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Spain, Europe's greenhouse, is running out of water
Officials said the crackdown follows a 2021 EU court ruling and years of overuse that left the aquifer tapped by hundreds of illegal wells.
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Spain's southern coast produces a quarter of Europe's fruit and vegetables, but the region's water resources are dwindling rapidly due to intensive agriculture, climate change and illegal wells. The situation is particularly dire in the Doñana National Park, where the existence of UNESCO-protected wetlands is at stake, Deutsche Welle reported.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Spain, Europe's greenhouse, is running out of water
Spain's southern coast produces up to 25% of Europe's fruit and vegetables. But amid intensive farming, climate change and illegal wells, the water it takes to grow them is drying up.
·Bonn, Germany
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