The experts agree that Portugal’s industrial agriculture is the main culprit, as it relies on the wrong crops and uses too much water because of outdated irrigation methods.
Environmental engineer Catarina Rodrigues explains the issue, citing problems resulting from a 600-hectare (1,482-acre) avocado plantation currently being planned in Portugal’s southern Algarve region.
“Avocados need an extremely large amount of water, which is already in short supply in the region. This is an ecological crime,” the activist working for the nonprofit organization Quercus told DW.
Hmm. On one hand, yes, on the other hand, avocadoes are goddamn delicious and the world needs more of them.
Just to be a pedant, you know that deserts don’t have to be hot, right? The definition of a desert comes down to the amount of precipitation that a region gets, not how hot it is - Antarctica is a desert, the largest one on Earth.
Hmm.
googles
https://www.dw.com/en/portugal-water-scarcity-weighs-on-drought-stricken-economy/a-65795525
Hmm. On one hand, yes, on the other hand, avocadoes are goddamn delicious and the world needs more of them.
The problem is that region is extremely hot. Almost a desert sometimes of the year.
Just to be a pedant, you know that deserts don’t have to be hot, right? The definition of a desert comes down to the amount of precipitation that a region gets, not how hot it is - Antarctica is a desert, the largest one on Earth.