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Europe’s Produce At Stake In Spain’s Water War
May 2nd, 2023
Via Terra Daily, an article on the impact of Spain’s water war on European food security: Spanish farmer Juan Francisco Abellaneda’s salads and watermelons fill the shelves of European supermarkets winter and summer. But maybe not for much longer.The tap that turned the arid semi-desert of southeastern Spain into Europe’s market garden may be about […]
Read more »Winter Drought Grips Southern Europe
April 21st, 2023
Via The Economist, a report on the winter drought gripping southern Europe: The small town of Vallon-Pont-d’Arc in southern France sits on the winding Ardèche river, just before it enters a deep limestone gorge. Fringed by red-tiled two-storey new-build homes, it has a gently growing population, which is boosted in the summer months by an […]
Read more »Europe Faces Growing Water Crisis As Winter Drought Worsens
April 7th, 2023
Via The Guardian, a report on how multiple European governments are warning of critical water shortages as heatwaves and lack of rain leave river systems depleted: The scenes are rare enough in mid-summer; in early March, they are unprecedented. Lac de Montbel in south-west France is more than 80% empty, the boats of the local sailing club […]
Read more »Catalonia Limits Water Use As Spain Prays For Rain
November 22nd, 2022
Via National Newswatch, an article on new water restrictions in Spain: Barcelona and large swathes of Spain’s northeast are going under water restrictions as a months-long drought that has devastated crops starts to put the pinch on human activities in the Mediterranean country. The measures will affect 6.7 million people, 80% of the population in […]
Read more »Drought-Stricken Work Together To Fight Water Woes
November 9th, 2022
Via Reuters, a report that drought-stricken countries have agreed to work together to fight water woes: Drought-stricken countries, led by Senegal and Spain, announced an alliance Monday to help each other manage water scarcity by sharing technology and expertise. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the U.N. climate conference, COP27, which is taking […]
Read more »Spain and Portugal Suffering Driest Climate For 1,200 Years
July 10th, 2022
Via The Guardian, an article on the drought affecting Spain and Portugal: Spain and Portugal are suffering their driest climate for at least 1,200 years, according to research, with severe implications for both food production and tourism. Most rain on the Iberian peninsula falls in winter as wet, low-pressure systems blow in from the Atlantic. But a […]
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