Struggling with the drought problem, local governments in Spain started to take precautions against record-breaking air temperatures, which were above seasonal normals.
Struggling with the drought problem, local governments in Spain started to take precautions against record-breaking air temperatures, which were above seasonal normals. In Spain, in the west of the Mediterranean, where temperatures are measured 10-15 degrees above the seasonal norms with the wave coming from Africa, the warmest April has been experienced since the statistical information began to be collected.
The air temperature at the airport in the city of Kutuba in the Andalusia region in the south of the country reached 38.7 degrees on April 27. This was recorded as the hottest day ever detected in April. The measures applied in the summer months under normal conditions in Spain were also brought forward due to the high temperatures that started early.
Many local governments, especially in regions such as Andalusia, Extremadura and Murcia in the south, have already started to warn the elderly and patients with respiratory diseases not to leave the house at noon, staying in the shade, drinking plenty of liquids, wearing a hat, using sunscreen or avoiding overeating. .
It has been announced that the public pools, which normally come into service at the beginning of June in the capital Madrid, will be opened to the public as of May 13, and the beach on the riverbank will be opened to the public this week, and water will be distributed on the street, especially to the elderly, by the civil aid teams. In addition, it was reported that in some autonomous governments such as Catalonia and Valencia, the measures for the elderly in the summer months were brought forward.
In Spain, which had one of the driest springs in its history, there are many regions with no precipitation for more than 130 days. Spanish state television RTVE’s program about the drought, the farmers said, “Our losses have already reached 75 percent. If it does not rain, we will lose all our crops.” said.
The Confederation of Farmers and Owners’ Organizations (COAG) said: “The lack of precipitation in the spring and winter months has been exacerbated by the high temperatures in recent weeks. Agricultural work and investment have been greatly affected, especially in the driest regions of Andalusia, Extremadura, Castilla La Mancha, Murcia and Aragon. The losses amount to at least 3.5 million hectares of grain area.” made the statement.
According to the report published recently by the European Central Bank, in Spain, which is shown together with France and Italy as the countries most affected by climate change, in March 2023, olive oil yielded 32 percent, eggs 25 percent, bread 13 percent, dried nuts 6 percent, compared to a year ago. It was shared that 7 was expensive. It has been stated that 200 thousand hectares of land have been damaged so far in Spain, which has also been struggling with forest fires since March.