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 inflow in October, up ...
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 Kitasweather website, in just 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 €20 million per year.
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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 were 85.5 per cent full.
According to the Meteorology ...
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 started at 2.20pm, would be “...
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 constructed in 1973.
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Reservoirs at only 50% of capacity, Nicosia area only 30%
The island’s reservoirs are only at just over 50 per cent capacity due to the dearth of rainfall for this time of the year, it was reported on Sunday.
The ...
Reservoirs at 60% of capacity, fears over repeat of last winter’s dearth of rainfall
Cyprus’ dams are at 60.2 per cent full, with farmers and consumers on tenterhooks that this winter will match the bountiful rains of the winters of 2018 and 2019 and not last year’...