Spain issued hot weather red alerts for three regions on Tuesday due to the "extreme" danger posed by scorching temperatures as firefighters made gains in their battle against a blaze raging in the Canary Islands.
More than 61,000 people died due to the heat during Europe's record-breaking summer last year, a study said on Monday which called for more to be done to protect against even deadlier heatwaves expected in the coming years.
Spain's record-breaking heat of summer 2022 caused more than 350 deaths from heatstroke and dehydration and was a decisive factor in a 20.5 percent increase in mortality, official figures showed Tuesday.
Europe should brace for more deadly heatwaves driven by climate change, according to a sweeping new report that said the world's fastest-warming continent was some 2.3 degrees Celsius hotter last year than in pre-industrial times.
Mainland Spain recorded its hottest ever temperature for April, hitting 38.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 Fahrenheit) in Córdoba, preliminary data from national weather office showed Friday.
Drought-hit Spain is bracing for an unusually early heatwave, with temperatures that could reach 40C in the south, prompting fears of wildfires in a nation already so dry that some farmers have opted not to plant crops.
"There's nothing left here," sighs Javier Franch as he shakes the heavy rope of mussels he's just pulled to the surface in northeastern Spain. They are all dead.
The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent suffering blistering heatwaves and the
worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said on Thursday.
The intense heat that Spain has been experiencing this summer so far is due to end on Sunday, August 14th, bringing a welcome respite from scorching temperatures, forecasters say.
Spain has already faced two scorching heatwaves so far this spring and summer, but with meteorologists predicting a possible third in the coming days, could it be as bad as July's?
In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees, planted as far as the eye can see on a dusty hillside in southern Spain. "There are no olives on these. Everything is dry," the 68-year-old laments.
Temperatures in Spain are beginning to drop on Tuesday July 26th after extreme heat that has consumed most of the country for several weeks. Could the July heatwave finally be over?
With climate change making devastating wildfires more likely, experts warn Spain and Portugal need to better manage their forests to stop vast swathes of land from being torched every year.
The World Health Organisation's European office on Friday said the heatwave baking Europe has caused over 1,700 deaths on the Iberian peninsula alone, calling for joint action to tackle climate change.
The number of people who lost their lives due to heat-related causes during Spain's scorching heatwave has been revised again by Spanish authorities from 679 deaths to 1,047, with 40C heat returning to several regions of Spain this weekend.
UPDATE: Forest fires continue to rage across Spain with new annual records for hectare destruction already beaten, although some of the worst blazes are now under control. Here is where the wildfires are currently causing the most damage.
Firefighting crews made progress on Thursday in their battle to contain dozens of wildfires in Spain as most of the country went back on alert for high temperatures, officials said.
Forest fires raging across Spain have already broken annual records in terms of hectares destroyed, with another grim milestone for the highest number of wildfires in a single year set to follow, new EU data reveals.
The death of a Madrid street sweeper from heatstroke during the heatwave gripping Spain and Europe shows the dangers outdoor workers face from extreme temperatures.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez confirmed Wednesday that "more than 500 people" died during a 10-day heatwave in Spain, one of the most intense ever recorded in the country.
A scientist at Spain’s National Research Council (CSIC) has sent out an ominous warning to the country’s population about the fact that the worst is yet to come in terms of unbearably hot
summers.
At least 360 people have lost their lives in Spain as a result of the extremely high temperatures the country is currently experiencing. But is this heatwave more deadly than others?
Emergency services battled several wildfires Thursday as Spain remained in the grip of an exceptional heatwave that has seen temperatures reach 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Farenheit).
