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Record high temperatures cause heat-related deaths to rise tenfold in Spain

Extreme heat led to over 62,000 deaths across Europe last year with Spain among countries hardest hit, study reveals

MORE than 62,000 people died in the summer of 2024 due to a record-breaking heatwave, a study has revealed – with Spain recording the second

23 Sep, 2025 @ 11:04

Lead·Weather

Spanish stargazers left disappointed as calima clouds out rare Blood Moon and total lunar eclipse

ARMED with a trusty pair of binoculars and keeping a keen eye on their watch, thousands of stargazers across Spain looked upwards on Sunday in

9 Sep, 2025 @ 11:57

Lead·Malaga·Travel News·Weather

Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of flights cancelled as heavy rainfall batters Catalunya and Balearic Islands

THOUSANDS of holidaymakers are currently stranded at airports across Spain after AEMET, the state weather agency, issued an orange weather alert for heavy rainfall. Dozens

28 Aug, 2025 @ 13:34

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Lead·Travel News·Weather

Flood alert issued in Spain’s Catalunya: Violent storms set to bring up to 40mm of rain in just one hour

AUTHORITIES in Catalunya have activated a flood alert with violent thunderstorms forecast to dump up to 40mm of rain per hour in the region. Catalunya’s

27 Aug, 2025 @ 12:02

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Alert for holidaymakers in Spain’s Canary Islands: Rare red weather warning issued for extreme heat – with temperatures surpassing 40C

AUTHORITIES in Spain have issued a rare red weather alert for the Canary Islands as a heatwave brings sky-high temperatures to the archipelago. The red

10 Aug, 2025 @ 10:12

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Weather warning in Spain: Orange alert for extreme heat as temperatures soar to 41C across Andalucia

AN orange weather alert for excessive heat has been issued for Andalucia as the region braces for the return of sky-high temperatures. Cordoba is set

28 Jul, 2025 @ 12:10

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Red weather warning in Spain’s Catalunya: Emergency phone alert issued with DANA set to bring torrential rain

RESIDENTS in Catalunya have been sent an emergency alert on their mobile phones as the region braces for a torrential DANA to make landfall. The

12 Jul, 2025 @ 15:59

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Barcelona temperature ‘will rise 3.7C by 2100’ unless carbon emissions ‘substantially reduced’, study warns

THE average temperature in Barcelona could rise by up to 3.7 degrees Celsius by the end of the century unless greenhouse gas emissions are ‘substantially

18 May, 2025 @ 09:00

Barcelona·Environment·Lead·Weather

Barcelona records highest-ever temperature of 40C – as Spain issues red alerts for extreme heat

BARCELONA has recorded its highest-ever temperature of 40C as the city bakes in a sweltering heatwave. The city broke the 40C barrier for the first

31 Jul, 2024 @ 14:49

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Benicassim review: Spain’s legendary music festival may have lost its former glory – but it still offers a magical three days

ONCE upon a time, a weekend at Benicassim festival was the stuff of legend. I myself have heard many a tale – via my party-animal

27 Jul, 2024 @ 12:37

EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

These areas of Spain will be uninhabitable by 2050 due to extreme heat and rising sea levels, NASA warns – unless urgent action reverses climate change trends

SKY-HIGH temperatures, long periods of drought and coastal cities swamped by rising sea levels. That will be the future of Spain, at least according to

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:12

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Madrid

Drought fears grow as dry spell continues in Spain’s Malaga

Climate change warning in Spain: Some 75% of the country is at risk of desertification, says Greenpeace

LEADING environmental group Greenpeace has issued a stark warning that up to 75% of Spain could be at risk of desertification without urgent action to

21 Mar, 2024 @ 11:46

Environment·Lead·Other News

Drought latest in Spain: The Costa del Sol will have water until September after extending Marbella’s desalination plant

REGIONAL authorities have confirmed that the Costa del Sol will have enough water to last until September, even if there is no rain this spring.

15 Mar, 2024 @ 10:34

Costa del Sol·Lead

Three golf courses are being investigated for misuse of water on Spain’s Costa del Sol – as the region faces its worst drought for decades

THREE golf courses on the Costa del Sol are being investigated for the misuse of water as the region suffers under a red level emergency

19 Feb, 2024 @ 11:04

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

British tourist arrested over sex assault on UK holidaymaker at party-resort Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

Revealed: The cheapest weeks for Brits to book a holiday to Spain and elsewhere this summer – according to Which?

AS winter nears its much-anticipated end, millions of parents across the UK will begin planning for their annual family summer holiday. A new study by

15 Feb, 2024 @ 12:28

Lead·Olive Press Travel·OP Money Tree

Spain enters long-term drought following another mild winter

Drought latest in Spain: Red level emergency is declared in Malaga and Guadalhorce Valley – despite Friday’s rainfall

A RED level emergency for drought has been announced for Malaga and Guadalhorce Valley as conditions continue to worsen, despite Friday’s heavy rainfall. The Drought

9 Feb, 2024 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Drought latest in Spain: Water brought in by ships risks being contaminated, expert warns

A LEADING expert has warned that water brought to drought-hit areas by ship runs the risk of becoming contaminated. Jaime Lora Garcia, the deputy director

6 Feb, 2024 @ 12:42

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Weather

Spain’s Indian summer comes to an end: Temperatures to fall this weekend as autumnal weather arrives with showers

AFTER an unusually warm start to October in Spain, autumn is finally set to arrive this weekend with a fall in temperatures more in line

13 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Weather

Weather alerts in place across Spain as heatwave brings temperatures above 45ºC

SPAIN IS currently suffering from the fourth heatwave of the summer season so far, with the extreme weather pushing the mercury up above the 45ºC

22 Aug, 2023 @ 18:45

National News

Arrival of August to bring unusual falls in temperature to parts of Spain

AFTER several heatwaves and an unusually wet month of May, the weather in Spain will continue to be unusual from the start of August onwards,

31 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Weather

After unusually warm April in Spain, dry and hot weather spell continues into May

THE UNUSUALLY warm weather registered in Spain during the month of April are continuing into May, with an ‘episode of high temperatures and a lack

3 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·National News

End of summer: Balmy October temperatures come to an end across Spain

MUCH of south and central Spain has enjoyed an extended veranillo de San Miguel – balmy temperatures that last into September and October – but

22 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Weather

SCORCHIO: Weather warnings issued across Spain as mercury soars

SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has issued weather warnings in many parts of the country with some places reaching temperatures of 42ºC. Red alerts are in

23 Jul, 2021 @ 13:15

ONE LAST HURRAH: Lightning storms, Saharan dust and 35 degrees this weekend in Spain

AS Spain is due to begin the climatological ‘summer’ season on June 1, mother nature has prepared one last hurrah in the form of thunderstorms,

28 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead

WEATHER ALERTS: Third person killed by Storm Elsa as parks in Spain’s Sevilla forced to close due to flood waters

The showers are expected to continue for the rest of the day

20 Dec, 2019 @ 17:28

Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s Malaga swelters in winter heatwave (and it continues until Sunday)

The warm weather is predicted to hang around until Sunday when it will make way for cloud cover and drizzle

28 Nov, 2019 @ 08:43

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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Extreme heat led to over 62,000 deaths across Europe last year with Spain among countries hardest hit, study reveals

Spanish stargazers left disappointed as calima clouds out rare Blood Moon and total lunar eclipse

Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of flights cancelled as heavy rainfall batters Catalunya and Balearic Islands

Flood alert issued in Spain’s Catalunya: Violent storms set to bring up to 40mm of rain in just one hour

Alert for holidaymakers in Spain’s Canary Islands: Rare red weather warning issued for extreme heat – with temperatures surpassing 40C

Weather warning in Spain: Orange alert for extreme heat as temperatures soar to 41C across Andalucia

Red weather warning in Spain’s Catalunya: Emergency phone alert issued with DANA set to bring torrential rain

Barcelona temperature ‘will rise 3.7C by 2100’ unless carbon emissions ‘substantially reduced’, study warns

Barcelona records highest-ever temperature of 40C – as Spain issues red alerts for extreme heat

Benicassim review: Spain’s legendary music festival may have lost its former glory – but it still offers a magical three days

These areas of Spain will be uninhabitable by 2050 due to extreme heat and rising sea levels, NASA warns – unless urgent action reverses climate change trends

Climate change warning in Spain: Some 75% of the country is at risk of desertification, says Greenpeace

Drought latest in Spain: The Costa del Sol will have water until September after extending Marbella’s desalination plant

Three golf courses are being investigated for misuse of water on Spain’s Costa del Sol – as the region faces its worst drought for decades

Revealed: The cheapest weeks for Brits to book a holiday to Spain and elsewhere this summer – according to Which?

Drought latest in Spain: Red level emergency is declared in Malaga and Guadalhorce Valley – despite Friday’s rainfall

Drought latest in Spain: Water brought in by ships risks being contaminated, expert warns

Spain’s Indian summer comes to an end: Temperatures to fall this weekend as autumnal weather arrives with showers

Weather alerts in place across Spain as heatwave brings temperatures above 45ºC

Arrival of August to bring unusual falls in temperature to parts of Spain

After unusually warm April in Spain, dry and hot weather spell continues into May

End of summer: Balmy October temperatures come to an end across Spain

SCORCHIO: Weather warnings issued across Spain as mercury soars

ONE LAST HURRAH: Lightning storms, Saharan dust and 35 degrees this weekend in Spain

WEATHER ALERTS: Third person killed by Storm Elsa as parks in Spain’s Sevilla forced to close due to flood waters

Spain’s Malaga swelters in winter heatwave (and it continues until Sunday)

There’s a new unlikely star of Spanish cuisine coming out of Galicia – and it isn’t a talented new chef

Horrified patients witness fatal stabbing of nurse by ex-boyfriend at medical centre in Spain

Residents evacuated from rain-soaked Grazalema given green light to return as landslide risk subsides

Spain’s expat divide: HALF of all 30-34-year-olds in Barcelona are foreign-born – and it’s the same for over-55s in Marbella

Spain’s new sovereign wealth fund will pay for up to 15,000 new affordable rental homes each year