While some regions of Spain, such as the Western Cantabrian Sea, maintain or even improve their water reserves, other areas suffer from serious shortages. Catalonia and Andalusia are experiencing firsthand the dramatic reduction of their water resources, exacerbated by several years of insufficient rainfall during the wet seasons. This situation could change very soon.
The skies of Spain will bring clouds and rain in just a week, marking a drastic change in the climate that, according to the State’s senior meteorologist, Juan Jesús González Alemán and member of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), is crucial given the situation. current drought and the crisis of water reserves.
This meteorological change, described as the “opening of the Atlantic storm corridor”, promises to bring widespread rain not only in Spain, but also in nearby countries, an eagerly awaited and “very necessary” phenomenon to combat the water shortage, which has caused Spanish water reserves to be at a worryingly low level.
González Alemán, however, has warned of the unpredictable nature of this meteorological phenomenon. Thus, the expert has described this atmospheric dynamic as “highly chaotic”, which means that the specific details of the forecasts are still unclear. This uncertainty is an innate characteristic of this type of weather phenomenon, which makes predictions less reliable than usual.
Despite this insecurity, there is a positive aspect. Medium-term forecasts, based on scientific models, indicate “remarkable activity”, with significant accumulations of rain and snow. These rainfalls, although it is not known if they will be as heavy as they should be, could represent a much-needed respite.
Furthermore, before the arrival of these Atlantic rains, González Alemán has pointed out that the situation in the Mediterranean may also become “interesting”, which suggests possible important meteorological changes in this region in the short term. However, the specific details of this phenomenon in Mediterranean matters have not been specified.
