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Nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths recorded in Spain, as Germany, France and Italy also suffer

News Desk20th August 202620th August 2026

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Spain has recorded an estimated 4,458 heat-related deaths since the beginning of June, the highest figure for the period in four years, as prolonged spells...

Climate change driving record ocean temperatures around Europe, study finds

News Desk19th August 202619th August 2026

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Climate change has dramatically intensified this summer’s exceptionally high sea temperatures around Europe, adding about 2C of warming in parts of the Mediterranean and greatly...

Hundreds evacuated as fierce Huelva wildfire continues to defy firefighters

News Desk10th August 202617th August 2026

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Firefighters in southern Spain are continuing to battle a major wildfire in the province of Huelva that remains beyond containment, with strong winds, rugged terrain...

Studies says climate change dramatically increased likelihood of devastating Spain and France wildfires

News Desk4th August 202610th August 2026

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Human-driven climate change dramatically increased the likelihood of the extreme weather conditions that fuelled the recent devastating wildfires in Spain and France, according to new...

PP and Vox reject Sánchez’s national climate pact as prime minister defends government’s record

News Desk29th July 20263rd August 2026

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has accused the main right-wing opposition party of turning its back on the fight against climate change after the People’s...

‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ as Spain starts lifting wildfire evacuation orders

News Desk28th July 20263rd August 2026

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Spain has begun lifting evacuation and lockdown orders across several wildfire-hit regions after firefighters made significant progress in containing some of the country’s most destructive...

Wildfire emergency deepens as royals visit evacuees and new Valencia blaze forces thousands to flee

News Desk26th July 202631st July 2026

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Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited evacuees from the country’s devastating wildfires on Sunday, praising the ‘exemplary coordination’ of the emergency response as...

Guardia Civil arrest tractor driver over alleged negligence as Spain’s wildfire crisis deepens

News Desk26th July 202631st July 2026

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Spanish police have arrested a tractor driver accused of sparking one of the devastating wildfires that has forced tens of thousands of people to flee...

Spain declares first national wildfire emergency as blazes rage, while France battles mass evacuations

News Desk24th July 202626th July 2026

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Spain has declared a national emergency for the first time in response to wildfires after a series of rapidly spreading blazes around Madrid and th...

Spain faces escalating wildfire crisis as Sánchez warns climate emergency cannot be ignored

News Desk22nd July 202624th July 2026

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Spain’s largest wildfire of the year has now burned more than 32,000 hectares in the central province of Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha), becoming one of the biggest blazes...

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