Europe’s water crisis
Gilabert’s groves were once fed by groundwater reserves alone but those are depleted in his part of Andalucia, Spain.
The World Resources Institute forecast in 2020 that global fresh water demand would outstrip available supply by 56 per cent by 2030 — a greater gap than the 40 per cent forecast by consultancy McKinsey in 2009.
Europe is warming faster than any other continent. But this has been compounded by other issues. Flows of Alpine meltwater, which are crucial for the continent’s water supply, are falling.
On top of that, drought-ridden soils are not sufficiently retaining rainwater, which is depleting groundwater reserves.
Financial Times 27 August 2023
https://www.ft.com/content/80122ded-4158-45f9-915c-a52b5fb2d088
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