Infrastructure Obsolescence: When Water Disappears Before Reaching the Fields
- The Argolid loses more than 60% of its running water
- Irrigation infrastructure will be completely obsolete within 5 years
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Irrigation canals vs. individual wells: the duel that is drying up the Argolid
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Agricultural developments in the Argos Plain
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Over the past twenty years, soil and groundwater salinization has spread beyond its natural habitat. Caused by human activities, these environmental changes threaten the sustainability of the plain and its agriculture.
A region of two speeds: Argolis and its tourism
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Travelogue: In Search of Karst Rivers
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