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One year apart! Photos of Gozo’s Gelmus Hill in 2023 and 2022 show how little rain has poured this month
What a dry October!

Emma Galea

Two photos uploaded by the local weather page ‘Maltese Islands Weather’ truly depicts how dry this year’s October has been compared to last year.

The two shots show Gelmus Hill in Gozo in 2023 and the same exact hill in 2022.

The 2022 photo shows how Gelmus Hill is completely covered in green as significant rain had already fallen yet the 2023 photo shows Gelmus Hill completely dry with no green landscape whatsoever.

In fact, October 2023 has been Malta's driest month ever recorded this century.

27th October 2023


Emma Galea
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Emma Galea
Emma is a Gozitan writer who loves all things related to English literature and history. When not busy studying or writing you will either find her immersed in a fictional book or at the cinema trying to watch as many films as she possibly can!

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