Morocco has witnessed an `unprecedented dry season` for 20 years, and evidence of a gradual change in the climate

Arab Weather - Climate expert, Ali Shroud, explained that "Morocco is witnessing an unprecedented dry season in 20 years," and Moroccan dams have reached a scarcity that the country has not witnessed in more than 30 years.

In statements to the newspaper, "Hespress", Ali Shroud pointed out that "the scarcity of Moroccan dams that the country has not witnessed for more than 30 years," adding: "What was happening in the past years only delayed rainfall, today there is an absence of rain, This is a big difference and conclusive evidence that there is a gradual change in the climate, and Morocco has not experienced such a season for more than 20 years.”

Shroud pointed out: "The country is witnessing a change in the weather, and the evidence is what happened from brief precipitations during a limited period that affected the southern regions unusually, not to mention the unexpected rise in temperatures," noting that "what makes the situation worse is that the This is the only year in which the dam injection has not decreased to 30%, which is unprecedented in more than thirty years.”

The climatologist added: "What is happening today is contrary to previous years, we knew a shortage in the water level, but a sufficient water bed remains for irrigation and agriculture," noting that "during the past years, there was self-sufficiency given the terrain of Morocco, and that the Rif and Atlas mountain ranges The medium and large basins are the main source of water supplying the side basins, the Gharb, Sais, Moulouya, Tadla, Draa, and Ziz basins.

Ali Shroud continued: "Usually these basins are fed by snow that irrigates the water brush in an indirect way, while the direct method is rainfall, and both are absent during this season, and therefore the water level in the brush has decreased."

He warned: "During the past years, agriculture was damaged, but there was self-sufficiency, while today we do not look forward to an average or good agricultural season. Drought is a natural disaster that is difficult for precautionary measures to take to confront it," calling for "the need to reduce risks by preserving water wealth, Because managing water scarcity is an important responsibility that both the government and the citizen must bear, stressing the need to "commit to a good management of water resources."

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