Climate change

A study from the Universitat Politècnica de València details the scale of the DANA flood in l’Horta Sud on October 29, 2024, with water speeds reaching up to 8 meters per second and depths exceeding 4 meters. Led by Francisco Vallés Morán, the research shows how the flood followed the area's historical geomorphology and how infrastructure like the V-31 worsened the disaster.

January 05, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

A new Desertification Atlas reveals that 43.35% of Spanish territory is degraded, with desertification affecting 60.94% of arid zones. The study, produced by the University of Alicante and CSIC, highlights the most vulnerable regions such as Murcia and the Canary Islands. Water management is presented as key to mitigating the problem's advance.