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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 8. September | 119 comments (119 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: 30 percent of Spain turning into desert (none / 0)

I wonder what's happening to underground water levels. Water is being wasted like it's free all across Spain, Barcelona is just a taste of things to come. Galicia is gonna be a boom area when people realise it's the only bit where it rains reliably.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 06:42:04 AM EST
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Re: 30 percent of Spain turning into desert (none / 1)

Are you saying Spaniards haven't realised it rains reliably in Galicia?

Just like Britons go to Spain because they have realised it rains more reliably in Britain than in Spain, right?

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 06:48:40 AM EST
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Re: 30 percent of Spain turning into desert (none / 1)

No, what I'm saying is that climatically Spain is more northern Sahara than southern europe. Desertification will happen, especially if the aquifers are drained wastefully. Then the population will face living among the sanddunes or going where it rains.

My money's on galicia in the long run.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 08:06:41 AM EST
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Re: 30 percent of Spain turning into desert (none / 1)

We'll just sell the 'villas' in the sanddunes to British expats and move to Britain which by then may have a Mediterranean climate ;-P

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 08:24:36 AM EST
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Re: 30 percent of Spain turning into desert (none / 1)

Actually I recommend western france as a compromise. Britain may become too wet given the government's eagerness to build on every floodplain it can set it's beady eyes upon.

And Ireland should be intensively re-foresting the west before it runs into similar problems.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 08:38:10 AM EST
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Re: 30 percent of Spain turning into desert (none / 1)

Britain, Brittany, same thing :-P

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 08:46:06 AM EST
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Re: 30 percent of Spain turning into desert (none / 0)

Obviously.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 09:12:51 AM EST
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