Drought alarm in Turkey's Kızılırmak River: Sheep are grazing in the area where the dam waters have receded
Turkiye
Sustainability & Environmental Impact
Published Mar 25, 2024
Tridge summary
Concerns about a potential drought are rising in Kırıkkale, Turkey, as the water level in the country's longest river, Kızılırmak, and the Kapulukaya Dam it feeds, has significantly dropped due to a winter without snow and rain. The receding waters have exposed land where sheep are now grazing. Local farmer, Ali Türkyılmaz, warns that the drought could prevent irrigation and lead to crop failure.
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Kızılırmak raises an alarm: Sheep are grazing in the area where the dam waters recede KIRIKKALE - The danger of drought is alarming in Kızılırmak, Turkey's longest river, which passes through Kırıkkale. Sheep were also seen grazing in the area where the dam waters receded. After a winter without snow and rain in Kırıkkale, spring began to show its face. In the city where air temperatures are rising, the danger of drought is alarming. The water level in Kapulukaya Dam, fed by Turkey's longest river Kızılırmak, also dropped. The Türkyılmaz family, who are farmers and breeders in Karaahmetli village, graze their small cattle on the dam bed as the water level drops. The water level also dropped in Kızılırmak, which originates from the slopes of Kızıldağ in Sivas province and flows through Kayseri, Nevşehir, Kırşehir, Kırıkkale, Ankara, Çankırı, Çorum and Samsun and flows into the Black Sea. Islets emerged in the 1,355 km long river. Ali Türkyılmaz, a livestock breeder, stated that the ...
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