Forest fires

Spain launches nationwide anti-wildfire campaign as scorching heat arrives – after 350,000 hectares burned in 2025

SPAIN’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has announced a nationwide anti-wildfire campaign amid a hot spell that could see temperatures soar to a scorching 38C in

22 May, 2026 @ 11:54

Lead·National News·Politics·Weather

New study blames August's wildfires in Spain on climate change - despite huge number of arson arrests

European allies fly in to help Spain battle deadly forest fires engulfing the country

SPAIN has received two firefighting planes from France under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, as authorities battle dozens of wildfires across the country. Interior

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:27

Environment·Galicia·Lead·Other News

Forest fires in Spain: Growing blaze claims firefighter’s life in Avila

FOREST fires in Ávila and Las Hurdes remain highly active today, following several days of burning and the tragic death of a firefighter. The fires

30 Jul, 2025 @ 16:05

Environment

Malaga has more than halved the amount of forest fires suffered in the past year

THIS year, Malaga has seen less than half the amount of forest fires suffered in 2022, according to new data. El Comité Asesor del Plan

19 Dec, 2023 @ 12:48

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Islands’ scorcher: Canaries’ government closes down schools as students swelter in 35ºC heat

THE CANARY ISLANDS’ regional government announced on Tuesday that it would be cancelling classes for school students of all ages for the rest of the

10 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Arsonists blamed for starting devastating Tenerife wildfires on Spain's Canary Islands as 12,000 evacuees could return home this Monday

Forest fire on Spain’s Tenerife caused ‘€80 million’ of damage, authorities report

THE AUTHORITIES in Tenerife are estimating that the forest fire that broke out on the Canary Island on August 15, and that razed 15,000 hectares

31 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Canary Islands·Lead

Local Authority Increases Forest Fire Prevention Budget By 290% In Spain's Costa Blanca

Regional body announces three-fold boost to forest fire prevention budget for Spain’s Alicante province

ALICANTE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL is handing out €1.4 million this year to municipalities to produce and execute forest fire prevention plans. It’s a 290% budget rise

15 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Five people charged with starting devastating forest fires in Spain’s Asturias region

FIVE people have been charged with starting forest fires in the Asturias region over the last three weeks with police investigating a further ten suspects.

10 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Northern Spain

Lower temperatures in Spain help to bring massive wildfire blaze under control

First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind

THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain, which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning thanks

25 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Northern Spain·Valencian Community

Current heatwave prompts forest fire concerns in Spain’s Andalucia—with call for ‘maximum caution and responsibility’ from all citizens

JUST days after the first major fire broke out in Sierra Bermeja, experts warn that rising temperatures in the affected areas may pave the way

13 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead

SOMETHING TO CHEW ON: Sheep and goats brought in to help protect Collserola Natural Park in Spain’s Barcelona against fire

ARE the old ways the best? Barcelona’s city council is hoping to find out by bringing in a flock of sheep and goats to keep

14 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Spain on extreme alert for wildfires as heatwave deepens

FIREFIGHTERS battled to contain blazes in northeastern Spain as low humidity combined with a heatwave caused tinderbox conditions across much of the country. Weather alerts

13 Aug, 2021 @ 12:19

Lead·National News·Weather

Forest fires are a constant threat in the Valencia region

Forest fire lights up hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ON Tuesday evening, at around 11pm, the hills above Spain’s Marbella became victim to another forest fire. Up in the mountains, near Ojen, the fire

11 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead

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Wildfire: Investigation launched to uncover source of Tarragona blaze

HUNDREDS of people have been evacuated to escape raging forest fires in Tarragona. More than 100 homes were deserted after 106 residents were ordered to

26 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·National News

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

JANUARY has been one of the craziest months on record weather-wise in the Valencia region. Historic low temperatures reaching -26°C in Vistabella – the coldest

1 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Spain launches nationwide anti-wildfire campaign as scorching heat arrives – after 350,000 hectares burned in 2025

European allies fly in to help Spain battle deadly forest fires engulfing the country

Forest fires in Spain: Growing blaze claims firefighter’s life in Avila

Malaga has more than halved the amount of forest fires suffered in the past year

Islands’ scorcher: Canaries’ government closes down schools as students swelter in 35ºC heat

Forest fire on Spain’s Tenerife caused ‘€80 million’ of damage, authorities report

Regional body announces three-fold boost to forest fire prevention budget for Spain’s Alicante province

Five people charged with starting devastating forest fires in Spain’s Asturias region

First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind

Current heatwave prompts forest fire concerns in Spain’s Andalucia—with call for ‘maximum caution and responsibility’ from all citizens

SOMETHING TO CHEW ON: Sheep and goats brought in to help protect Collserola Natural Park in Spain’s Barcelona against fire

Spain on extreme alert for wildfires as heatwave deepens

Forest fire lights up hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Wildfire: Investigation launched to uncover source of Tarragona blaze

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

Marbella’s certified best beaches this summer for families, activities and dog lovers — and where you can let it all hang out

Murder victim shot dead in centre of Barcelona was ‘young man with multiple false identities wanted in Belgium’

Three in four people in Spain now doubt the truth of what they read online, report finds

Benidorm’s bars stock up with extra beer ahead of England’s first World Cup match on Wednesday night

Major operation to remove tonnes of sludgy Asian seaweed blanketing Costa del Sol beaches just as summer gets underway

Forest fires

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