https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed After a record-breaking month of rain in Spain, is it safe to say that there is enough water now for the country to stave off drought and water restrictions during the scorching summer months? https://www.thelocal.es/20250324/will-all-the-recent-rain-prevent-drought-in-spain-this-summer Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:18:29 +0100 will-all-the-recent-rain-prevent-drought-in-spain-this-summer A drought that has parched fields and prompted water restrictions in Spain since 2021 could be over soon thanks to recent abundant rainfall, national weather agency AEMET said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20250311/spain-on-the-verge-of-ending-four-year-drought Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:08:53 +0100 spain-on-the-verge-of-ending-four-year-drought Whether it be limits on swimming pools, street cleaning or even daily water consumptions limits, several parts of Spain are considering their drought restrictions ahead of the summer season. https://www.thelocal.es/20240508/will-drought-restrictions-affect-summer-holidays-in-spain Wed, 08 May 2024 14:27:39 +0200 will-drought-restrictions-affect-summer-holidays-in-spain Spain's Catalonia region said Tuesday it will ease restrictions on water use for Barcelona and its surrounding area after recent rainfall allowed it to lift a drought emergency. https://www.thelocal.es/20240508/drought-hit-barcelona-to-ease-water-restrictions-after-rains Wed, 08 May 2024 11:07:40 +0200 drought-hit-barcelona-to-ease-water-restrictions-after-rains Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia will install a floating desalination plant in the port of Barcelona to guarantee fresh water supplies amid an intense drought, regional authorities said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20240419/barcelona-to-fight-drought-with-floating-desalination-plant Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:48:41 +0200 barcelona-to-fight-drought-with-floating-desalination-plant Town halls in Catalonia will be able to decide whether private swimming pools belonging to hotels and residential complexes are classified as “climate refuges” that are open to the general public, as the Spanish region prepares drought measures for the summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20240419/drought-hit-catalonia-to-open-hotel-swimming-pools-to-the-general-public Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:32:44 +0200 drought-hit-catalonia-to-open-hotel-swimming-pools-to-the-general-public After an incredibly rainy Easter helped to refill Spain's dwindling reservoirs, some have started to wonder if drought restrictions planned or already implemented in certain parts of the country will be lifted. https://www.thelocal.es/20240403/will-there-still-be-drought-restrictions-in-spain-after-all-the-rain-thats-fallen Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:36:17 +0200 will-there-still-be-drought-restrictions-in-spain-after-all-the-rain-thats-fallen Authorities in the Catalan capital have announced they will send warning letters to 24,000 residents who use more than the 200-litre daily limit as the region deals with a drought emergency. https://www.thelocal.es/20240228/barcelona-to-send-letters-to-24000-residents-who-use-too-much-water Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:44:39 +0100 barcelona-to-send-letters-to-24000-residents-who-use-too-much-water Following similar announcements made by Andalusian and Catalan authorities, the Canary island of Tenerife faces water shortages this summer due to one of its “driest winters in recent history”. https://www.thelocal.es/20240226/tenerife-to-call-drought-emergency-as-spain-struggles-with-water-shortages Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:24:10 +0100 tenerife-to-call-drought-emergency-as-spain-struggles-with-water-shortages Catalonia's emergency drought plan involves a whole series of water restrictions which will affect 6 million from Friday February 2nd, many in Barcelona. The following drought map and rules breakdown explains in detail. https://www.thelocal.es/20240202/explained-what-and-where-are-the-drought-water-restrictions-in-catalonia Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:27:53 +0100 explained-what-and-where-are-the-drought-water-restrictions-in-catalonia Spain's northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency Thursday for Barcelona and the surrounding area, which will now face tighter water restrictions following three years without significant rain. https://www.thelocal.es/20240201/barcelona-enters-drought-emergency-with-tighter-water-restrictions Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:26:05 +0100 barcelona-enters-drought-emergency-with-tighter-water-restrictions Although Atlantic storms regularly sweep through Spain they always seem to peter out before reaching Catalonia, which is experiencing its worst drought in living memory and is already restricting water use in the most affected places. https://www.thelocal.es/20240126/hard-to-live-like-this-in-2024-how-drought-is-affecting-catalonia Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:10:00 +0100 hard-to-live-like-this-in-2024-how-drought-is-affecting-catalonia The Andalusian president has warned that Málaga, Seville and Córdoba will have drought-related restrictions to water usage over the summer months unless there are “at least 30 days of rain in a row” beforehand. https://www.thelocal.es/20240119/cities-in-spains-andalusia-set-to-have-water-restrictions-over-summer Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:38:47 +0100 cities-in-spains-andalusia-set-to-have-water-restrictions-over-summer The Spanish government and regional authorities in Andalusia have finally reached an agreement on the fate of Doñana National Park after weeks of negotiations and almost two years of disputes, all in the midst of a devastating drought. https://www.thelocal.es/20231129/explained-spains-e1-4b-plan-to-save-endangered-donana-wetlands Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:10:11 +0100 explained-spains-e1-4b-plan-to-save-endangered-donana-wetlands The worst drought in a century in Spain's Catalonia region is getting worse. Water usage restrictions are now in place and officials have warned it may be necessary to bring fresh water to Barcelona by boat. https://www.thelocal.es/20231122/catalonia-imposes-restrictions-and-may-ship-in-water-to-combat-drought Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:35:39 +0100 catalonia-imposes-restrictions-and-may-ship-in-water-to-combat-drought Spain's cabinet on Thursday approved measures worth more than €2 billion to alleviate the impact of a prolonged drought that has hit its key agricultural sector. https://www.thelocal.es/20230511/spain-to-spend-e2-billion-to-tackle-drought Thu, 11 May 2023 17:23:26 +0200 spain-to-spend-e2-billion-to-tackle-drought An ongoing drought and soaring temperatures have unleashed fears of an olive "catastrophe" in Spain, the world's largest producer of olive oil, which suffered a very difficult year in 2022. https://www.thelocal.es/20230509/drought-spells-catastrophe-for-spains-olive-harvest Tue, 09 May 2023 11:15:57 +0200 drought-spells-catastrophe-for-spains-olive-harvest Spain's government on Friday came to the defence of the AEMET weather agency, which has suffered threats and abuse from climate conspiracy theorists over its forecasts during a record drought. https://www.thelocal.es/20230505/spains-weather-agency-gets-insults-and-threats-over-climate-conspiracy Fri, 05 May 2023 17:05:15 +0200 spains-weather-agency-gets-insults-and-threats-over-climate-conspiracy Much of Spain is currently in the midst of one of the worst droughts it has seen in years. Water restrictions are already in place in some regions, but experts predict the situation is set to worsen. https://www.thelocal.es/20230503/the-water-restrictions-you-can-expect-in-spain-this-summer Wed, 03 May 2023 15:09:06 +0200 the-water-restrictions-you-can-expect-in-spain-this-summer Spain said Tuesday it had asked the European Union for emergency funds to help the country's farmers grapple with a severe drought which is threatening crops. https://www.thelocal.es/20230426/spain-appeals-for-eu-aid-for-drought-hit-farmers Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:58:09 +0200 spain-appeals-for-eu-aid-for-drought-hit-farmers