*Adapting to #Desertification*
#ClimateChange

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... #Water 💦 abuse👈, in particular from #Acquifers:

"👉...water that had been underground for millions of years.
So much so, that even the #Earth's axis has been affected.👈"

mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1147…

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1)
Note: not being a civil engineer or architect, I have only limited research exposure in these areas.)

@DoomsdaysCW

...on (exceptions possible, OFC.)

Needless to say, as we have seen from disaster reports from #Greece and #Italy, for instance, in recent years, the rate of top-soil #Erosion in the areas hit by such extreme-weather events, is bound to increase exponentially initially. This, in turn--and this is my understanding not being a #Climatologist either--will feed into the #Desertification feedback loop.

In short:
These catastrophic events may not be decades away anymore, but...

@DoomsdaysCW

...about the publication of this benchmark study:

👉"*First Atlas of #Desertification in #Spain [#ADE]: More Than 40% of the Country Is at Risk*👈

#Murcia, #Albacete, #Almería, #LasPalmas, #Valladolid, and #Alicante are the provinces most affected by this phenomenon, which leads to the complete loss of land suitable for ecological and agricultural use...

[...]

"The...(#ADE), The ADE study, coordinated by specialists from the #UniversityOfAlicante (#UA) and the...

@DoomsdaysCW

...@DoomsdaysCW

*Adapting to #Desertification*
#ClimateChange

(2/n)

...probably the whole #Iberian peninsula, including most of the #CanaryIslands, are @ risk of #Desertification 2), (passive) #CoolingTechnology has become a survival-critical instrument for the inevitable adaptation.
Needless to say, far too little is being done about it.

2)
Here is a translation of the title and abstract of the renowned daily, #ElPaís,...

*Adapting to #Desertification*
#ClimateChange

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Me, too. 😉

Let me tell you, too, that I think I remember watching a video of.. the only modern-day further delopment of this ancient #ClimateTechnology that I'm aware of 1)--is a video clip or TV documentary that showcased a trial of a #Madrid university.

As huge parts of #Spain and...

2)
elpais.com/clima-y-medio-ambiente/2025-11-27/primer-atlas-de-la-desertificacion-en-espana-mas-del-40-del-territorio-esta-amenazado.html