There has not been such a warm winter in Poland with such low precipitation in years, according to the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW).

The IMGW says that January 2020 was the warmest January in the last 50 years in Poland. Experts are concerned that if precipitation does not increase, there will be a drought during summer which could lead food prices to skyrocket.

Data from the National Water Management Authority from the last few years shows that since 2015, both the level of soil humidity and the annual evaluation of conditions for replenishing water resources via precipitation have both shown a deficit.

The index for the end of January shows a slight improvement, but in order to sufficiently replenish water resourced in Poland, light rain would have to fall constantly for 60 days, Polish authorities from IMGW stressed.