- Title: Drought kills scores of fish in Greek lake
- Date: 20th September 2019
- Summary: LAKE KORONIA, GREECE (SEPTEMBER 20, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF HUNDREDS OF DEAD FISH FLOATING IN WATER OF LAKE AND LYING ON SHORE LAKE KORONIA, GREECE (SEPTEMBER 19, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FISH ON DRY SHORE PILED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER LAKE KORONIA, GREECE (SEPTEMBER 20, 2019) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Greek) LAKE KORONIA MANAGEMENT BODY CO-ORDINATOR ILIAS TEKIDIS, SAYING: "Due to the high temperatures and the lack of oxygen we have this phenomenon of the mass death of the fish, in other words, we have high temperatures, reduced rainfall, and the drop in the water levels." LAKE KORONIA, GREECE (SEPTEMBER 19, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SHORELINE OF LAKE FULL OF HUNDREDS OF DEAD FISH VARIOUS OF LONG STRETCHES OF DRY, CRACKED EARTH DUE TO DROUGHT AROUND LAKE LAKE KORONIA, GREECE (SEPTEMBER 20, 2019) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Greek) LAKE KORONIA MANAGEMENT BODY CO-ORDINATOR ILIAS TEKIDIS, SAYING: "The reason is primarily two things, the climatic conditions and the lack of rainfall that has prevailed for the last two to three years, together with the consumption of water for other reasons around the basin of the lake - with all the drilling that exists around the perimeter (of the lake) it is as if we are taking water right out of the lake." periphery." LAKE KORONIA, GREECE (SEPTEMBER 19, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LAKE AS SEEN FROM A HILLTOP
- Embargoed: 4th October 2019 11:58
- Keywords: Environment dead fish climate change Lake Koronia
- Location: LAKE KORONIA, GREECE
- City: LAKE KORONIA, GREECE
- Country: Greece
- Topics: Environment,Weather
- Reuters ID: LVA001AXGQ0CN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Hundreds of fish have washed up on the shores of a lake in northern Greece after drought caused a reduction in the water levels, authorities said on Friday (September 20).
The fish in Lake Koronia near Thessaloniki died of a lack of oxygen in the water, said Ilias Tekidis, an official responsible for the management of the lake. The phenomenon, which has occurred before, is blamed on high temperatures and a lack of rainfall. Farmers also drill for water from the lake to irrigate their crops, further reducing the water levels.
Greece is often plagued by heatwaves and droughts that affect crops and water levels. Temperatures can reach more than 45 degrees Celsius in the summer.
United Nations studies show Greece is one of the main countries under threat of desertification and drought in the next decades due to climate change, which will cause water scarcity and affect the agriculture, energy and transport sectors.
The United Nations is hosting a climate action summit in New York on September 23 to discuss plans to tackle climate change.
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