Anatolia is setting up, will it be a remedy that comes late?

Due to global climate change, the risk of drought is increasing day by day. Despite the cold and profitable air that is effective throughout the country, the threat of drought continues. While the increase in drought and temperature due to climate change emerged clearly in January; The General Directorate of Meteorology shed light on the gravity experienced in October, November December 2024 and January 2025. While the rainfall in Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia should be the most rainfall, it was warned that the painting was worrying for the next summer period.

DSI former manager Dursun Yildiz, the water rate in the dams will be obtained from underground waters, but this situation will cause even national security problems, “45 percent of the drinking and use water in the metropolitan underground waters,” he said.

Rainfalls decreased

In the December rainfall report published by the General Directorate of Meteorology, “Rainfall in December; Corum, Amasya, Samsun, Malatya, Sanliurfa, Mardin, Siirt, Sirnak, Hakkari, Van and Pain circles showed a decrease of more than 60 percent. The highest decrease compared to its normal was 53 percent in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, while in January 2025, rainfall declined all the country. January rainfall in Central Anatolia, Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia decreased by 90 percent compared to normal, while in other regions this rate was measured as 45 percent on average.

Agricultural drought

While the total rate of the dams in Istanbul remains 55 percent, Dursun Yıldız, the president of the Water Policies Association, who interpreted the latest picture, said “Central Anatolia East and Southeastern Anatolia October 2024. October, November, December 2024 The rainfall decreased by 28 percent compared to the same period of last year. In Türkiye, the most dry January is behind. So far, in the majority of our country, our lands, lakes and dams have not received enough winter rainfall. Regional hydrological and agricultural drought is inevitable if spring rainfall is insufficient, “he said.

The crisis can knock on the door

Boğaziçi University Department of Physics Faculty Member-Climate Specialist. Dr. Levent Kurnaz also pointed out the negative effects of global climate change, he said: “January 2025 was the hottest January in the history of humanity. The 22 of the days of 31 days were the highest temperature we had for that day. A little surprising and unexpected situation. 75 percent of water in Turkey is used in agricultural irrigation. If the drought persists, the crisis is experienced in food production in the summer period. “

The air is warming up

ITU Climate Science and Meteorological Engineering. Dr. According to Barış Önol, especially the Mediterranean region and the Central Anatolia Region are warming more than the world average. This situation causes sea water temperatures to be very high even in winter. Dr. Önol; “The Mediterranean and the Black Sea are hot on the norms. Turkey, the Mediterranean bowl is more affected by climate change,” he says.

Anatolia is setting up, will it be a remedy that comes late? - Picture: 2 — In Izmir, resources other than Güzelhisar and Balçova have declined to the bottom level.

Dams are not filling!

On the other hand, the last occupancy picture in the Istanbul dams sheds light on possible risks. While the occupancy rate of all resources except Ömerli Dam decreases below 20 percent, BThe total occupancy rate of the dams in Aşkent Ankara is 28 percent and the active occupancy rate is 18.3 percent.

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