Forecasts indicate that there will be no rain during the rest of the first half of January. In December, a gradual decline in soil water had already occurred in some areas.
“The year ended with less water in the soil in a large part of the country,” explained Guadalupe Tiscornia, researcher at Information System and Digital Transformation at INIA, referring to the December reports. There has been no significant rain so far in January.
“Although the temperatures were not very high, the wind helped the water evaporate” in the backwaters and swamps. Water shortages are not a surprising factor at this time of year. “We have to see how the first two months will come together,” he said.
He warned that, looking towards the end of next week, there is a forecast for heat stress, “particularly for dairy cows”. He stressed that “this is a state of alert that prompts producers to take all possible measures to manage resources, to reduce the effects that may occur if this situation worsens.”
The greatest impact is expected to be on the coast and part of the north and south of the country.
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