Climate Change Archives - Spain in English

Catalonia in ‘pre-emergency’ drought alert, and may need water shipped in

News Desk29th November 20235th December 2023

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Over 200 municipalities supplied by Catalonia’s Ter-Llobregat water supply system, with a population of around six million people, officially entered the ‘pre-emergency’ phase of drought

Spain’s €1.4 billion plan to help protect Doñana National Park from drying up

News Desk27th November 20234th December 2023

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National and regional authorities in Spain signed an agreement on Monday to invest €1.4 billion in areas around the Doñana National Park in a bid to

Winds from Storm Ciarán stoke a wildfire in Valencia, with 850 evacuated

News Desk3rd November 20236th November 2023

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A wildfire stoked by storm winds in the Valencia region has burned some 2,000 hectares of land and forced the evacuation of over 850 people from

Heatwave shatters Spain’s temperature records for early October

News Desk3rd October 20239th October 2023

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The start of October in Spain this year has been the warmest since records began, the country’s meteorological agency AEMET said on Monday, with nearly

Five dead, three missing as ‘storm Dana’ brings torrential rain across Spain

News Desk4th September 202311th September 2023

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#UPDATED on 6 Sept 2023 at 9am The death toll from the heavy rains that lashed Spain on Sunday have increased to five as emergency

Residents in Madrid told to stay at home as torrential rain hits parts of Spain

News Desk3rd September 20234th September 2023

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The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, advised all residents to stay at home on Sunday, as the capital braced itself for torrential rain and

Firefighters and military personnel battle ‘out of control’ wildfire in Tenerife

News Desk17th August 202321st August 2023

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Around 250 firefighters and personnel from Spain’s special military emergency unit (UME) are battling a wildfire raging ‘out of control’ on the island of Tenerife

Spain on wildfire alert as another heatwave begins, with forecast up to 47C

News Desk7th August 202315th August 2023

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Although three wildfires that scorched more than 1,000 hectares in Spain over the weekend are now under control, the country remains on high alert for

Catalonia declares drought emergency in 24 towns that will see water cuts

News Desk3rd August 202311th August 2023

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Catalonia declared a drought emergency in a total of 24 municipalities on Wednesday, which follows a severe lack of rain during the past 30 months.

A third heatwave hits Spain, as wildfire continues to burn in La Palma

News Desk17th July 202325th July 2023

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Spain’s AEMET weather agency has said a third heatwave of the year ‘will affect a large part of the countries bordering the Mediterranean’ this week,

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