Italy's Alpine lakes are at an
all-time low in their water levels amid the worst drought in
northern Italy in 70 years, the Po observatory said Thursday.
Lake Como is at 9% of its normal full capacity while Lake
Maggiore is at 19%, Lake Garda at 22%, and Lake 'd'Iseo at 8%,
it said.
"There is a huge deficit in the water levels," said the
observatory.
The overall quantity of water in the lakes at this time of the
year is normally around 550 million cubic metres, but this year
it is only 169 million, it said.
Human-caused climate change has exacerbated drought in Italy.
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