Forecasters from the occupied Crimea noted that due to a long shortage of precipitation in December 2020, most of the mudflow rivers of Alushta, Sudak and Feodosia continue to dry up. This is reported by the so-called Hydrometeorological Center of the annexed peninsula.
“According to long-term data on the territory of Crimea, December and January are the months with the highest amount of precipitation of the cold period of the year, but in December of this year, as in previous months, there was a significant shortage of them in the river basins. So, the basins of the Kuchuk-Karasu, Chorna, Salhir received 6.0-9.9 mm of precipitation (12-15% of the norm); the basins of the South Coast of the Crimea – 40.4-50.6 mm of precipitation (42-51% of the norm), and the basins of other rivers – 12.2-19.0 mm of precipitation (24-40% of the norms)”,- the message said.
It is noted that under conditions of precipitation deficit and high air temperatures, the hydrological situation in the river basins did not improve. The autumn low water period turned into winter. Contrary to forecasts, there is still no runoff in the upper reaches of the Alma and Chorna rivers upstream of the Partizansk and Chernorichensk reservoirs.