Tag: heatwaves
Weather expert warns that climate change is turning Spain’s Sevilla into a desert
MIDWEEK forecasts of temperatures reaching 41 degrees in Sevilla have come as no surprise with the Andalucian city in recent years hitting those highs...
Fresh heatwave expected to hit Spain on Monday, with highs of 44ºC possible
ANOTHER heatwave is due to arrive in Spain tomorrow, Monday, just a week after the last one saw temperatures spike across the country.
According to...
After two agricultural workers die from extreme heat, Spain’s ombudsman calls for greater controls
THE SPANISH ombudsman has called for more controls to protect people from the heat after two agricultural workers died over the last week, apparently...
Spain to launch department to study effects of climate change on health
WHILE SPAIN swelters in its first summer heatwave of the year- expected to run until Thursday- the government has announced plans for a a...
Scorching heatwaves in Spain threaten olive oil production, says government minister
SPAIN'S Agriculture Minister, Luis Planas, says this summer's hot weather will dent this year's olive harvest if things don't change soon.
Spain is the world's...
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
Malaga and southern Spain will experience droughts ’14 TIMES more severe than in recent years’ – and much sooner...
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...
WILDFIRES have destroyed thousands of hectares of land this year, accelerated by drought and heatwaves
2017 is the third worst year for wildfires this decade destroying thousands of hectares of arable land.
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