Expect
November
and
December to have more
intense rain than normal
The rainfall in the Med, and
Comunidad
Valenciana
in
particular exhibit a high variability.
Periods of drought alternate with
very intense rain concentrated
in a short time. Experts from the
University of Alicante and the
Spanish Met Office have warned
that these effects are expected to
be enhanced with climate change
over the next decades, and there
is concern that municipalities at
risk are not properly prepared.
Of the 542 municipalities in the
region, 300 are at flood risk, with
50 at serious risk. Many of the
recommended
infrastructures
to mitigate against flood have
not been constructed, partially
because of the conflicting
competence of different agencies.
From Las Provincias Sunday 24th
Sept. print edition.
Cheaper road tax for electric
vehicles in Xàbia
From 2018 electric vehicles will
pay 75% less road tax in Xàbia.
This is “the legal maximum
allowed”
Hybrid vehicles will pay half of
what they have been paying so far.
According to Mayor Chulvi, “this
measure is in tune with our global
commitment to sustainability”
and therefore “it is necessary to
wager on clean technologies and
provide facilities to users.”
The town council has indicated
that it is studying the installation
of charging points in different
areas of the municipality, as well
as the reservation of parking
spaces. From: Xàbia al Día