Tag Archive for drought

No Rain… No Fruit

(SUK) It really needs to rain and rain properly. We’ve seen promising skies, thunder, lightening and even a smattering of raindrops. However, the countryside needs sustained rainfall over weeks.

Granada Drought Update

(MRP) The end of July saw the province’s reservoirs with 40% less stored water than July 2015 and with still half the summer to go. If it doesn’t rain in September…

To Rain Or Not To Rain

The Spanish say, nunca llueve a gusto de todos and although it concerns rain, it more widely means, you can’t please everybody. However, let’s talk about rain…

Yes, It’s A Drought

Despite today’s drizzle, we are in the middle of a drought, thanks to total lack of rain during the Autumn, following a longer-than-normal summer.

Skinny Cows Time

It might have been a dismal Easter, weather wise, but the drought continues, especially in the Alpujarra, where a lack of green pasture is costing farmers dearly.

It’s Silly Season!

There was a small fire at the beginning of March on the garden terraces, behind the Edif. La Roca block of flats, which is more or less where the Paseo del Altillo ends and where Paseo Prieto Moren begins.

Juicy Prize

So what exactly is the Mancomunidad de la Costa Tropicaland why are our politicians squabbling so much to get control of it? Good question!