Lake Rusanda is located in the north Serbia. Until now, it was considered the largest saltwater lake in the country. Among tourists and local residents, the water from the reservoir was valued for its healing properties. The mud from the reservoir was used, among others, in the treatment of rheumatism and various types of injuries.
Drought in Serbia. Lake Rusanda has completely dried up
The Balkans Like most of Europe, it has been hit by a wave of heatwave. In many places, extreme drought is causing firesand the popular Serbian lake Rusanda, has completely dried up. – Recently, you could see a swamp, and now even the swamp has disappeared – commented on the situation 72-year-old resident of Serbia Sava Jovkic, quoted by Reuters Agency.
The news channel RTVE Noticias published a recording on its X service that shows what the dried-out lake looks like now.
– At the moment we are dealing with an extreme weather phenomenon, a heat wave characterized by its length and intensity – Vladimir Djurdjevic, a meteorologist from Belgrade, commented on the weather conditions in the Balkans and Europe in an interview with Reuters. On Wednesday, the Serbian Institute of Public Health announced dangerous weather conditions in 10 municipalities. On July 16, Belgrade recorded the highest temperature in the city in history – 38.4 degrees Celsius – the agency reported. In turn, the Adriatic Sea also reached record temperatures in several seaside resorts Croatia – 29.5 degrees Celsius
Climate change continues to exacerbate extreme droughts
Extreme weather – on the one hand heavy rain, on the other heat waves – are among the effects of climate change predicted by scientists. While the annual rainfall total may not change, its distribution will change: the number of short-term, heavy rainfalls causing flooding is increasing, and droughts are possible in the longer intervals between them. In addition, heavy rainfalls do not counteract drying as well, because the water quickly flows into watercourses.
You can read more about the effects of the climate crisis and the solutions we have to fight it on the website Zielona.Gazeta.pl.