the po valley in northern italy is experiencing its worst drought in 70 years. in some areas it hasn't rained for well over $100.00 days. the pose italy's longest river and the country's largest water reservoir. farmer, georgia which had authority is worried about his crops. we have the own appraiser that paul can implementing. we have an inlet to the po here and q them normally we would open up an water, i'll feel sand on it is august. but if the drought continues for a few days more to that, our entire harvest will be at risk. ni nadine added your ne, abby, i'm uncle. permission to direct on the situation in the po valley is dramatic and not only lombardy, the high temperatures, the severely drawing out, the soil causing alarm among farmers already concerned after a dry winter. in many places there is just a trickle of what is normally a mighty current, something that usually only happens in late summer. and i will fight account more today about the civil defenses already had to come and fill our water storage systems. you. we've also had to issue a decree to

outskirts of keith, italy is coping with his worst drought in 70 years. adam rainy reports from the po valley. this is what it leaves, longest and most important river, the po looks like right now. parched in it, dangerously low levels. its water provides the life blood for farmers who produce italy's most valuable crops. walking through his field of stunted corn farmer, andriana tune your lot, the son and grandson of corn growers shows us the damage wrought by the drought. krista with daniel here this call may just be throwing away all because of the drowns because it hasn't rained in months. totally ruined. down river, where the pole empties into the adrian mac. engineer rodolfo la n t e shows us how the current is running in reverse from the sea to the land, because the river is so low. looking over maps, he shows me how salt water is entering nearby farmland, lead into says salt water barriers are failing because they weren't built for such dangerously low river levels. he regularly monitors the salt levels in the river. he's never seen at this bad. this is him having to get, i mean, it's

the situation in the po valley is dramatic and not only lombardy. the high temperatures, the severely drawing out, the soil causing alarm among farmers already concerned after a dry winter. in many places there's just a trickle of what is normally a mighty current, something that usually only happens in late summer and out of that account or whatever the civil defense is already had to come and fill our water storage systems. you. we've also had to issue a decree to reduce consumption to the bare minimum thing. it was a threat to robin at society level a couple times. 125 townships have already been told to eat a curb or cut their drinking water supply at night filling up swimming pools and washing cars has been banned with no rain expected in a short term, some municipalities have already started to build emergency reservoirs and a considering declaring a state of emergency and from drought to floods. australia's largest city sydney has received half its annual rainfall in just 24 hours, causing flooding in parts of the state of new south wales. th

west droughts and 70 years. scientists blaming climate change and as adam rainy reports from the po valley, the losses could exceed all than $3000000000.00. this is what elite longest and most important river that po looks like right now. parched in it, dangerously low levels. it's water provides the life blood for farmers who produce italy's most valuable crops. walking through his field of stunted corn farmer, arianna tune yolo the son and grand son of corn growers shows us the damage wrought by the drought. ah gra, returnable is this year. this comb will just be thrown away all because of the drought because it hasn't rained in months can on this year. i'm totally ruined. teresa good food or go down river where the po empties into the adriatic engineer rodolfo low. 20 shows us how the current is running in reverse, from the sea to the land, because the river is so low that we're looking over maps. he shows me how salt water is entering near by farm land. lot in t says salt water barriers are failing because they weren't built for such dangerously low river levels. he regularly monitors

as adam rainy reports from the po valley, the losses could exceed more than $3000000000.00. this is why italy's longest and most important river, the po, looks like right now. parched in it, dangerously low levels. its water provides the life blood for farmers who produce italy's most valuable crops. walking through his field of stunted corn farmer, aubrianna tune your lo, the son and grandson of corn growers, shows us the damage wrought by the drought. with dana this year, this kohen would just be throwing away all because of the drown, because it hasn't rained in months, can totally ruined down river, where the po empties into the adrian mac engineer, rodolfo low n t e, shows us how the current is running in reverse from the sea to the land because the river is so low. looking over maps, he shows me how salt water is entering nearby farmland, lead into says salt water barriers are failing because they weren't built for such dangerously low river levels. he regularly monitors the salt levels in the river. he's never seen it this bad. this is him, obviously seems like that. i

in the middle where the river usually flows and those who provide water to farmers in the po valley. so they're not just worried about this summer's crops. but about years to come a once in a lifetime, drought shows how life could change here forever. so the way the mechanic was, if we lose this resource, we have had to centuries, we'll have to abandon our excellent crops. we'd give up our whole cultural heritage, a frightening prospect as people here and millions of others around the world struggle to adapt to changing climate. adam rainy al jazeera in the po valley of northern italy. vigils been held in sri lanka to remember those who died in the unrest that's in golf. the country china was been a historic economic collapse as anger over soaring the soaring cost of fuel energy, food medicines, and all this is led to months of anti government protests with president got to par roger pack, so fling to the mold is and then singapore, to escape the riots and then being forced to resign from many protest as any the influence of the roger packs of family on shank as politics is still the

as adam rainy reports from the po valley, the losses could exceed more than $3000000000.00. this is why italy's longest and most important river, the po, looks like right now. parched in it, dangerously low levels. its water provides the life blood for farmers who produce italy's most valuable crops, walking through his field of stunted corn farmer, either anna tune, yolo, the son and grand son of corn growers, shows us the damage wrought by the drought. ah christa with tongue is this year this comb will just be thrown away all because of the drought because it hasn't rained in months and this year i'm is totally wherein teresa buddha down river where the po empties into the adriatic engineer rodolfo low, 20 shows us how the current is running in reverse, from the sea to the land, because the river is so low, never looking over maps, he shows me how salt water is entering nearby farm land. lot anti says salt water barriers are failing because they weren't built for such dangerously low river levels. he regularly monitors the salt levels in the river. he's never seen it this b

one of the hardest hit regions is the po valley. climate change is an existential threat, especially for rice farmers a marina full of stranded boats. fields of drooping sunflowers and everywhere fountains with no running water, scorching temperatures of up to 40 degrees, half in plaguing northern italy for weeks now and threatening some people's very existence like the regions, rice farmers based advantage of these plants are completely dead. they won't produce anything, there will be no crop here. so whenever 15 tons of harvest lost in this plot alone, the farmer simply couldn't provide enough water. stefano grip is the head of the cody at at the po via association, which represents farmers in the region. italy so called golden rice triangle makes up half of europe's entire rice production. the industry, which is highly dependent on water, is now facing a financial and environmental catastrophe. and she might, to our knowledge, nothing like this has ever happened in the last 70 years. that'll make, according to the data available, a drought like this has never occurred that never.

outskirts of keith. italy is coping with its worst drought in 70 years. adam rainy reports from the po valley. this is what italy's longest and most important river that.

i'm guessing that what we just saw there in italy's po valley, that's a picture that's being repeated not only across europe, but around the world. it is, it is repeated around the world. unfortunately, it's currently repeated very strongly around europe at the clear southern europe and, and central europe. but of course, it's repeated in even worse and circumstances in africa and other developing countries. so what should farmers in these regions do plans, different crops, all my be get out of farming if i have that choice? well, drugs that are relevant to us occur when the supply of water is less than the demand for water. so we can either increase the supply or at least make it more stable so that can happen through building of reservoirs of large storage so that we can store some water from the wet season and use it in the dry season. kaylee now we had 3 years in italy of very dry weather and very warm weather. so it would take a while for that to to work. or we can reduce the demand and the demand can be reduced by using less demanding crops. so rises, particular demanding for wa