Drought
Regular droughts could become the Mediterrenean’s ‘new normal’ due to climate change
Green
21.02.2024
Regular droughts could become the Mediterrenean’s ‘new normal’ due to climate change
Earlier this month, Catalonia declared a drought emergency. With levels in reservoirs as low as 16 per cent of capacity…
‘I feel abandoned’: These Spanish towns haven’t had clean tap water for 10 months
World
16.02.2024
‘I feel abandoned’: These Spanish towns haven’t had clean tap water for 10 months
It is an exceptionally rainy day in the small town of Pozoblanco, 70 kilometres north of Córdoba city in Andalucía.…
‘I feel abandoned’: These Spanish towns haven’t had clean tap water for 10 months
Sport
16.02.2024
‘I feel abandoned’: These Spanish towns haven’t had clean tap water for 10 months
It is an exceptionally rainy day in the small town of Pozoblanco, 70 kilometres north of Córdoba city in Andalucía.…
Outrage as Commission accused of shelving water resilience plan
Green
15.02.2024
Outrage as Commission accused of shelving water resilience plan
The European Commission has apparently suspended plans to boost water resilience, resulting in fury from green groups and industry bodies…
‘I feel abandoned’: These Spanish towns haven’t had clean tap water for 10 months
Green
15.02.2024
‘I feel abandoned’: These Spanish towns haven’t had clean tap water for 10 months
It is an exceptionally rainy day in the small town of Pozoblanco, 70 kilometres north of Córdoba city in Andalucía.…
Amazon tipping point: Up to 47% forest threatened by climate change and deforestation, study warns
Green
14.02.2024
Amazon tipping point: Up to 47% forest threatened by climate change and deforestation, study warns
The Amazon rainforest is approaching a tipping point which would have devastating consequences for the world’s climate system, new research…
‘An exceptional solution’: Catalonia is bringing in water by boat to top up dwindling supplies
Green
07.02.2024
‘An exceptional solution’: Catalonia is bringing in water by boat to top up dwindling supplies
Catalonia is experiencing one of the worst droughts in living memory. At no point in the last century have water…
Commission mulling water strategy amid Catalan drought and climate breakdown
Green
03.02.2024
Commission mulling water strategy amid Catalan drought and climate breakdown
The European Commission is finalising a plan to increase Europe’s ‘water resilience’ amid increasingly erratic weather climate breakdown, a challenge…
Barcelona declares drought emergency, with big fines for breaking water rules
Green
03.02.2024
Barcelona declares drought emergency, with big fines for breaking water rules
After months of warnings, authorities in Catalonia have declared a drought emergency. The region is in the midst of the…
‘A new climate reality’: Spain’s drought-stricken villages have been in crisis mode for months
Green
03.02.2024
‘A new climate reality’: Spain’s drought-stricken villages have been in crisis mode for months
Plastic jugs in hand, Joan Torrent takes a path into the woods in search of drinking water. He fills them…
