summer
Spain on alert as nation swelters in 44C heatwave
Temperatures are soaring across Spain with highs of 44C expected while nearly all of the country has been put on alert for extreme heat.
Free Wifi coming to Barcelona beaches
Surf the waves and surf the web this summer in Barcelona as city officials roll out plans to offer free Wifi along the city's Mediterranean shore.
'Madrid is like a zombie movie in summer'
Does the idea of August in Madrid sound like heaven or hell to you? In the first of our face off series, The Local's Alex Dunham and George Mills go head to head over whether it's better to stay in the city or get out as fast as possible.
Galicia blaze sends residents fleeing
Firefighters and water-dumping planes on Tuesday battled a large wildfire in northwestern Spain that drove local residents from their homes, officials said.
Traffic jams expected as holiday exodus kicks off
Spaniards are in their usual rush to take their summer holidays as official sources estimate 2.7 million vehicles will hit the road in the first 24 hours of August’s “operation exodus”.
Spain braces for 'summer's hottest days'
Temperatures across much of southern and central Spain are expected to nudge 40 degrees from Thursday on in what could be the hottest days this summer.
Spain sizzles as heat wave sets in
Spain's meteorological agency has issued an alert in the face of the heat wave currently affecting a large swathe of the country, saying it could last up to 10 days in some areas.
Mobile app to help fight summer road chaos
Spain's national traffic authority is hoping a mobile phone app will help reduce road congestion when the annual surge in summer holiday traffic kicks off on Friday.
Millions of moths mass over Madrid
Millions of moths have engulfed Madrid in a population explosion blamed on spring rains, a sudden blast of summer heat and winds that have wafted them in as unwelcome guests to the Spanish capital.
Spain braces for 'coldest summer in 200 years'
French weather channel Meteo has forecast that this summer will be the worst on record in Western Europe since 1816 – known by meteorological experts as “the year without summer”.