Water levels in dams ‘concerning’
Dam capacity this year so far is a cause for concern as it is almost 20 per cent less than the previous year, the deputy...
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Cyprus reservoirs are 70 per cent full
Reservoir capacity is approaching the 70 per cent mark, water department spokesman Marios Hadjicostis said on Tuesday. The combined reservoir capacity currently stands at 69.4...
December the third driest in a decade
Last December was the third driest month in the past decade, data from the water development department showed on Monday. Director of the Meteorology department...
To save salmon, US approves largest dam removal in history
By Daniel Trotta A US agency seeking to restore habitat for endangered fish gave final approval on Thursday to decommission four dams straddling the California-Oregon...
Record inflow of water into dams for October
The amount of water that has poured into the island’s dams so far this month has broken previous records according to weather portal KitasWeather. Total...
Dams more than two thirds full
Dams across Cyprus are at more than two thirds capacity, according to the latest results from the waterboard published on Monday. But according to the...
Presidential candidate proposes innovative solution for water shortage, green energy
Presidential candidate, Constantinos Christofides on Friday, proposed a solution to water loss from dams by evaporation, which he claims would result in savings upwards of...
Rainfall this winter 20 per cent higher than normal
Almost 20 per cent more rain than normal fell between October 2021 and February 2022, significantly boosting water stocks in the dams which on Tuesday...
Island’s second largest dam overflows (video)
The island’s second largest dam, Asprokremos, overflowed for the eighth time since it was built in 1982 on Tuesday, Kitas weather reported. The overflow, which...
Lefkara dam overflows as island’s water stocks rise
In an encouraging development for the island’s water reserves, the island’s seventh largest dam at Lefkara has overflowed for the third time since it was...
