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flag Hungarian farmers and volunteers combat desertification by diverting spa water to restore drought-stricken farmland.

flag In southern Hungary’s Homokhátság region, severe drought and declining groundwater are turning once-fertile farmland into a desert-like landscape. flag Local farmers and volunteers, known as the “water guardians,” are fighting back by redirecting cooled, purified thermal water from nearby spas to flood a 2.5-hectare field, aiming to restore soil moisture, raise the water table, and create a stabilizing microclimate. flag The effort, inspired by historical flooding from the Danube and Tisza Rivers before they were channelized, has created a shallow marsh and offers hope for reversing desertification. flag A 2024 study linked the area’s worsening dryness to dry air layers that block rainfall, exacerbating soil drying. flag The initiative, supported by Hungary’s new drought task force, reflects a grassroots response to climate-driven land degradation in one of Europe’s most rapidly aridifying regions.

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