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  • talEnglish
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    21 days ago

    Well, on the up side, last year the news was on drought.

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/drought-spain-empties-reservoirs-forces-limits-water-use-2023-08-08/

    Drought in Spain empties reservoirs, forces limits on water use

    August 8, 202312:52 PM PDT

    AGULLANA, Spain, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Artur Duran holds his hand out by his waist to show the level of water he remembers two years ago at the Darnius Boadella reservoir in northeastern Spain.

    Then, it was still deep enough for sailing. Now a long drought has nearly emptied it.

    “We have never seen (it) so low,” the 79-year-old local resident told Reuters at the reservoir, which is only 20% full.

    • trollercoaster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      20 days ago

      Droughts will make flash floods worse, because soil that has dried out completely won’t take in as much water as quickly, as slightly moist soil.