Spanish government to set up a nationwide network of climate shelters during heatwaves
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday that Spain will create a nationwide network of climate shelters to protect residents from ever more intense and...
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AEMET: recent heatwave in Spain ‘the most intense since records began’
Spain’s 16-day heatwave earlier this month was ‘the most intense on record’, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) said on Sunday. In a post on social...
AEMET: latest heatwave in Spain expected to last ‘at least until Sunday’
According to Spain’s Meteorological Agency, AEMET, the country’s second heatwave of the summer began on Sunday and is forecast to continue at least until Sunday...
Climate change made recent EU heatwave ‘up to 4C hotter’ and ‘tripled heat-related deaths’
Recent extreme heat across Europe was made significantly more intense by human-driven climate change, with temperatures rising up to 4°C higher in numerous cities and...
Unions demand review of safety rules after death of cleaner in Barcelona during heatwave
Barcelona City Council has come under scrutiny following the death of a municipal street cleaner who passed away on Saturday, shortly after completing her shift...
Toddler dies after being left in car in Valls, Tarragona, during 35C heatwave
A toddler was found dead after being ‘forgotten’ inside a car in northeast Spain as temperatures soared to 35C on Tuesday. The boy, believed to...
A third heatwave hits Spain, as wildfire continues to burn in La Palma
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
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...
First official heatwave of the year in Spain, with temperatures expected up to 44C
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...
Summer 2022 was Europe’s hottest on record – with Spain no exception
This year Europe experienced its hottest summer on record, according to the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), and with separate research indicating that the...
