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Droughts await Poland

16.07.2010

 

The Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG) has warned that 128 districts in Poland are susceptible to drought this summer.

 

The State research institute issued a warning stating that “during the period May 11 – July 10, we ascertain a risk of agricultural drought in the territory of Poland,” adding that the water table in many parts of the country recorded a negative reading in the Insitute’s research.

 

Warnings of drought have been issued for 128 districts, mainly in the western  Wielkopolska, Western Pomerania and Lubusz provinces, where soil is mainly of a light sand texture. (jb)

 

Source: PAP

 

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