Thousands march in Barcelona against airport expansion as protests spread to Balearic Islands
Thousands of people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to oppose the planned expansion of the city’s El Prat airport, amid growing concern...
Climate Change
Spain calls for EU climate adaptation fund and binding targets as extreme weather costs soar
Spain has called on the European Union to establish a dedicated fund for adapting to climate change, introduce legally binding resilience targets and strengthen its...
Nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths recorded in Spain, as Germany, France and Italy also suffer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
