Drought alarm in 16% of EU: Coldiretti

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, MAR 22 - 15% of the European Union's territory is on orange alert due to drought, while another 1% is on red alert due to record temperatures recorded in February on the old continent, which were 3.3 degrees higher than the 1991-2020 historical average for the period. This is the conclusion drawn from Coldiretti's analysis of data from the European Drought Observatory for the first ten days of March, which was released on World Water Day. The effects of climate change distort seasonal patterns, with a lack of rain and snow putting territories and crops at risk. (ANSA).