Droughts 'getting longer and more severe'
Sunday, January 20, 2013 @ 12:15 PM
DROUGHTS in Spain are becoming longer and more intense, according to experts.They have studied periods of low or non-existent rainfall in the country over the 60-year period between 1945 and 2005, and say the worst droughts – those which last five years or more – tend to be in the south and centre of the country.Spain's High Council of Scientific Investigation (CSIC) says that of the 187 river basins they studied, the Tajo in the centre of the country, the Júcar near the east coast, the Guadiana, and the Guadalquivir in the Sevilla province are the worst-affected and see some of the longest-lasting droughts.
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