A water level indicator is seen on Vistula riverbank in Warsaw, Poland August 19, 2015. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel - LR2EB8J14OIOJPoland - hit by back-to-back droughts - is on a mission to save water and end its reputation as dry man of Europe. And all this before climate change truly bites, experts say - hence the drive to act fast before things get even worse. Parts of Skierniewice, a town near Warsaw, and Sulmierzyce, in central Poland, ran out of water, according to media reports. Given climate change, the outlook could be still worse, scientists said, citing the frequency of droughts and the increasing number of areas affected.

Source: Irish Independent December 29, 2020 08:26 UTC