With Reservoirs At 9.2% Of Capacity, Cyprus Considering Plan To Imports Tankerloads Of Water - ENN

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NICOSIA (Reuters) - Drought-stricken Cyprus may import water to beat a crippling shortage that is threatening to tap the island's reservoir reserves dry, its agriculture minister said on Wednesday.

The decision to bring water in sea tankers from Greece would depend on weather over the next two months, but the outlook for rain was not promising, Photis Photiou said. "It's January 9. It's supposed to be winter, and it feels like summer," he told Reuters.

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Water shortages have triggered strict rationing for farmers, and cuts could also be considered to households if the situation does not improve by April, he said. Official accounts suggest that rainfall in Cyprus has fallen by about 20 percent over the past 35 years, a decline officials attribute to climate change.

Cyprus has two desalination plants running at full capacity, and a third is due to come on stream in June. Reservoirs were 9.2 percent full as of January 8, holding an estimated 25.3 million cubic meters of water.

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1. No Global Warming Here

Move on people....................:sarcasm: :rofl: :hi:

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2. My recollection is that Greece is having issues with drought too.

wonder how much longer they'll be able to find anybody willing to export water.