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https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230513-the-country-is-becoming-a-desert-drought-struck-spain-is-running-out-of-water
Spain is running out of water. After a long and painful drought,
the country has been hit by an unusually early heat wave,
evaporating even more of the "blue gold" it still has left
in its reservoirs. While farmers fear for their survival,
environmentalists say it is time for “Europe’s back garden”
to rethink how it uses and manages its increasingly scarce
water supply.
There’s an expression in Spain: “En Abril, aguas mil” – April
will bring the rains. Only this year, it didn't. The month of
April was the driest month on record, and several Spanish
cities registered their highest April temperatures yet. In
Cordoba, the mercury rose to 38.7°C (almost 102°F) at one
point, and in the province of Seville in Andalusia to 37.8°C.
Coming on the heels of a long-term drought and an unusually
warm and dry winter, the latest heat wave has sparked a real
fear of shortages.
. . .
HOWEVER - we just remember the years-long drought
and heat in the western USA ... which rather abruptly
ended with huge prolonged FLOODS that are probably
not over yet.
Weather CHANGES - short/medium/long term. Sometimes
we can spot a pattern/cause, sometimes not. Spain may
dry out considerably, perhaps dangerously, but rain
WILL return ... probably more than they want.
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