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Italy's worst drought in 70 years
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The Po is the longest river in Italy.
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After months without heavy rainfall, northern Italy is battling its worst drought since 1952. The Po River, the longest in Italy, is hitting record low water levels.
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Stretching from the Alps in the northwest to the Adriatic Sea on the east coast, the vast waterway is a vital source of water for several regions. It is used for drinking water, irrigating crops and producing hydroelectric power across northern Italy.
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: very great in size, amount, or extent
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** irrigate - (¶¥¿¡) ¹°À» ´ë´Ù, °ü°³ÇÏ´Ù
: to supply (something, such as land) with water by using artificial means (such as pipes)
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: of or relating to the production of electricity by using machines that are powered by moving water
In other areas, the water level dropped so low that the remains of a tank from WWII were revealed and the ruined walls of a medieval town emerged.
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: of or relating to the Middle Ages, of or relating to the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500
A vital water source is at risk
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Italy¡¯s Po River flows some 650km from the snowy Alps in the northwest to the wild Po Delta in the east before rushing out into the Adriatic Sea.
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During its course, the great waterway nourishes the expansive fertile plains of northern Italy where farmers have thrived for generations. Dubbed Italy¡¯s breadbasket, these flatlands covered with crops are responsible for some 40 per cent of Italy's GDP.
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: to grow or develop successfully, to flourish or succeed
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** breadbasket - °îâ Áö´ë
: If an area or region is described as the bread basket of a country, it provides a lot of the food for that country because crops grow very easily there. It therefore produces wealth for the country.
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At the moment, however, the normally life-giving waters of the Po River have suddenly become an unexpected threat. The dramatically low water levels of the river have been causing seawater to be sucked back upstream.
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Normally it should rain once every one or two weeks but now it hasn¡¯t rained for three months.
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