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Carpathian Basin before river regulations and the drought map in Hungary this september
In the late 1800s there was a major river regulation project in Hungary, where they regulated the Tisza river to it's current state, which was a good idea at the time, because since it was a mainly agricultural economy and this allowed a lot more land to be cultivated and it climate change was not an issue. Today however it's causing massive droughts which will get even worse in the future.
Legend:
First Picture:
- Light blue: Areas covered by water for longer or shorter periods during floods
- Darker blue: Areas permanently under water, or under water for most of the year
- Dark blue: Present-day lakes
Second Picture:
- Green: No drought
- Yellow: Mild drought
- Orange: Moderate drought
- Red: Severe drought
- Dark red: Extreme drought
u/Specialist-Teach-251 — 11 days ago
