Have recent rains helped with Spain’s ongoing severe drought?
Apr 3, 2024 · Despite recent rains topping up reservoirs, an unusually warm winter has made water shortages worse and drought is a consequence of a bigger problem. January, February and March are likely to...
Disappearing lakes, dead crops and trucked-in water: Drought ... - CNN
May 2, 2023 · Spain has been in a long-term drought since the end of 2022, said Ricardo Torrijo, a spokesperson for AEMET, the Spanish national weather service. In March, the country only received 36% of the...
Spain is moving from a Mediterranean to desert climate, study says
Sep 16, 2024 · The study shows a “strong link” between increasing temperatures and decreasing rainfall in Spain over the past 50 years. Between 1971 and 2022, rainfall diminished at a rate of 0.93 mm a...
Catalonia: State of emergency declared as region faces worst ever drought
Feb 1, 2024 · The Spanish region of Catalonia has declared a state of emergency as it faces its worst drought on record. From Thursday residents will be banned from washing their cars and filling up empty...
Drought-stricken villages in Spain's northeast struggle to keep ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Spain’s northeast Catalonia is preparing to declare a drought emergency for the area of some six million people including the city of Barcelona. But thousands of people who live in villages and towns in the Catalan countryside have …
Spain's Catalonia region declares a drought emergency in 24 …
Aug 2, 2023 · MADRID (AP) — Northeastern Spain’s Catalonia region declared a drought emergency in 24 municipalities Wednesday following a severe lack of rain in recent years. Restrictions put in place as part of the emergency will principally affect agricultural and industrial water usage but not drinking water, Catalonia Water Agency Director Samuel ...
‘The country is becoming a desert’: Drought-struck Spain is …
May 13, 2023 · Spain is running out of water after a long and painful drought and an unusually early heat wave. The country, known as "Europe's back garden", is facing crop losses, water restrictions and...
Spain Browned by Drought - NASA Earth Observatory
May 22, 2023 · Since the start of the hydrological year, on October 1, 2022, Spain received 28 percent less rain than expected by mid-May 2023, according to Spain’s meteorological agency. The drought dried up reservoirs, parched olive groves, and led to …
Worst drought recorded hits Spain’s Catalonia, sparking fears and ...
Feb 6, 2024 · After three years without sustained rainfall, emergency measures were brought at the weekend, which include a ban on refilling swimming pools in hotels or campsites or topping them up unless...
Drought in Spain Leaves Villagers Fearing a Drier Future - The …
Oct 22, 2023 · Spain has been blighted by a long-running drought, caused by record-high temperatures in 2022, a string of heat waves in 2023, and almost three years of reduced rainfall. Throughout the...
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