Death toll mounts as torrential rains flood eastern Spain
READ OUR LATEST UPDATE HERE: Death toll now over 200 in Valencia region alone, as residents appeal for help: ‘There are people living with corpses...
Climate Change
Spanish minister Teresa Ribera gets top EU role steering climate transition
Spain’s current ecological transition minister, Teresa Ribera, was named on Tuesday as executive vice president in the next European Commission, tasked with overseeing the bloc’s...
Messi’s mansion in Ibiza targeted by climate activists
Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the island of Ibiza belonging to Argentina football star Lionel Messi to highlight what they called the...
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 –...
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...
