Drought forces shutdown of one of largest hydroelecrtic power plants
This year has seen 32% less energy generated compared with average of past ten years
Drought
Unseasonal cold, extreme heat, drought: calamitous year for agriculture
Losses of up to 80% in crops as farmers call for more efficient use of water
Intense heat and little rainfall intensify drought in Catalonia
Barcelona weather station recorded average summer temperature 4.4°C higher than mid-20th century mean
The 11th-century sunken church emerging from water due to drought
Town of Sant Romà de Sau was sunken in 1960s to create Sau reservoir, but low reserves bring up eerie relics of the past
PODCAST: Drought - current state, impact on society, and sunken towns emerging
Intense heat and little rain have caused reservoirs to empty, impacting agriculture and hydroelectric production