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wisconsin_cur
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 Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject: Barcelona to import water by ship |
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Thought since we were giving attention to Lake Lanier we should notice this also.
| Quote: | | Barcelona is to take the unprecedented step of importing water by ship to prevent a water crisis prompted by extreme drought. The emergency measure, to start next month, indicates dramatically how climate change has affected one of Europe's most developed cities – a metropolis known for its efficient infrastructure. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: Barcelona to import water |
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By ship? Yeah, that's going to be a good long-term fix--NOT!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: Barcelona to import water |
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We should have seen this coming.
The dry countries of Mediterranean Europe are underpaying for water, especially compared to their wet northern neighbors.
It might make sense to start building aqueducts to carry water from soggy Germany to Spain, no?
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wisconsin_cur
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: Barcelona to import water by ship |
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Just in case someone wants to cross reference with precipitation.
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Ferretlover
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: Barcelona to import water |
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| Tyler_JC wrote: | | We should have seen this coming. |
You are right. What other countries, and their problems, have we neglected to discuss how they will affect us? (awkward sentence-sorry!)
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anarky321
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:18 am Post subject: Re: Barcelona to import water by ship |
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Spain is retarded; it has severe flooding in some sectors and drought in others.... there's no shortage of water for the country as a whole it just needs to construct a water transportation network (a big pipe) that runs from the flooded areas to the drought-stricken ones.
the problem is that the weather patterns have changed making hte south-east of spain drier while the north-west gets flooded
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anarky321
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:18 am Post subject: Re: Barcelona to import water by ship |
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Cabrone
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:25 am Post subject: Re: Barcelona to import water by ship |
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Looks like this water situation is causing some scuffles between Spanish regions.
Severe Spanish drought sparks regional water stoush
This is a mere taster for what is to come. |
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