverse penalties of the rise in temperature and the lower in precipitation, Kaya mentioned: “Agriculture is one space that will likely be most affected by local weather change. Drought is an important drawback and we have to take precautions to mitigate the opposed results of water conservation. As a state and society, we have to know the worth of water.
“However, an increase in the amount of precipitation in the upcoming period will ensure that this drought danger in Türkiye will be minimized,” he concluded.
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