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Catalonia declares drought emergency that affects six million residents

News Desk2nd February 20248th February 2024

2nd February 20248th February 20242872

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...

Catalonia in ‘pre-emergency’ drought alert, and may need water shipped in

News Desk29th November 20235th December 2023

29th November 20235th December 20232853

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...

Spain’s €1.4 billion plan to help protect Doñana National Park from drying up

News Desk27th November 20234th December 2023

27th November 20234th December 20232435

National and regional authorities in Spain signed an agreement on Monday to invest €1.4 billion in areas around the Doñana National Park in a bid to...

Spain on wildfire alert as another heatwave begins, with forecast up to 47C

News Desk7th August 202315th August 2023

7th August 202315th August 20234396

Although three wildfires that scorched more than 1,000 hectares in Spain over the weekend are now under control, the country remains on high alert for...

Catalonia declares drought emergency in 24 towns that will see water cuts

News Desk3rd August 202311th August 2023

3rd August 202311th August 20232903

Catalonia declared a drought emergency in a total of 24 municipalities on Wednesday, which follows a severe lack of rain during the past 30 months....

A third heatwave hits Spain, as wildfire continues to burn in La Palma

News Desk17th July 202325th July 2023

17th July 202325th July 20232341

Spain’s AEMET weather agency has said a third heatwave of the year ‘will affect a large part of the countries bordering the Mediterranean’ this week,...

Spain endures its second heatwave of the year, with record temperatures in sight

News Desk10th July 202317th July 2023

10th July 202317th July 202310541

Large areas of Spain are on alert again for extreme heat as the country endures its second heatwave of the year, with the national weather...

Deaths from heat stroke & dehydration soared in Spain during last summer

News Desk28th June 20234th July 2023

28th June 20234th July 20234301

Spain’s record-breaking heatwaves of 2022, the hottest year on record, caused more than 350 deaths from heatstroke and dehydration and was a decisive factor in...

First official heatwave of the year in Spain, with temperatures expected up to 44C

News Desk27th June 20234th July 2023

27th June 20234th July 20235334

Spain has been sweltering in its first official heatwave of the year this week, as the government announced a new department to investigate and alleviate...

Supreme Court to consider climate inaction case against Spanish government

News Desk20th June 202327th June 2023

20th June 202327th June 20231874

The Spanish Supreme Court on Tuesday started to examine a case filed by Greenpeace and other environmental groups, that accuses the central government of insufficient...

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