climate crisis

Red weather alert in Spain: 'Danger to life' issued ahead of scorching 42C highs – these are the affected areas

Spain logs more than 1,000 deaths linked to ‘extraordinarily’ high temperatures in June

EXTREME heat killed more than 1,000 people in Spain last month, experts have warned, marking the deadliest June on record for heat-related deaths. Madrid’s Carlos

1 Jul, 2026 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Weather

The hour is nigh: Earth Hour is coming marking 20 years and 20 achievements for nature

IT was a climate change awareness campaign that began in Sydney and sparked a symbolic social movement to turn off city lights around the world

26 Mar, 2026 @ 11:35

Environment·Lead

Climate change is fuelling anxiety and depression in Spain’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods, shock study warns

AIR pollution and extreme temperatures affect those in lower-income neighbourhoods more than others, a new project reveals. For all exposure to this extreme weather and

3 Mar, 2026 @ 15:45

Environment·Health·Lead

Sanchez tell sceptics ‘climate change kills’ as he announces plan to tackle rising wildfires and flooding in Spain

THE Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, has announced a new plan to ready the country for future climate emergencies. Sanchez emphasized the severity of

2 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead·National News

Milder winter 'than normal' predicted by weather forecasters in Spain

The number of summer days in Spain has increased from 90 to 145 in the last 50 years study reveals

THE number of summer days in the main Spanish cities has increased from 90 to 145 in the last 50 years, according to a study

27 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Activists glue themselves to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in protest over climate emergency

CLIMATE activists from a Spanish organisation called Futuro Vegetal (Vegetable Future) glued themselves to the microphones at the lectern in the Congress of Deputies on

30 Jan, 2023 @ 16:44

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Politics

As COP27 climate conference starts in Egypt, Greenpeace calls on Spanish PM for better access to renewables

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigning organisation Greenpeace staged a demonstration on Sunday in Madrid, to coincide with the start of the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference in

6 Nov, 2022 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Severe droughts, heatwaves and floods in hottest decade on record as climate crisis talks underway in Spain

The findings by the WMO show that this year will be the second or third warmest since records began

3 Dec, 2019 @ 17:27

Environment

Water levels at reservoirs in Spain’s Andalucia still down on last year despite downpours

The statistics showing the reduction in water levels come after the Olive Press revealed shocking photos showing the plummeting water height at Lake Istan last

27 Nov, 2019 @ 11:45

Environment·Lead

LONG READ: 30 years since Berlin Wall fell, populism is the new divide that endangers our response to the climate crisis

Populism is the wall blocking serious action to tackle today's environmental crisis says Olive Press editor Jon Clarke as he remembers the fall of the

10 Nov, 2019 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Politics

SPAIN CLIMATE CRISIS: October was Costa del Sol’s ninth warmest in 100 years

The tenth month of the year was the ninth warmest this century, with temperatures 1.3 degrees Celsius above normal.

8 Nov, 2019 @ 12:13

Environment·Lead·Malaga

The hour is nigh: Earth Hour is coming marking 20 years and 20 achievements for nature

Climate change is fuelling anxiety and depression in Spain’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods, shock study warns

Sanchez tell sceptics ‘climate change kills’ as he announces plan to tackle rising wildfires and flooding in Spain

The number of summer days in Spain has increased from 90 to 145 in the last 50 years study reveals

Activists glue themselves to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in protest over climate emergency

As COP27 climate conference starts in Egypt, Greenpeace calls on Spanish PM for better access to renewables

Severe droughts, heatwaves and floods in hottest decade on record as climate crisis talks underway in Spain

Water levels at reservoirs in Spain’s Andalucia still down on last year despite downpours

LONG READ: 30 years since Berlin Wall fell, populism is the new divide that endangers our response to the climate crisis

SPAIN CLIMATE CRISIS: October was Costa del Sol’s ninth warmest in 100 years

Spain’s rental crisis deepens as nearly 23,000 homes vanish from the market in fresh blow for tenants, report warns

Sting and the Prodigy to play Sevilla this weekend as thousands gather for iconic music festival

Delivery driver dies in tragic crash near Cadiz expat haven – as calls grow to make local roads safer

Top 10 tips on keeping cool and safe during the hot weather in Spain

Ryanair weighs €500 million investment in Sevilla engine maintenance hub

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