been several attempts to do so
since 2008: requested by Xàbia
on three occasions and Gata
once. The Valencia Government
decided to remedy this situation
and convened a coordination
meeting in Xàbia to initiate a file
of Cultural Interest (BIC) for the
mills in five localities represented
at the meeting: the mayor of
Xàbia, Jose Chulvi, Pedreguer,
Sergi Ferrús, and councilors or
technicians of Gata, Calp and
Teulada. The technicians appealed
to the other three municipalities,
Benissa, Llíber and Dénia
(including Jesus Pobre), to join
in since a joint proposal will
accelerate the protection of BIC:
“we can act ex officio for those
municipalities that do not apply
for this protection , but we will
save time if it is the municipalities
who ask since they have all the
information, including ownership
and cadastral information. From:
La Marina PlazaLa Mari
Spain and Portugal could be
hit by ‘megadroughts’ lasting
15 years by 2100, finds study
Spain and Portugal could be hit by
“megadroughts” lasting for many
years by the end of the century,
according to climate models.
If the worst projections are
correct, the area could see a 15-
year period of rainfall at less than
half the average level. Researchers
from
Newcastle
University
selected a total of 15 different
climate models used by leading
scientific bodies around the world,
including Nasa, the Met Office
and the Max Planck Institute for
Meteorology. Some project small
increases in drought conditions but
most project multi-year droughts
reaching up to eight years. In
October, scientists reported that
temperatures in southern Europe
had risen by c. 1.3C since the 19th
century, compared to the global
average of 0.85C