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by sentrms 1445 days ago
The real problem is not less rainfall but ever growing expansion of unsustainable agriculture in these regions. For instance in Southern Spain there are countless illegal boreholes and this number is growing every year [0]. Every time I visit this region (yearly) I'm shocked by the expansion of arable land.

[0] https://www.wwf.eu/?68900/Spain-sucked-dry-by-illegal-water-...