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Climate change driving record ocean temperatures around Europe, study finds

News Desk19th August 202626th August 2026

19th August 202626th August 20261048

Climate change has dramatically intensified this summer’s exceptionally high sea temperatures around Europe, adding about 2C of warming in parts of the Mediterranean and greatly...

Soldier dies and three injured in accident during battle against major Aragón wildfire

News Desk17th August 202624th August 2026

17th August 202624th August 2026920

A member of Spain’s Military Emergencies Unit (UME) has died and three others have been injured after their fire engine overturned and plunged into a...

Spain evacuates remains of medieval kings as wildfire threatens historic Aragón monastery

News Desk14th August 202617th August 2026

14th August 202617th August 20262048

The remains of the first kings of Aragón have been removed from one of Spain’s most important medieval monasteries after an advancing wildfire came dangerously...

Hundreds evacuated as fierce Huelva wildfire continues to defy firefighters

News Desk10th August 202617th August 2026

10th August 202617th August 2026850

Firefighters in southern Spain are continuing to battle a major wildfire in the province of Huelva that remains beyond containment, with strong winds, rugged terrain...

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

News Desk4th August 202610th August 2026

4th August 202610th August 20261160

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...

PP and Vox reject Sánchez’s national climate pact as prime minister defends government’s record

News Desk29th July 20263rd August 2026

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has accused the main right-wing opposition party of turning its back on the fight against climate change after the People’s...

‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ as Spain starts lifting wildfire evacuation orders

News Desk28th July 20263rd August 2026

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Spain has begun lifting evacuation and lockdown orders across several wildfire-hit regions after firefighters made significant progress in containing some of the country’s most destructive...

Wildfire emergency deepens as royals visit evacuees and new Valencia blaze forces thousands to flee

News Desk26th July 202631st July 2026

26th July 202631st July 20262086

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited evacuees from the country’s devastating wildfires on Sunday, praising the ‘exemplary coordination’ of the emergency response as...

Guardia Civil arrest tractor driver over alleged negligence as Spain’s wildfire crisis deepens

News Desk26th July 202631st July 2026

26th July 202631st July 20262335

Spanish police have arrested a tractor driver accused of sparking one of the devastating wildfires that has forced tens of thousands of people to flee...

Spain declares first national wildfire emergency as blazes rage, while France battles mass evacuations

News Desk24th July 202626th July 2026

24th July 202626th July 20262451

Spain has declared a national emergency for the first time in response to wildfires after a series of rapidly spreading blazes around Madrid and th...

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