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Spain calls for EU climate adaptation fund and binding targets as extreme weather costs soar

News Desk8th September 202610th September 2026

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Spain has called on the European Union to establish a dedicated fund for adapting to climate change, introduce legally binding resilience targets and strengthen its...

Two women killed and two babies injured after torrential rain triggers landslide in León

News Desk16th August 202619th August 2026

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Two women have died and two babies have been injured after torrential rain triggered a landslide and a sudden torrent of water, mud and rocks...

Studies says climate change dramatically increased likelihood of devastating Spain and France wildfires

News Desk4th August 202610th August 2026

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Human-driven climate change dramatically increased the likelihood of the extreme weather conditions that fuelled the recent devastating wildfires in Spain and France, according to new...

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

News Desk3rd July 20266th July 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Severe winds hit Catalonia, leaving one dead, eight injured amid travel chaos and widespread closures

News Desk12th February 202616th February 2026

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# UPDATED – A 46-year-old woman died after part of a warehouse roof collapsed on her during the powerful winds that hit Catalonia on Thursday,...

Spanish farmers warn of ‘catastrophic’ losses from storms and flooding in Andalusia

News Desk8th February 202611th February 2026

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Farmers in Spain warned on Saturday that the relentless rain and powerful winds that have flooded farmland in Andalusia will represent losses of up to...

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