Parts of Mallorca on drought alert
No part of Mallorca has a normal situation for water reserves
Latest figures from the Balearic ministry of the sea and water cycle indicate that water reserves in the Balearics increased to 46% in September. This was three per cent higher than in August but six per cent below September 2023. The ministry says that the situation continues to require rigorous monitoring and responsible management of available resources.
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Infrastructure, Fancy trains and trams. Massive airport Thousand euro a night hotels. Roads and ports. Hydrogen busses Green hydrogen manufactured with renewable energy and transportation with a pipeline. But the most basic infrastructure of all ? Water storage and distribution , without which all the above are surplus. Green hydrogen, needs good quality water for manufacture. And 12 million tourists just expect it. The torrent run off needs to be captured in cisterns agribusiness and other water intensive industries. Or the climate will certainly stop over tourism .
Mallorca is always going to have a water shortage problem. When it rains, if it is not over the Mountains, it is not collected. Rain falling over the whole Island, needs to be collected. Building De-Salination Plants must be the Top Priority for Mallorca. Raising the funds to build these Plants , again a major requirement. Otherwise Mallorca will always have these drought alerts.