Hydrologist says that the situation will be worse than in 1976 if it remains dry until September | VRT NWS: news

The Leuven University (KUL) Hydrology professor Patrick Willems has told VRT News that as things stand the drought that we are experiencing this summer is nearly as severe as that experienced in 1976. However, if the weather remains dry for the rest of the month, this summer’s drought will go down in history as being more severe than in that record-breaking summer 46 years ago. Professor Willems says that we need to better prepare for droughts by taking measures to retain more water during perio