Winter-spring precipitation failed to form the necessary reserves.
Russian-occupied Crimea in 2021 will face an even greater shortage of drinking water against this year's volumes, says Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation, Mykhailo Yatsiuk.
The expert says winter-spring precipitation failed to form the necessary runoff on the peninsula, as reported by the Ukrainian online news outlet Obozrevatel on May 5.
"Winter snow hasn't solved the water issue due to dehydration of the territory. Most of the snow was used to moisten the soil, not to form excess. In May, the air temperature will be rising, while the water will be evaporating. The water issue in Crimea will worsen even more," the publication quoted Yatsiuk as saying.
The expert mentioned that last year, some water resources were left in the Simferopol and Taiganske reservoirs. Now, almost all reservoirs across the peninsula have dried out.
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