Are dam removal projects championed by WWF the cause of the devastation from floods in Valencia?

Spain has been actively dismantling dams and weirs in recent years, with a significant focus on removing structures that no longer serve a purpose or are deemed unnecessary.

Spain has led the way in Europe with, for example, 108 dam removals in 2021, a record-breaking year for dam removals across the continent.

It is not only dams that are being removed, but all artificial barriers including flood defences. The problems this policy causes are obvious and we are perhaps seeing the consequences of such bad policies in the recent devastating floods in Spain.

Who is behind these policies and will they be held accountable for the devastation and loss of life in Valencia?

Last year, Spain was experiencing a drought with parts of the country restricting water usage and farmers warning that they face the worst harvest in 30 years. While the government pushed to swap reservoirs for rivers in Spain, the agricultural sector called for more newly built dams capable of storing diminishing rainwater supplies farmers needed for irrigation and livestock, The Local said.

However, the government continued to dismantle dams, citing the need to restore natural river flows and improve water quality; an approach that aligns with the European Union’s (“EU”) goal to reconnect at least 25,000 km of rivers by 2030, aiming to restore natural habitats and improve biodiversity....<<<Read More>>>...

What’s happening with the floods in Spain?

 Another event happened that is something that can’t happen – this time in the Valencia region of Spain.

It was neither a “storm” nor a “hurricane” but a sudden appearance of violent mud, water, mud and debris, pushing down bridges, tearing up streets, and flinging cars, even huge trucks, into chaotic piles, resembling a boy’s car collection emptied from a bucket onto a pile on the floor.

My daughter-in-law told me yesterday, confirming what we are hearing, that based on what she heard from people in the Valencia region, people got no warning.

Do you remember how I kept saying the most ominous thing about “Helene” was the lack of warning? That seems to be an essential part of these new “weather” attacks, which are not weather.

“Storms” are tracked. Obsessively, with high-technology precision, by professionals all over the world, and certainly Spain is no exception.

So, what happened here?

One year’s worth of rain in 6 or 8 hours? I don’t think we should continue to use words like “rain.”

It was water. Violent water, out of nowhere. Mud water.

Right now, I am only emphasising the things that are impossible – I’m not offering “answers,” and of course, I am well aware of weather weaponry and have reported on it, more and more recently.

It seems this time they are not even trying to make it appear like a real “storm.”

What are we looking at here? It’s towns and cities filling up with water as you’d fill a bathtub. Water just descending, like a Hollywood film effect. There is no reference point for this. My daughter-in-law told me it is known hardly ever to rain in the Valencia region – but I am adamant it’s not rain, so what should we call it?...<<<Read More>>>...