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Firefighters contain much of Costa Brava wildfire after tourists evacuated and thousands confined

News Desk3rd July 20266th July 2026

3rd July 20266th July 20261117

Update: On Sunday the regional Catalan government lifted the lockdown that had confined 12,000 residents to their homes as firefighters contained the blaze that had...

Spain records over 1,000 heat-related deaths as first half of 2026 becomes hottest on record

News Desk2nd July 20266th July 2026

2nd July 20266th July 2026812

Spain recorded more than 1,000 heat-related deaths in June as an intense early-summer heatwave swept across Europe, while the country experienced its hottest first six...

Heatwave crisis deepens across Europe with Spain among hardest hit

News Desk23rd June 202628th June 2026

23rd June 202628th June 20262073

Spain remained at the centre of a severe European heatwave on Tuesday, with much of the country enduring temperatures above 40C and meteorologists warning that...

Scorching temperatures hit Spain, UK & France driven by African ‘heat plume’

News Desk25th May 202631st May 2026

25th May 202631st May 20261043

Temperatures climbed to unprecedented levels for May in both the United Kingdom and France on Monday, with meteorologists warning that an intense spell of heat...

Sánchez unveils Spain’s largest anti-wildfire operation after devastating 2025 fires

News Desk21st May 202625th May 2026

21st May 202625th May 20261174

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday unveiled what he described as the country’s most extensive-ever campaign to combat forest fires, following last year’s devastating...

Spanish government to set up a nationwide network of climate shelters during heatwaves

News Desk18th December 202523rd December 2025

18th December 202523rd December 20251454

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...

AEMET: recent heatwave in Spain ‘the most intense since records began’

News Desk24th August 202527th August 2025

24th August 202527th August 20254913

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’

News Desk5th August 202511th August 2025

5th August 202511th August 20254958

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’

News Desk10th July 202514th July 2025

10th July 202514th July 20251935

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

News Desk3rd July 20258th July 2025

3rd July 20258th July 20256337

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...

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