More torrential rain and flooding causes havoc across southern Catalonia
Torrential rain triggered severe flooding across northeastern Spain on Sunday, leaving residents trapped in vehicles and homes in parts of Catalonia — just a day...
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Ibiza & Formentera escape with limited damage after floods from torrential rain
The Balearic holiday islands of Ibiza and Formentera escaped with limited damage on Tuesday after torrential rain brought flooding, school closures and beach shutdowns. The...
After more flooding in Valencia, storm eases but puts Balearics on orange alert
The remnants of Hurricane Gabrielle were moving toward the Balearic Islands on Tuesday, keeping the islands of Ibiza, Formentera and Mallorca on orange alert after causing...
Spain’s weather agency maintains alerts in Valencia, Castellón, Tarragona
Spain’s national weather agency AEMET has placed the eastern Valencia region on red alert for intense rainfall, raising fears of a disaster similar to last...
Spain to honour victims of Valencia floods in state memorial service
Spain will honour the victims of last year’s devastating ‘DANA’ floods in Valencia with a state memorial service to coincide with the anniversary of what...
Study finds climate change made Spain’s wildfires 40 times more likely
Unusually hot, arid and windy weather that drove one of the worst wildfire seasons ever documented on the Iberian Peninsula was made 40 times more...
Spanish PM admits wildfire prevention plans are ‘clearly insufficient’
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez acknowledged on Monday that Spain’s readiness for this summer’s devastating wildfires – which consumed more land than in any other year...
Climate activists hurl paint at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia over wildfires
Climate activists splashed red and black paint across Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia on Sunday to protest the summer wildfires that have scorched parts of Spain, the...
AEMET: recent heatwave in Spain ‘the most intense since records began’
Spain’s 16-day heatwave earlier this month was ‘the most intense on record’, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) said on Sunday. In a post on social...
Pedro Sánchez promises financial aid for reconstruction of areas hit by wildfires
Despite a slight drop in temperatures across Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cautioned on Tuesday that the country still faces ‘difficult hours’ in its ongoing...
