Sicilian farmers anxious about impact of record-high temperatures on agriculture

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Sicilian farmers are urging the government to implement long-term solutions as extreme heat and a year-long drought raised concerns about the future of agriculture.

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00:00Farmer Luca Camarata watches his flock of sheep search for water in an arid basin in

00:06Sicily. Sheep bells ring in the dirt as what was once a water source has now evaporated.

00:12Many farmers are anxious about how record high temperatures and a drought will impact

00:17farming.

00:18Other farmers across the southern Italian island want action.

00:45Scientists warn authorities must re-evaluate water distribution.

01:06This is the new normal. We're going to have more frequent droughts. We're going to have

01:10on average less water. And so there are three things that any society, in particular Sicily,

01:15will have to do. The first and most important thing is ask yourself whether you're using

01:19the water, the scarce water, for the right things. And that means looking at agriculture.

01:24Water is proving precious for thirsty animals and locals.

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