Its water reserve has dropped below 40 percent this week. 693 cubic hectometersAccording to data from the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Control, it represents 1.2 percent of the total, which means that the reservoirs currently have a volume of 21,730 cubic meters, or 39.2 percent of their capacity.
Currently, the reservoirs store 10,969 cubic hectometers less than the average for the decade, which means 33.54 percent less and 17.34 percent less. same date last yearwhen they have 4,558 cubic hectometers less.
We’ll have to go back to 1995, 27 years ago–32 number– to find this week of the year worse data in reservoirs. According to data provided to Europa Press that year by the Ministry of Ecological Transition, the reserve was 31.03 percent on the same dates. Spain in those years was experiencing a persistent drought, and in the previous two years, 32 reservoirs this week were 40.57 percent in 1994 and 40.91 percent in 1993.
Rain this week they were scarce Although they affect the Atlantic slope, they are on the Mediterranean slope. The maximum was recorded in Valladolid with 18.7 liters per square meter. Thus, in eastern Cantabria the reserve is 72.6 percent; 61.8 percent in western Cantabria; 50.5 percent in Miño-Sil; 62 percent are on the Galician Coast; to 81 percent in the Basque Country’s inland basins. Also, Tinto, Odiel and Piedras at 69.4 percent; Júcar, 58.4 percent, and Ebro, 51.5 percent.
Duration, eight water basins hold less than half of their capacity allow. These are the reservoirs of the Duero basins, which is 42.2 percent; Tagus, 40.5 percent; Guadiana, 25.8 percent; Guadalete-Barbate, 27.1 percent; Guadalquivir, 24.2 percent; 40.7 percent in the Andalusian Mediterranean basin; Segura 39.9 percent and Catalonia’s inner basins 42.1 percent.
Source: Informacion
