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[Brian Ellis]

This will give you an idea of what 'drought' means. Kouris dam is the island's biggest reservoir, supplying about half the population. http://www.cyprusliving.org/phpbb/nf...ic.php?t=10960

[Dr Mordrid]

Looks like you guys need one of those new desalinization plants they're building in Califlakey

[Brian Ellis]

We already have two large desalination plants and a third under construction but that's not enough. The problem with desalination is that breaking the ionic bonds holding sodium cations to hydroxyl anions and chloride anions to hydrogen cations takes a LOT of energy, which means massive CO2 emissions and concomitant pollution. Unfortunately we have neither nuclear nor renewable electricity here.

What we really need is an average rainfall each winter: this past one is the 4th <average on the trot: I measured a measly 159.2 mm this winter where the average is between 400 and 450 mm.

[DukeP]

Simply cut down on those stupid golf courses.

Golf should be played in Scotland, where Sheep shears the grass and the Atlantic keeps it forever damp.

~~DukeP~~

[gt40]

Wettest July on record, here.

[Brian Ellis]

Simply cut down on those stupid golf courses.

Golf should be played in Scotland, where Sheep shears the grass and the Atlantic keeps it forever damp.

~~DukeP~~

Agreed!