Temperatures reach 44ºC in some parts of Spain, as first summer heatwave arrives
Spain was seeing its first official heatwave of the year on Thursday, with temperatures forecast to reach 40C in large parts of the country –...
Climate Change
Spain removes sales tax on olive oil to help consumers cope with high prices
Spain will temporarily eliminate the sales tax on olive oil – a key product of the country’s cuisine – to help consumers cope with skyrocketing prices,...
Iberian Lynx species rebounds from brink of extinction, due to conservation efforts
A species of lynx found in remote areas of Spain and Portugal has rebounded from near extinction, with its adult population growing more than tenfold...
Catalonia eases its water restrictions, following recent rainfall
Catalonia is to ease restrictions on water use for a wide area including Barcelona after recent rainfall helped to ease a prolonged drought, the authorities...
Barcelona to install floating desalination plant to help fight drought
Drought-stricken Catalonia will install a floating desalination plant to help the city of Barcelona guarantee its drinking water supply, the Catalan government said on Thursday....
Possible hottest first quarter on record for Spain, as drought warnings continue despite recent heavy rain
Predictions show that Spain has experienced its warmest first quarter on record since 1961, with January, February and March showing higher temperatures than usual, according...
EU scraps pesticide proposal, as farmers continue to protest
The European Commission shelved an anti-pesticide proposal on Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests that blocked many capitals and economic...
Catalonia declares drought emergency that affects six million residents
On Thursday, the Catalan government officially declared a drought emergency in the Ter-Llobregat system, the primary water source for six million residents across Catalonia. The...
Spanish police arrest climate activists who glued themselves to Goya paintings
The Spanish National Police said on Friday that they had arrested 22 climate activists over protests at museums and elsewhere, including one where they glued...
Catalonia in ‘pre-emergency’ drought alert, and may need water shipped in
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...
