"Michael Mcneil" wrote in message
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"Alastair McDonald" k
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/arti...509401,00.html

I have just been to Google's map site for an interesting 3 second look
at Spain. Early days yet? Or did they get their software from the same
place as the BBC?

What I was trying to find out was how much of Spain is already
officially desert or semi-desert.

Should we expect the Gonadione to know that the Sahel is a region that
extends and decreases cyclically?

The Sahel is a long way from Spain, but anyway if you read the article
it also blames the deertification on [British] tourists.

Cheers, Alastair.