Re:Spain, Portugal dryness 'unprecedented' in 1,200 years
by sentrms on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @12:49AM
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The real problem is not less rainfall but ever growing expansion of unsustainable agriculture in these regions. For instance in Southern Spain there are countless illegal boreholes and this number is growing every year [0]. Every time I visit this region (yearly) I'm shocked by the expansion of arable land.
Re:Spain, Portugal dryness 'unprecedented' in 1,200 years
by ionwake on Monday July 04, 2022 @06:02PM
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Didn’t they say the results are already taking effect?
If I was going to buy an olive farm should I consider buying it further north away from the famous olive growing southern Andalusian region in preparation for climate change or is it really just a scare story?
Re:Spain, Portugal dryness 'unprecedented' in 1,200 years
by danans on Monday July 04, 2022 @07:21PM
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> If I was going to buy an olive farm should I consider buying it further north
if it is any indication, Champagne companies have for years been buying land in southern England and planting vineyards there as the optimal climate zone for those grapes has shifted north.
Re:Spain, Portugal dryness 'unprecedented' in 1,200 years
by Daishiman on Monday July 04, 2022 @06:51PM
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This is happening everywhere in borderline areas where irrigation was essential to productive farming. Nowhere is "safe", but going to more temperate areas is likely the best option.
A lot of countries have maps of how climate change will impact every area; I'd suggest you look there to see if they have that info.
Maybe I need to get out more, but I was thinking watching the first video on that page, why does this make me feel like I'm in some dystopian sci-fi game/movie and then I realised the voice and presentation style reminded me of the ingame videos from Doom 3 :).
Re:Spain, Portugal dryness 'unprecedented' in 1,200 years
by hulitu on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @06:47AM
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> This is happening everywhere in borderline areas where irrigation was essential to productive farming. Nowhere is "safe", but going to more temperate areas is likely the best option.
So that's why Sweden and Finland joined NATO. United Fruit Company is moving north.
[0] https://www.wwf.eu/?68900/Spain-sucked-dry-by-illegal-water-...
I think we're going to hear a lot more of "precedented" in the years to come.
If I was going to buy an olive farm should I consider buying it further north away from the famous olive growing southern Andalusian region in preparation for climate change or is it really just a scare story?
Great article to a thx for posting
if it is any indication, Champagne companies have for years been buying land in southern England and planting vineyards there as the optimal climate zone for those grapes has shifted north.
A lot of countries have maps of how climate change will impact every area; I'd suggest you look there to see if they have that info.
Maybe I need to get out more, but I was thinking watching the first video on that page, why does this make me feel like I'm in some dystopian sci-fi game/movie and then I realised the voice and presentation style reminded me of the ingame videos from Doom 3 :).
So that's why Sweden and Finland joined NATO. United Fruit Company is moving north.