question earlier, i asked alexander dumais if he expects any relief from this drought anytime soon. >> i am afraid not because the amount of rain from december to now has been the lowest in the last 15 years. it has rained a bit since june but this has not really happened during the drought. i don't think it will rain for the next 14 days. >> we hear descriptions of the drought of the century, the flood of the century. is this a 500 year drought that italy is now experiencing? >> it is really dramatic and arming at the moment. >> this novel has impacted all of this. smaller glaciers might disappear completely. as we have heard earlier, food prices will rise. the addition of electrici, it is down about 50% due to the sources. they have entered a record of 30 kilometers which is about 90 miles into the river. they are trying to supply drinking water here. >> this is a long-term situation that italians are faced with. are there any long-term solutions? what i hear you saying is that the future of agriculture in northern italy could be in doubt if this continues. >> they declared a state