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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Javier Martín Vide

From record rainfall to drought: Expert reveals what’s causing Europe’s unusual spring weather

Heavy rain in Barcelona city, Catalonia, north-eastern Spain - (EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ)

2025’s rainy spring has brought a swift end to the droughts plaguing several Spanish regions, restoring ecosystems to parched fields, reviving withered trees and shrubs, and bringing back a lush, green landscape not seen for a long time.

It has also placed the country’s reservoir levels much higher than the averages of the last decade.

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