Drought in Spain is the most serious in 150 years

Many areas in eastern Spain are experiencing the longest drought in more than 150 years, and forecast this extreme weather phenomenon will continue to last.

According to a report by the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET), this is the most severe drought since the historic drought occurred in the eastern regions more than 150 years ago.

The areas most affected in the past 8 months are: Valencia, Alicante, Murcia and Almeria, Malaga in Southeast Spain.

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AEMET spokesperson Ana Casals said that since early 2014, Spain has been hit by major storms that caused widespread flooding and destruction of many coastal areas in Northeast and Northern Spain, but Due to the geographical layout of the country, the mountains stretching from the North to the Central are the factors that make the country of these bulls little, even without rain in the East and Southeast regions. .

In 2013, Spain's Center for Scientific Research (CSIC) made early predictions about its weather problems - including drought - after studying the phenomenon of rain in Spain. Houses in the period from 1945-2005.

CSIC has discovered the climate change when drought has become more and more popular in the central and southeastern provinces of the country for over 15 years. These droughts are more and more prolonged and more severe, even moderate and severe droughts occur even in areas with moderate weather.

The reservoirs in these areas are still at 74-90% capacity because the rainfall is higher than the average of previous years, however, if this year's rainy season does not arrive as early as expected, crops will be at risk of damage.