This peninsula’s 2024 flooding, which was caused by a meteorological phenomenon known locally as DANA, gave way to severe 2025 fires. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this peninsula where drought conditions have severely impacted Andalusia and olive growers south of Madrid.
ANSWER: Iberian Peninsula [or Iberia]
[10m] As Iberia dries, Spain hopes to rely on desalination plants like the one in Torrevieja (“toh-ray-vee-AY-hah”), which uses this desalination method. This method forces pressurized water through porous membranes, unlike a similar “forward” method.
ANSWER: reverse osmosis [or RO]
[10h] The Torrevieja plant is in an autonomous community named for this city. Over 200 people died in the 2024 floods in a province named for this city, which like Murcia hosts a very long-running tribunal to allocate water.
ANSWER: Valencia [or València; accept Valencian Community or Comunidad Valenciana or Comunitat Valenciana]
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