The cruel beauty of water stress

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Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
10 September 2023 Sunday 22:47
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The cruel beauty of water stress

* The author is part of the community of readers of La Vanguardia

The fields are suffering the consequences of water stress due to the persistent drought that has been plaguing the agricultural areas of Catalonia for months.

This photographic report in La Vanguardia's Readers' Photos shows how even beauty can emerge from misfortune, with these beautiful twilight images captured in the fields of Tarròs, in the Urgell region of Lleida.

Although these are lands mainly planted with dry crops, the trees and plants suffer from a lack of water. Every drop is important. Every drop is essential, as seen in these snapshots.

At dawn and dusk, when the sky turns orange and reddish tones due to the light, the thirsty fields manage to look extremely beautiful, a cruel postcard in the difficult times of drought and climate change.

Plants and trees suffer water stress due to a water deficit, which disrupts agricultural activity and endangers harvests and the quality of products.

Next, we can contemplate the countryside landscape in times of drought, with the radiant and relentless sun that colors the horizon of the Urgell farmers with fire.