ROME — An Italian environmental group, Legambiente, says the Sahara Desert is “crossing the Mediterranean” into Europe, threatening the millions of people who live on its shores, the Italian news service ANSA.it reported June 25.
The report said “desertification” is affecting 74 million acres of fertile farmland in southern Europe and northern Africa and is stressing groundwater resources, needed to replace sparse rainfall, in Sardinia, Sicily, mainland Italy and Egypt. Severe drought is also occurring in Spain, and southern France is also beginning to feel its effects, the report said.
Legambiente is calling for drastic water conservation measures and changes in economic and environmental policies to prevent what it believes could become an “irreversible” climatic phenonmenon. Rainwater collection and water recycling are among the measures many people could take, the group said.
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