Explainer: What will Spain’s first summer general election mean for voters?
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez surprised everyone on Monday, when he called an early general election for July 23 after his Socialist Party’s poor showing
WATCH: Call for ban on tourist carriages after horse collapses in heat during Malaga feria on Spain’s Costa del Sol
CALLS to ban tourist carriages have reignited after yet another horse collapsed in the extreme heat, this time during Malaga’s feria. The animal rights party
Spain counts the toll of week long heatwave with at least 360 dead
AS the heatwave in Spain finally begins to ease as temperatures drop for the first time in more than eight days, the true cost of
Helicopters and firefighters stabilise fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol
SPANISH firefighter body INFOCA has confirmed the outbreak of a fire at 5pm, July 12 in the town of Ardales, Malaga. INFOCA said that the
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
Spain’s Malaga back on YELLOW ALERT for sizzling temperatures this Friday
MALAGA has been placed on yellow alert for extreme heat as high temperatures continue to scorch Andalucia. The colour warning issued by state weather agency
LONG HOT SUMMER: Weather experts in Spain’s Valencia region predict longer and warmer season this year
THIS summer will be long, hotter than usual and with at least 80 ‘tropical’ nights in the Valencia region. Experts at the Climatology Laboratory of
ORANGE heat warnings for Spain’s Andalucia tomorrow with highs of 41°C
ORANGE heat warnings have been issued for Andalucia on Monday. Aemet has issued its second-most severe weather warnings for Sevilla, Cordoba and Jaen. All the
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.
IN PICS: Runners and cyclists hit Costa del Sol for FIRST exercise of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown as 36°C heat to scorch Andalucia this weekend
The Costa del Sol’s beaches and promenades finally looked as if they were returning to a ‘new normal’
Weather warnings issued as Spain’s Andalucia to BAKE in 39ºC heat this weekend
Meanwhile those heading to the Feria de Malaga will experience highs of 32ºC throughout the weekend
Yellow and orange warnings issued for searing heat as temperatures hit 41°C in southern Spain
Temperatures are expected to exceed 41°C on Wednesday
RED ALERT: Spain at ‘extreme risk’ from 40ºC temperatures but Costa del Sol to AVOID heatwave
This weather event, affecting most of western Europe, is the 10th heatwave in Spain since 1975
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)
Night time wine picking phenomenon in Jerez
Over 30% of all the grapes picked in Jerez’s wine harvest are being picked at night to avoid the worse of the seasonal heat.
Heat may cause mental health problems, say Madrid experts
Be on your guard for apathy, crankiness, bad moods, and even mental health problems, say scientists at the Complutense University of Madrid
Silly Season my sweet asp!
Spain’s ‘Snake Summer’ is enough to give you a hissy fit, writes Belinda Beckett, aka Mistress of Sizzle
Hottest ever May on record for Spain with temperatures hitting 42.9 degrees centigrade
Three recent deaths in Spain have been put down to soaring temperatures
Heat waves a’comin in Andalucia
Temperatures rising to 43C and are expected to last a week
‘I survived the frying pan of Spain’
As the mercury hit 40C and red alerts came into force, the Olive Press sent Rund Abdelfatah to survive a day in Europe’s hottest place:
Scorching? Wanna Bet?
Sevilla the favourite, as the world bets on which Spanish city will be hottest this summer