Spain’s climate change law is passed in Madrid to make country ‘carbon-neutral’ by 2050
SPAIN’S new climate change and energy law was passed by Congress in Madrid today(May 13). It aims to make Spain a carbon-neutral country by 2050.
City buildings plunge into darkness on Spain’s Costa Blanca to raise awareness of global warming
ORIHUELA City Council is supporting the Hour of the Planet again this weekend, and raising awareness of global warming. Between 8:30pm and 9:30pm on Saturday,
Global warming to bring Spain temperatures of up to 50C, extreme drought and flooding and sleepless tropical nights by 2050
In its prediction, it forecasts the summers by 2050 will be ‘immersed in a heat wave’, with the mercury ‘easily’ reaching 42C in Madrid, 44C
First five months of 2020 in Spain were the hottest of any year since records began
THE first five months of 2020 in Spain have been the hottest first five months of any year since records began.
Spain slams ‘silent complicity’ of international leaders ahead of crisis climate change summit in Madrid
Many major countries are not on track to reduce their emissions as agreed during the 2016 Paris summit
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.
‘Warming Mediterranean Sea’ was behind record-breaking rain, claims Alicante professor
A LEADING climatologist from the University of Alicante has blamed a ‘warmer Mediterranean Sea’ for the killer floods that devastated the Costa Blanca last week.
More than 50% in Spain fear climate change is ‘threatening’ survival of human race
Some 64% believe it is already negatively affecting their health
Blowing in the wind: Does pollution on Gibraltar’s border with Spain cause increased cancer rates?
Black clouds of pollution billow daily from the industrial chimneys of the Campo de Gibraltar. Is it all merely hot air or a smoking gun
DROP OF COMMON SENSE: Are humans to blame for the floods that have ravaged Spain’s Costa del Sol?
Heavy rainfall is not a recent phenomenon, but Mediterranean sea warming and building in the wrong places is adding to the recent flooding problems, writes
Temperatures in Spain’s Andalucia hit climate change limit
In Malaga, Cordoba and Granada the average yearly temperature in the 21st century was at least 1.5°C higher than in the 20th century
IN PICS: How biblical floods wreaked havoc on Mallorca and why they could be more frequent in the future
People are still missing, including a five-year-old boy
Rising temperatures to have huge impact on Spanish jobs
WEATHER-related sick days costs the Spanish economy €360 million per year, a pioneering study has found. Researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Marbella expat confirms Barack Obama as guest speaker at leading climate change conference
Wine expert, Pancho Campo, has secured the 44th President of the U.S. for this summer’s high profile Climate Change Leadership Porto Summit
Balearic Islands pledge to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in ambitious green manifesto
THE Balearic Islands has pledged to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In an ambitious plan, Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera will take new
Malaga and southern Spain will experience droughts ’14 TIMES more severe than in recent years’ – and much sooner than previously thought
MALAGA and southern Spain could see droughts 14 times more severe than in recent years from as soon as 2050 onwards. That is according to
Wine prices to increase in Spain following 20% drop in harvest thanks to soaring temperatures
SPAIN’S production of wine for 2017 was down 20% compared to the year before, figures have shown. The agriculture ministry has reported the total production
‘We are seeing what we already feared’: Farmers in southern Spain facing ruin after increasingly hot and dry seasons
FARMERS in southern Spain fear they may lose their position as the top exporters in Europe after successive hot and dry seasons. It comes after
CLIMATE WARNING: Spain had its hottest year EVER in 2017 and climate change is ‘now noticeable’
SPAIN had its hottest year on record last year and climate change is ‘now noticeable’, weather agency AEMET has said. Some seven areas in Andalucia
Spanish government says it should do more to reduce impact on global warming
Maria Garcia expects Spain to meet its target of reducing emissions by 26% before 2030, but said Spain must do more
Spain criticised by European Climate Foundation for reliance on carbon energy power
The European Climate Foundation has urged Spain to attend the G20 meeting in July to talk about reducing its reliance on carbon-emitting power sources.
Stephen Hawking lays out biggest threats to mankind at conference in Tenerife
The renowned physicist was not optimisitic
Global warming is pushing Spain’s climate closer to that seen in North Africa
With average temperatures expected to rise by as much as five degrees by 2050, Spain’s universally appreciated crops could be in serious jeopardy
New study says re-route planes to stop global warming
Changing flight paths could prevent harmful vapour trails
Arctic threat to Spain’s beaches warns Greenpeace
The environmental group claim that Marbella and Benidorm will be underwater by 2100
Poisoned by planes?
After a heated debate about whether the Spanish authorities have been spraying toxic chemicals in the sky in a bid to stop global warming, Annabel