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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Droughts, Less Water in Southern Europe' data-article-id='6046'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10042'>Southern Europe is facing a water crisis that could lead to a decrease in food production, especially in agriculture.</span> <span data-start-time='10042' data-end-time='24583'>Decreasing agricultural production in Europe and reduced water resources are future dangers as worldwide temperatures continue to rise, the world’s top climate scientists say.</span> <span data-start-time='24583' data-end-time='29375'>Spain is facing one of the driest winters on record. </span> <span data-start-time='29375' data-end-time='38646'>Juan Camacho, a farmer in the southern province of Granada, said, “We are facing a drastic situation.”</span> <span data-start-time='38646' data-end-time='42771'>Drastic is a term that means serious or severe.</span> <span data-start-time='42771' data-end-time='55208'>Not far from Camacho’s land, the area's largest reservoir is down to 15 percent of its capacity after over two months without a drop of rain.</span> <span data-start-time='55208' data-end-time='69000'>In Portugal, authorities have restricted the use of some reservoirs for hydroelectric power and irrigation as the country experiences an unusual winter drought.</span> <span data-start-time='69000' data-end-time='73396'>Joaqun Montes is among those set to lose more. </span> <span data-start-time='73396' data-end-time='82063'>He is one of about 10 million farmers in the European Union who feed some 440 million people.</span> <span data-start-time='82063' data-end-time='92292'>Located between Costa del Sol and the Sierra Nevada mountains in southern Spain, Montes’ land should have plenty of water.</span> <span data-start-time='92292' data-end-time='100438'>But with 41 percent less rain than average since October, dams contain almost no water. </span> <span data-start-time='100438' data-end-time='108479'>Private sources of water - such as ponds - that are supposed to last farmers through summer are empty.</span> <span data-start-time='108479' data-end-time='117333'>“Us farmers, we are used to dealing with drought,” said Montes, who learned the job from his father when he was 14. </span> <span data-start-time='117333' data-end-time='120875'>“But every year we see less and less rain. </span> <span data-start-time='120875' data-end-time='123458'>I fear for my livelihood.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/A.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18440 data-hint-location='38646' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/what_is_another_term_for_drastic.wav'>What is another term for drastic?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='severe'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/severe.wav'><span>severe</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/moderate.wav'><span>moderate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/lovely.wav'><span>lovely</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/green.wav'><span>green</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18441 data-hint-location='24583' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/which_season_is_mentioned_as_being_one_of_the_driest_on_record_in_spain.wav'>Which season is mentioned as being one of the driest on record in Spain?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='winter'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/winter.wav'><span>winter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/spring.wav'><span>spring</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/summer.wav'><span>summer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/autumn.wav'><span>autumn</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18442 data-hint-location='92292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/but_with_41_percent_less_rain_than_average_since_october_dams_contain_almost_no__blank__.wav'>But with 41 percent less rain than average since October, dams contain almost no <span class='blank'>water</span>. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='water'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/water.wav'><span>water</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/walkers.wav'><span>walkers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/winter.wav'><span>winter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5456/wallet.wav'><span>wallet</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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