Catalans face carwash bans, swimming pool restrictions over record drought
Barcelona, Spain Reuters Residents of the eastern Spanish region of Catalonia will be banned from washing their cars and filling up empty swimming pools under measures announced on Thursday to alleviate the region’s worst drought on record. The measures, which will come into force on Friday, will affect around six million people in 200 villages, […]
Sydney’s water supply falling at fastest rate on record due to drought
SydneyReuters Australia’s biggest city Sydney is running down its water supply at the fastest rate on record with dams expected to fall below half maximum capacity due to the worst drought on record, the New South Wales State Government said on Friday. Warragamba Dam, the city’s main water supply, was sitting at 51.4 per cent […]
As drought persists, Australia restricts water use in populous state
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales on Tuesday imposed water restrictions for the first time in a decade with dam levels at just over 50 per cent due to a prolonged drought. The country’s east coast has suffered through two years of below average rainfall, devastating agricultural production and stoking a […]