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what's missing?

what's missing?
I took this picture several years ago near a bend of the Piave River that is known as Fontane di Nogaré from a subterranean spring that feeds the river at this point. The mountains in the background are the Belluno Dolomites. It's a beautiful place and I will let you enjoy its charms for a moment before I tell you what is wrong with this picture.

What is wrong is that this was taken in December, a time of year when, at the very least, the mountain tops should be laden with snow. Climate change has made the sight of the naked Dolomites more and more common in the last several winters. And no snow on the mountains in winter means no water reservoir feeding the rivers in spring and summer, which in turn affects the irrigation of the Padana Plain, the bread basket of Italy, where most of our crops are grown. This was the first year I remember when there was absolutely no snow on the mountains, not even a sprinkling, but since then it has become a fairly common sight, along with dried out lakes and disappearing mountain streams. Sights I never would have expected to see in a land that when I was a kid was so rich in water that waterfalls were an ubiquitous sight whenever we went hiking.

HelenaPF, Marije Aguillo, Helena Ferreira, Guydel and 33 other people have particularly liked this photo


23 comments - The latest ones
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
A bear that catches fish ;-)
2 years ago.
Annalia S. has replied to Stephan Fey club
No salmon in the Piave River, but perhaps bears wouldn't mind trout either :))
2 years ago.
 Nick Weall
Nick Weall club
Yes, things are likely to get worse
2 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Well observed and written, Annalia
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully composed landscape image.
Healthy and safe weekend.
2 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
I was enjoying the view very much Annalia, but then I read your answer to what is missing. It is very sad that so much is happening in the name of climate change and even more sad that so many deny it. It is very cold here today and we had a quick flurry of snow!
2 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Auf der Nordseite der Alpen hat es aber schon Schnee gegeben. Tatsächlich machen der Wassermangel und die höheren Temperaturen in vielen Bereichen Europas enorme Probleme. Wir müssen gegen die beginnende Klimakatastrophe etwas tun, und das sofort!
2 years ago.
 micritter
micritter
Magnificent photo very beautifully composed. Colors are gorgeous. It is so sad that human beings are irrevocably destroying thi beautiful planet,,
2 years ago.
 Dominique 60
Dominique 60 club
j' adore . superbe .!!
2 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
A sad story Annalia, I am a firm believer of nature will take care of it's self, the writing is on the wall. Mankind will eventually be decimated by virus, we see it all the time in animal and plant life with diseases culling entire species ready for new life to start over.
In your picture even in it's dying moments there is an element of beauty which appeals to our senses giving us the feeling all is well.
2 years ago.
 cp_u
cp_u club
A tough documentation.
But a beautiful picture
2 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Favolosa!
2 years ago.
 Gary Benson (grbenson3 on flickr)
Gary Benson (grbenso…
A very wonderful image Annalia. We have the same problem here in California. There is almost no precipitation here between May and October. Farming relies on water released from dams fed by melting mountain snow. The winter storms keep getting warmer dropping more rain than snow.
2 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Beautiful view and shot! Nevertheless, the absence of snow on the mountain tops is quite worring, as you mentioned.
2 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A beautiful image, Annalia. Yes, changes in precipitation due to climate change are a real concern. After record droughts and fires, we've now gone the opposite with massive but unseasonal rainfalls in some areas.
2 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
The climate changes rapidly. And have only a small hope that we can stop it. To much might of the industry and there is nobody who has the power to save our world. It’s a shame; but our children will know many things only from pictures in the future.
2 years ago.
 Anto & Pier
Anto & Pier
Bellissimi foto e scenario
Buon fine settimana, Anto & Pier
2 years ago.
 Madeleine Defawes
Madeleine Defawes club
Superbe image !
Bon weekend. Amitiés
2 years ago.
 Heide
Heide club
A wonderful landscape.
Everything has got faster and faster in the last hundred years - but stopping climate change is almost impossible ...
2 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
O prenuncio de uma morte anunciada !
2 years ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Beau paysage bonne journée
2 years ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
......Some more pics of this dreamy site Annalia !
2 years ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Preciosa toma.
2 years ago.

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