Barcelona to install floating desalination plant to help fight drought
Drought-stricken Catalonia will install a floating desalination plant to help the city of Barcelona guarantee its drinking water supply, the Catalan government said on Thursday.
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Possible hottest first quarter on record for Spain, as drought warnings continue despite recent heavy rain
Predictions show that Spain has experienced its warmest first quarter on record since 1961, with January, February and March showing higher temperatures than usual, according
EU scraps pesticide proposal, as farmers continue to protest
The European Commission shelved an anti-pesticide proposal on Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic
Catalonia declares drought emergency that affects six million residents
On Thursday, the Catalan government officially declared a drought emergency in the Ter-Llobregat system, the primary water source for six million residents across Catalonia. The
Catalonia in ‘pre-emergency’ drought alert, and may need water shipped in
Over 200 municipalities supplied by Catalonia’s Ter-Llobregat water supply system, with a population of around six million people, officially entered the ‘pre-emergency’ phase of drought
Spain’s €1.4 billion plan to help protect Doñana National Park from drying up
National and regional authorities in Spain signed an agreement on Monday to invest €1.4 billion in areas around the Doñana National Park in a bid to
Spain on wildfire alert as another heatwave begins, with forecast up to 47C
Although three wildfires that scorched more than 1,000 hectares in Spain over the weekend are now under control, the country remains on high alert for
Catalonia declares drought emergency in 24 towns that will see water cuts
Catalonia declared a drought emergency in a total of 24 municipalities on Wednesday, which follows a severe lack of rain during the past 30 months.
A third heatwave hits Spain, as wildfire continues to burn in La Palma
Spain’s AEMET weather agency has said a third heatwave of the year ‘will affect a large part of the countries bordering the Mediterranean’ this week,
Spain endures its second heatwave of the year, with record temperatures in sight
Large areas of Spain are on alert again for extreme heat as the country endures its second heatwave of the year, with the national weather
