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‘Final heatwave’ of the summer coincides with air-con restrictions in Spain

News Desk11th August 202217th August 2022

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Spain is experiencing another ‘final heatwave’ of the summer this week, coinciding with the Spanish government’s new decree that orders many establishments to set their air-conditioning at a...

Spain’s weather agency confirms July was hottest month on record, for over 60 years

News Desk9th August 202215th August 2022

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Spain has seen the hottest month of July in more than six decades, the national weather office AEMET confirmed on Monday. For the first time since...

Offices, shops, bars & restaurants in Spain must limit air-conditioning to save energy

News Desk5th August 20228th August 2022

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Spain has approved a new set of energy-saving measures that include offices, stores and hospitality venues no longer being allowed to set their air conditioning...

Pedro Sánchez: ‘Stop wearing ties to save energy’

News Desk29th July 20224th August 2022

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In a rather bizarre news conference on Friday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that he had asked government officials, as well as those working...

‘Heatwave Zoe’ – Seville leads the way in naming heatwaves like hurricanes

News Desk25th July 20221st August 2022

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The southern Spanish city of Seville in Andalusia has become the first in the world to name and classify heatwaves – in the same way...

Heat-related deaths over 1,100 in Spain & Portugal, as heatwave & wildfires continue

News Desk19th July 202225th July 2022

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As Western Europe continues to suffer a record-breaking heatwave, Spain and Portugal have reported at least 1,169 heat-related deaths, according to each country’s ministry of...

As Spain continues to battle wildfires, video shows passenger train flanked by flames

News Desk18th July 202225th July 2022

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As the heatwave continues across Europe, authorities in Spain also continue to scramble water-bombing planes, helicopters and firefighters to battle the many wildfires spreading through...

Wildfires rage in Spain, with over 3,000 evacuated from homes in Andalusia

News Desk16th July 202219th July 2022

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Wildfires raged in Spain and south west France on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put...

Second heatwave this year in Spain could see temperatures rise to 44C

News Desk11th July 202217th July 2022

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For the second time this year Spain is starting to feel a heatwave, with the country’s meteorological agency AEMET saying that temperatures could rise as...

As heatwave slowly eases, Spain continues to battle wildfires

News Desk20th June 202226th June 2022

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After Spain experienced its earliest major heatwave in more than four decades, according to the country’s meteorological agency AEMET, temperatures in the hottest areas of the country...

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