Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 09:50
Spain’s state meteorological agency (Aemet) has predicted “poor” rainfall in Andalusia in February as it deals with the drought crisis. The forecaster also noted that the region’s winter rainfall patterns have changed over the past decade, with “longer lasting storms” resulting in “full weeks” of rain leading to runoff and improved rainfall levels. said it no longer exists. reservoir.
This was said by Juan de Dios del Pino, regional representative of Aemmet, Andalusia, who said that even if it rains in the first two weeks of February, it will be “less” and that the second He said there will be more rain during the week, but “nothing above average.” ” According to current forecasts.
In an interview with Canal Sur TV, Prime Minister Del Pino said that February in Andalucía would have “low rainfall, or at least not enough cumulative rainfall to get us out of the drought situation.” He warned as follows: The forecast for March is “uncertain and still not very accurate.”
In any case, the Emmett regional representative warned that the key to drought mitigation is “not just the amount, but the way the rain falls,” using the amount of rainfall recorded in January as an example. I mentioned that. Irene wet the ground a little, then Juan arrived and the ground was wet so some of the water flowed out and reached the reservoir. ”
“If all the rain that fell in January had flowed into the reservoir, the precipitation would have increased by 30% and the capacity of the reservoir would have been halved,” Del Pino added. He also warned that an average of 10 liters of rain per day for 30 consecutive days had “never before”. Juanma Moreno, the president of the junta, said the rains are needed to avoid water. Restrictions are implemented in the summer in cities and large cities.
In Del Pino’s opinion, “The problem is not just the lack of rain, but the way it falls. Rainfall for the past 10 years has been above average, with the exception of 2017-2018, when there was still no rain. Both are high, and winter has moved from being the first to third main source of precipitation in Andalusia, after spring and autumn. ”
A regional representative from Emet said that while winters used to bring “a lot of precipitation with not much wind, a series of large storms, and rain all week long,” now in Andalusia the main impacts are “spring and autumn. He recalled that it was caused by “occasional heavy rain.” When it rains, it rains a lot in some places, and very little in other places, and the amount is noticeably smaller. ”