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- 4d ago
Spain's fourth summer heatwave brings 42°C temperatures, extreme fire risk, and air quality warnings
Temperatures soar to 42°C as the fourth heatwave of the summer begins, with alerts in 13 regions - nine of them orange - and fire danger reaching extreme levels across much of the country.
- 5d ago
Zaragoza chosen for Spain's new public health agency, sparking backlash from losing cities
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Zaragoza as the seat of the new Agencia Estatal de Salud Pública on Tuesday, triggering sharp criticism from cities that lost out, including Oviedo, Granada, Barcelona and Lugo.
- 6d ago
Spain activates 1,100 climate refuges and €10M aid package as fires burn over 170,000 hectares
Pedro Sánchez unveils a national network of 1,100 climate refuges, a 10-million-euro grant programme for more shelters, and a new scientific panel, while wildfires have scorched 172,396 hectares and heat-related deaths exceed 3,800.
- Jul 21
Wildfire in Teruel's Sierra de Majalinos swells to 1,000 hectares, forcing evacuation of Molinos
A wildfire that ignited Monday afternoon near Ejulve in Spain's Teruel province has scorched an estimated 1,000 hectares and prompted the overnight evacuation of the municipality of Molinos, with the Spanish Military Emergency Unit deployed alongside a large aerial and ground operation.
- Jun 21
Spain’s first summer heat wave reaches 43 °C, red alert in Basque Country, and labor inspectors notify 113,000 businesses
An intense heat wave marks the start of summer in Spain, with the Basque Country under a rare red alert as temperatures surge toward 44 °C. Aemet warns of dangerously high day and night temperatures through midweek, while the Labor Inspectorate sends over 113,000 notices to outdoor employers.
- Jun 20
Spain activates red heat alert as first summer heatwave pushes temperatures to 40°C
The first heatwave of the summer will grip Spain from Sunday, with red alerts in the Basque Country and orange warnings across ten autonomous communities. Forecasts show daytime highs reaching 40°C in interior valleys and nighttime temperatures holding at 30°C in some cities well past midnight.
- Jun 17
Spain on alert for first heatwave of summer: temperatures to hit 42 °C, nights will stay above 20 °C
Aemet has issued a special warning for a 'very intense' and persistent heat episode that will push daytime temperatures to 40–42 °C across much of the peninsula and keep nighttime lows above 20 °C from Saturday.
- Jun 16
Firefighters contain blaze at Zaragoza recycling plant, the third in three months
Zaragoza firefighters worked through the night to contain a fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday at the López Soriano Technological Recycling Park, sending a dense column of black smoke across the city.
- May 30
Spain swelters under record-breaking May heat dome as meteorologists warn summer is 'gaining ground on spring'
An extraordinary late-May heatwave has shattered temperature records across Spain, with the mercury hitting 37.5°C and nights offering no relief as a persistent anticyclonic 'heat dome' traps scorching air over the Iberian Peninsula and western Europe.
- May 30
Spain's Governing Partners Demand Early Elections as Corruption Scandals Mount, but Reject Backing a No-Confidence Vote
Key parliamentary allies of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are publicly demanding he call snap elections, declaring the legislature exhausted amid a wave of corruption investigations targeting his Socialist party, while simultaneously refusing to support a conservative-led no-confidence motion.
