Weather alert in Italy: Flowering stone fruits are at risk

Published 2023년 3월 27일

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Italy is facing a risk of crop damage due to sudden weather changes, including wind, hail, and temperature drops, which could affect almond, peach, apricot, and cherry trees. This comes as a result of the latest perturbation affecting the country, with a weather alert in various regions. Heavy storms could cause direct damage to dry land that cannot absorb water, leading to landslides. Farmers fear the damage caused by hail, which could destroy a year's worth of work. The country is currently split in two, with one half experiencing bad weather and the other half still dry due to a drought emergency. Coldiretti believes that these weather conditions are a result of climate change, marking a trend of exceptional atmospheric events, seasonal discrepancies, and rapid temperature changes, all of which compromise crops and cause damage to structures and infrastructure in the countryside.

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Wind and hail on spring blooms risk massacring crops from north to south of the country with the sudden and sudden drop in temperatures. This is what Coldiretti says with reference to the effects of the latest perturbation that affects Italy with the weather alert in various regions. What is worrying - Coldiretti underlines - is the risk that bad weather could damage the almond, peach, apricot and cherry trees, with the loss of future crops. If rain and snow are expected to restore water supplies in lakes, rivers, land and mountains, heavy storms with violent rainfall - adds Coldiretti - risk causing direct damage to dry land that is unable to absorb the water that falls violently and tends to move away by sliding with landslides that compromise crops and rural roads. Hail is the most feared by farmers due to the irreversible damage it causes to crops and in a matter of minutes it can destroy a year's work in a situation in which drought has already had a devastating impact on ...

Source: Italiafruit