Hydrology

Heavy rainfall swept across the country, flooding five of the 81 provinces and severely disrupting daily life, while experts have warned of more rainy days ahead, set to impact most regions.

Disasters have been documented in many areas of Europe, with major cities in central and eastern regions submerged under water and fatalities due to the extreme rainfall reaching seven.

Heads of state and local officials are racing against time following the unimaginable destruction left by the storm Boris.

Bulgaria has formally requested the activation of funds from the European Union's agricultural reserve due to extensive damage caused by the ongoing drought, announced Acting Minister of Agriculture Georgi Takhov, according to the ministry's press release. The request highlights that the country has also been severely affected by fires in July and August.

The ongoing drought in Bulgaria is attributed to record-high temperatures and outdated infrastructure, according to Acting Minister of Environment and Waters, Petar Dimitrov. He presented his assessment during a hearing before the National Assembly, where he was joined by Minister of Agriculture, Georgi Tahov, and Regional Minister, Violeta Koritarova.

The alarm about the decline of water resources in the country due to climate change, which she describes as extremely serious and constantly worsening, has been sounded by Elisabeth Feloni, professor of hydrology at the University of West Attica

NEA SILATA - Six weeks before harvest, there's no water left in the ground for farmer Dimitris Papadakis' olive grove in northern Greece, so he has started a new morning routine.

Joined by his teenage son, he uses a truck to bring water from nearby areas. Using a small generator, he connects the vehicle to irrigation pipes to save what's left of his thirsty crop.

Authorities in the tourism hotspot of the southern province of Mugla's Bodrum district are mulling over seawater desalination due to low dam water levels, but experts warn this could result in permanent groundwater salinization and pose significant environmental risks.

The World Bank has said that its board approved $600 million in financing to support Türkiye's efforts to protect people and strengthen resilience against floods and drought, which are increasing in frequency and intensity due to climate change.

In a bid to better manage Türkiye's water resources, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has initiated a project to create digital atlases mapping a total of 270 stagnant water bodies, including dams and artificial ponds currently being constructed.

These water resources will be digitized in a geographic information system (GIS) center.

A viral video depicts water streaming from a pipe. The park has confessed to implementing drought measures to prevent disappointing its visitors