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After historic rains and floods in Andalusia and Extremadura, it is the turn of another region: the Mediterranean

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Right now, as I write these lines, Catalonia is closed hard due to strong gusts of wind. From 12 midnight to 8:00 p.m., all educational and sports activities and non-urgent health care are suspended. But it is not the only bad news that comes from the Mediterranean: the flow of the Júcar has been shot as it passes through Cuenca (that is, before any important tributary flows into it) and has already entered the red level. We are talking about an account that, discounting Tous (which is at 34% and is for security reasons), has all its reservoirs above 70% capacity. What is happening in the Mediterranean? Beyond the last storms. Yes, it is true: the reservoirs are in an unbeatable moment after the accumulated rains since January 1 exceed three times the normal value (for the average of the years 1991-2020). In fact, the water reserve has experienced the best week of growth since records began: in just seven days, the levels have grown by 10.1%. The problem is that reservoirs and aquifers are not the only places where water accumulates. Therefore, changing patterns is a poisoned gift. Let’s not fool ourselves, it’s still raining in many areas of the country. Less than the previous weeks, but it’s still raining. However, as explains Andrea Danta“the first day without widespread rain in Spain will come as a consequence of a progressive reorganization of atmospheric circulation that will begin at the end of this week and will be consolidated as of Sunday, February 15.” And that, paradoxically, will also have its problems. It’s time to think about the snow. And, when we talk about Júcar, for example, it is inevitable to remember that as of February 2026 the Iberian system () has exceptional thicknesses well above normal at this time. And that snow is going to melt (As will also happen with that of the Pyrenees). And, inevitably, it will end up in the Mediterranean. As is evident, there are many things to take into account: we do not know what will happen in the coming months and how long the thaw will last. But, a priori, problems with the current water situation are almost guaranteed. And that not only translates floods or flash floods. The problems go much further because they break the predictability and constancy of water flows and that affects ecosystems, agriculture and in hydroelectric production. But what is urgent is what is urgent. And the urgent thing is to control the river beds. Something that, in the short term, is increasingly difficult. That is why we are in the middle of a situation of active hydrological surveillance that goes far beyond the Guadalquivir and the Guadiana. In the Ebrothe Arga, Aragón, Gállego (left bank) and the Tirón and Najerilla (right bank) are especially monitored. Inside Cataloniathe upper reaches of the Segre, Llobregat and Ter are monitored. Neither in Júcar nor in Turia active notices that transcend Cuencabut the entry of new fronts and the melting of ice can generate many problems downstream. Image | Water Alternatives In Xataka | After a succession of historic storms, the question is obvious: is Spain becoming a rainy country?

After a weekend of floods, deaths and evacuations, AEMET confirms that calm is coming for the New Year

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Málaga, Granada, Murcia and the south of the Valencian Community have passed a complicated weekend with floods, deaths and displaced people. In fact, in some areas of the southeast the worst has not happened yet. And people are tired: «”I feel like selling everything and leaving town: the rains are increasingly torrential”, said a neighbor from Cartama (Málaga). However, we will forget again. We will start the year cold, yes. But also with a strong anticyclone, with fog and frost. There will be no rain except somewhere in the south/east and the Balearic Islands; something that with the night movements of New Year’s Eve, is good news. However, the models start to draw that with the New Year there can also be a change in pattern. A change of pattern? Starting Thursday, as explained by Duncan Wingenthe models contemplate “the rise of the Atlantic ridge towards Iceland and Greenland”: it is what experts call the “Atlantic ridge.” It is a tongue of high pressure at altitude that bulges over the Atlantic and extends towards high latitudes. It is a wall that diverts the current from the west. What it represents for Spain. It’s hard to saythe truth. The effect on the peninsula depends on where the dorsal ends up placed. Or, close the Atlantic corridor and we have a few days of stable, dry and cold weather on the surface. Or, it favors the entry of cold from the north with thermal drops, a winter sensation and snow. Or, finally, the storm corridor opens with the consequent intrusion of Atlantic fronts from the Ocean. That is, rain and a slightly milder climate. What should we expect? It is a great unknown: enormous. And taking into account that it is the key phenomenon to understand what is going to happen in the coming weeks in southern Europe, it is important. Therefore, we have to continue monitoring them closely. Euro-Atlantic regimes modulate temperatures, energy demands and meteorological alerts. The Atlantic Crest is a piece of that puzzle and there are many things that depend on it. It is still surprising because, well, for now we are only going to see a deep, wintery cry. Image | PolarWx In Xataka | La Niña is going to be meteorologically “less intense” than we expected. And that actually hides a problem.

Levante’s floods point out that we are not prepared before an increasingly dangerous Atlantic

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Corted roads, trains delays, canceled flights rescue in three provinces. “The neighbors are panic“, said the mayor of Aldaia.” A few weeks after one year after the Dana tragedy, it seems that the phenomenon will be repeated, ” We could read In social networks. Gabrielle has been more than the remains of a hurricane, has been a reminder of all the pain of recent months and a promise: it will not be the last time. But are we prepared? A fact that seems curious, but it is something else. The 2025 hurricanes season has been very quiet, but something that has not happened for 90 years has happened. As Philip Klotzbach explainedwith “Humberto (…) the Atlantic would have a record of 3 of 3 hurricanes that became important in 2025 (Erin and Gabrielle were the others). The last time the first 3 hurricanes of a hurricane season in the Atlantic were important was in 1935”. But, in addition, none has touched earth (Gabrielle has already done it in the form of a postropical storm). That is, are the great Atlantic hurricane factory changing? Martín León has a good summary of the situation. The three cyclones “(1) have been formed from tropical waves of the east coming from Africa, (2) have moved through warm open waters, (3) have quickly intensified over very warm waters in the western Atlantic, (4) have recurred, or resort to the east to experience an extroatropical transition and (5) they will reach or reach the European coasts (transformed into the European coast postropical). It is true that it is early to draw conclusions. Until now (and despite the forecasts that it was going to be much stronger) “the 2025 hurricane station It is still close of the normal. “This was commented on by Martín León is curious, but is far from becoming a trend. And none of that changes the real problem. What problem? The current situation has taught us three things: the first one, a year ago, we were not prepared to support a blow like that of the Dana; The second, during this year, is that our institutional system does not seem capable of preparing quickly; And the third, these days, is that Valencia was not an isolated event, but a systemic risk in dozens of points of the country. Whether or not the change in tendency in the Atlantic, the situation is clear: climate change It exposes us to increasingly extreme meteorological phenomena. And our approach is the same as that of the last decades: nothing. But is this really new? Yes and no. As Emilio Rey explained to us“This type of phenomena has a period of recurrence of a certain time. Some occur every 20 years, another 50 or 100 years. But we know that it will happen again. It has always passed and will continue to happen in the future because our situation on the planet and the circumstances of this time of the year allow it. It will not pass every year but it will happen.” In any case, with climate change the frequency with which the strongest phenomena affects us will be modified. What the infrastructure of Castellón, TarragonaValencia or Saragossa There is much to do. Image | Via Stormyalert In Xataka | Google has demonstrated with its AI that the prediction of storms and hurricanes is outdated. This is how your new model works

While Andalusia and Extremadura fight against floods, the water system prepares for the next drought

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The rains of the last days They have put end to the pertinaz drought that still affected some Spanish basins. However, water so longed for in some areas has also flooded some areas of the country, especially in the south and west of the peninsula. Flooded areas. Numerous areas of the country have dawned under the threat of floods. The rainfall associated with Borrasca Laurence has made Cut roads and evict homes Faced with the risk of floods In Andalusia and Estremadura. Part of Murcia is now under orange warning decreed by the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet). It rains a lot. A determining factor in which we have reached this situation has been the persistence of these rains. Not only has it rained much, The three successive fronts that Laurence has brought the peninsula have put pressure on the water systems of the southwest, forcing water at various points. As if this were not enough, on the Atlantic Horizon A new storm appears: Martinho. This new storm is expected to reach the Peninsula tomorrow Wednesday. Not just rain. The risk of floods has also been exacerbated by spring thaw. In this sense, Aemet has also issued Several notices yellow by thaw in areas of the central system. To what extent the situation is “normal”. We are in spring, rainfall is not something anomalous on these dates, but Aemet’s forecasts For the remainder of the month of March they are clear: the next few days are also expected wetter than usual in much of the country (except for the Cantabrian mountain range and the island communities), and especially in the southwest quadrant. End of drought? We were therefore before the end of an important drought that affected practically the entire country between 2023 and 2024. A drought that still kept some basins such as the Catalans or those of the south, despite the intense rain episodes seen in the second half of 2024. Now, we see that the reservoirs have been maintained almost constantly with filling levels above average of the last 10 years during what we have been in 2025, and this month of rainfall seems aimed at accentuating this increase (compensating A drier February than usual). Everything seems to indicate that the drought situation has been reversed. The problem is now to prepare for the next. A paradox. This leads us to a paradoxical situation and is duty Plan a drought While we disembark water to avoid risks derived from the intense rainfall we are seeing these days (and that we will continue to see during the coming ones). On the one hand, because the increase in oceanic and atmospheric temperatures facilitate the accumulation of water in the atmosphere. More loaded clouds involve an increase in the risk of intense rainfall and with it the risk of flooding. On the other hand, the drought that we live seems to be more than one of the consequences of A aridification process which affects many areas of Spain. This process implies a trend that will make the most recurring droughts. In Xataka | With the reservoirs to be overflowed with the rains of March, there is a reason for hope on the horizon: the light of the light Image | ECMWF

Severe climate will cause rains with sudden floods in southern US

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He southern United States It is under threat of severe climate For a storm system that is expected to move from southern California to Texas on Wednesday, causing rain and possible sudden floods. Santa Barbara County recorded the greatest amount of rain, with 2.23 inches, earlier this week, while Los Angeles recorded 1.62 inches and Santa Monica 1.38 inches. The west storm will reappear in the states of the southern plains late on Wednesday afternoon and during the night, with Possible severe climate in the center and north of Texas, including Dallas. In addition, this storm system will bring very strong rains and threat of sudden floods from Texas to western Kentucky, including Dallas, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee and Paducah, Kentucky. At the local level, some areas could see more than 4 inches of rain, which will cause sudden floods on Thursday, said ABC News. Winds and snow to the northern US Several fast -movement storm systems combined with the lake effect will bring strong winds and snow to parts of the great lakes and the northeast from today to Thursday. Early Tuesday, a snowstorm storm warning was issued for Syracuse, New York, where visibility was falling almost zero in some places. At least five states were this morning under snow and wind alerts from the west to the northeast. The most intense snowfall and the strongest winds will occur from northern Michigan to west of Pennsylvania and New York and northern New Englandwhere 30 cm of snow with wind bursts close to 96 km/h are predicted locally. In some of these most intense snow bands, bleaching conditions may occur. Further south and east, in the I-95 corridor, it is possible that they fall between 2.5 and 2.5 cm of snow from the Hudson Valley in New York to Connecticut and Massachusetts. Boston and Hartford could see snowfall. Continue reading:• Winter storm causes historical snowfall in Panhandle in Florida• More than 2,000 flights canceled by historic snowstorm that plagues southern US• Winter storms whip the northeast delaying holiday trips (Tagstotranslate) Winter climate

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