Precipitation in Türkiye’s Marmara area surged in March by greater than 100% in comparison with the identical interval final yr, in accordance with reviews by the Turkish State Meteorological Service (TSMS) on Friday.
The improve in rainfall comes as a “blessing,” considering the drought all through the nation within the latter a part of 2022 and the primary two months of 2023, professor Hüseyin Toros, a school member of the Meteorology Department at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), stated throughout his interview with Anadolu Agency (AA).
Based on information, the Marmara area sometimes experiences a median of 66.1 millimeters of rainfall in March. Last yr, the area obtained 37 millimeters of rainfall; whereas this yr, it elevated to 79.1 millimeters.
Stating that precipitation elevated in Türkiye and the Marmara area beginning March, Toros stated, “The Marmara region is under the influence of low pressure in March. Rainfall occurred owing to this low pressure throughout the month.”
Reiterating that water ranges in Istanbul declined to twenty-eight% in January, Toros famous that dam ranges have swelled to 44%.
He added that the quantity of water in Istanbul dams elevated by 14 million cubic meters (mcm) on Wednesday. However, the dams’ water ranges for April are nonetheless at their second lowest when in comparison with the identical interval within the final 10 years, Toros underlined.
At the identical time, he urged water conservation efforts among the many basic inhabitants, stressing, “We must take measures against drought.”
Stating that some 370 million cubic meters of water are filling the dams, Toros emphasised that the quantity of water used yearly in Istanbul now reaches 1 billion cubic meters.
Looking again on the info from earlier years, Toros predicted that the water degree within the dams in Istanbul would proceed to rise till June.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
