No wonder Alberta is on fire. We made this planet into a volcano
We can’t call these supercharged seasonal infernos our ‘new normal.’ There’s nothing natural about how we changed the Earth’s climate
It's been a rather cool but bright May and the area I live in is again up with a high drought index and again our rainwater tank is empty.
Going to have to seriously investigate a new system and perhaps grey water recycling. #ClimateDiary#Drought
#ClimateDiary i am posting this article here now - about #Drought in #Germany, where #Water loss is amongst the world’s largest. But i am finding it all difficult just now. Week on week, day after day hard-hitting #ClimateNews - it’s getting to me and i am not sure how good it is to keep on posting all this. Will try and focus on #ClimateHope for a bit if I can
‘The country is becoming a desert’: Drought-struck Spain is running out of water.
After a long and painful drought, the country has been hit by an unusually early heat wave, evaporating even more of the "blue gold" it still has left in its reservoirs.
While farmers fear for their survival, environmentalists say it is time for “Europe’s back garden” to rethink how it uses and manages its increasingly scarce water supply.
Ile-de-France gives 20,000 euros to households willing to collect rainwater
A personal water reservoir can be beneficial both for their wallets and for the environment
Subsidy covers expenses related to the purchase and installation of the rain collector. The subsidy cap has been set at 50% of the cost of installation.
Not a drop left in the tap: The worst-case scenario distressing the French Pyrénées.
In French Catalonia, in the east of the Pyrénées mountain range, there has been no rain for over a year. The water levels in the area's aquifers are so low that there could be shortages of drinking water.
Spain's cabinet on Thursday approved measures worth more than two billion euros to alleviate the impact of a prolonged drought that has hit its key agricultural sector.
The country's water reserves are on average below 50% of capacity, while levels have fallen to roughly 25% in the two worst-hit areas – Andalusia in the south and Catalonia in the northeast.
The drought in Spain highlights how global warming is crippling the nuclear industry, which is entirely dependent on abundant quantities of water to function.
Spanish reactors, all on rivers, are competing with a range of other segments of society that rely on the decreasing levels of water.
Additionally, the heated water these plants return to the river exacerbate the problem.
Europe is facing a serious threat of drought as glaciers melt at an alarming pace. Glaciers in the Alps lost more than 5 cubic kilometres of ice last year. This could affect the region's water supply, agriculture, energy production, and biodiversity.
"Looking at historical data from 1959 to 2021, we found that 31% of Earth’s land surface has already experienced such statistically implausible #heat.
We must be very cautious about using the historical record in isolation to estimate the “maximum” #heatwave possible. Policymakers across the globe should prepare for exceptional heatwaves that would be deemed #implausible based on current records."
The long-lasting spring drought in Spain is increasingly visible from space. A comparison of satellite images between 25.04.2016 and 23.04.2023 illustrates how parched the landscape already is in parts. Unfortunately, there is little chance of relief, the weather situation is extremely entrenched.
“The extreme conditions will follow the driest March in 20 years in some areas which has increased growing concerns about the nation's water reserves and officially placed Spain into long-term #Drought.
I kept looking for that angle in the reporting about the lack of the vegetables in the UK. But I haven't seen it. It's presented as a side effect of Brexit and/or a political issue. They mention that there's a drought in Spain, but then it switches immediately to why do other European countries get some of the rare vegetables and we don't, and the fact that something is very wrong where the vegetables are coming from which is why the are fewer and more expensive this year is slightly overlooked.
I will also not back down from the idea that it is not necessary to eat cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers in winter, but apparently that is a very controversial thought. Might also be easier to decide not to eat them while you could, and not be deprived against your will, I can understand that.
#ClimateDiary Our neighbour country #Spain expects an extreme #heatwave with 40°C. This is more than 6-10 degrees than normal because we have APRIL! In some regions this is 15-20 degrees over normal. Crazy!
We are sitting in the middle of the #climateCrisis, which is already on our doorstep. Have we ever considered that 1.5 degrees is an average temperature? How will those who get the extremes live? Here it's rather cold but we have winter #drought in France. Never had one in winter ...