https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Human-driven climate change intensified rainfall that triggered the Spain's deadliest natural disaster in a generation when flash floods hit the Valencia region in 2024, a new study showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260218/climate-change-turbocharged-spains-valencia-floods-study Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:39:15 +0100 climate-change-turbocharged-spains-valencia-floods-study Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday warned that Spain must adapt to "a completely new climate reality" following deadly floods that forced thousands to flee their homes. https://www.thelocal.es/20260209/pm-says-spain-must-adapt-to-new-climate-reality-amid-floods Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:04:10 +0100 pm-says-spain-must-adapt-to-new-climate-reality-amid-floods Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Wednesday that Spain would set up a national network of climate shelters to help people survive increasingly severe heatwaves. https://www.thelocal.es/20251217/spain-to-set-up-network-of-climate-shelters-for-heatwaves Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:17:26 +0100 spain-to-set-up-network-of-climate-shelters-for-heatwaves A year on from the destructive and deadly floods that hit Valencia, a new study has found that more than 4,000 key buildings are still at risk of being destroyed if a similar storm were to hit Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20251028/schools-hospitals-and-chemical-plants-the-infrastructure-at-risk-of-floods-in-spain Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:36:17 +0100 schools-hospitals-and-chemical-plants-the-infrastructure-at-risk-of-floods-in-spain The DANA phenomenon first became well known in Spain after the deadly Valencia floods. A year on, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands have also been hit by torrential rain and flooding. But what exactly is a DANA, how is it different from a storm and are they becoming more common? https://www.thelocal.es/20241105/what-exactly-is-spains-dana-weather-phenomenon Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:11:23 +0100 what-exactly-is-spains-dana-weather-phenomenon Spain's Mediterranean holiday islands of Ibiza and Formentera emerged relatively unscathed from torrential rainfall on Tuesday that triggered floods and prompted the closure of beaches and schools. https://www.thelocal.es/20251001/in-pics-beaches-shut-on-spains-ibiza-as-downpours-spark-floods Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:21:02 +0200 in-pics-beaches-shut-on-spains-ibiza-as-downpours-spark-floods Spain's average temperature in August 2025 hit 25C, matching the national record set the same month last year, the national meteorological agency AEMET said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20250905/spains-average-august-temperature-matched-2024-record Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:54:47 +0200 spains-average-august-temperature-matched-2024-record A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was "the most intense on record", the country's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20250824/latest-spain-heatwave-was-most-intense-on-record Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:29:36 +0200 latest-spain-heatwave-was-most-intense-on-record Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has slammed the fact that budget flights between destinations in Europe are still often significantly cheaper than travelling by train. https://www.thelocal.es/20250822/unfair-budget-flights-in-europe-up-to-26-times-cheaper-than-train-routes Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:32:46 +0200 unfair-budget-flights-in-europe-up-to-26-times-cheaper-than-train-routes Wildfires have so far ravaged more than one million hectares of land in European Union countries this year, a record since recording began in 2006, according to AFP analysis of official data. https://www.thelocal.es/20250822/record-eu-wildfires-burnt-more-than-1mn-hectares-in-2025 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:56:46 +0200 record-eu-wildfires-burnt-more-than-1mn-hectares-in-2025 Not everywhere in Spain is scorching hot in the summer. Here are some amazing holiday spots where temperatures are cooler on average during June, July and August. https://www.thelocal.es/20190624/eight-places-in-spain-where-it-doesnt-get-too-hot-in-summer Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:07:19 +0200 eight-places-in-spain-where-it-doesnt-get-too-hot-in-summer Human-caused climate change made recent European heatwaves up to 4C hotter in many cities, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable people, scientists have said. https://www.thelocal.es/20250709/climate-change-made-european-heatwave-up-to-4c-hotter-study Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:03:43 +0200 climate-change-made-european-heatwave-up-to-4c-hotter-study Europe has thousands of incredible swimming spots around its beaches, lakes and rivers, but which countries have the cleanest and dirtiest waters? https://www.thelocal.es/20250621/revealed-where-in-europe-has-the-cleanest-and-dirtiest-swimming-spots Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:12:22 +0200 revealed-where-in-europe-has-the-cleanest-and-dirtiest-swimming-spots Beaches in Mallorca’s capital of Palma will have far fewer sun beds next summer due to a climate change problem affecting many beaches across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20250616/mallorca-to-cut-back-on-sun-beds-as-rising-sea-levels-eat-up-beach-space Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:35:17 +0200 mallorca-to-cut-back-on-sun-beds-as-rising-sea-levels-eat-up-beach-space Mainland Spain experienced its hottest May day ever on Friday, with the average temperature surpassing 24 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit), national weather agency AEMET said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20250602/spain-records-highest-may-temperature-on-record Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:08:47 +0200 spain-records-highest-may-temperature-on-record Europe in 2025 experienced its hottest March ever recorded by a significant margin, driving extreme conditions across a continent warming faster than any other, Europe's Copernicus climate monitor said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20250408/europe-has-just-had-its-hottest-ever-march-scientists-confirm Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:41:10 +0200 europe-has-just-had-its-hottest-ever-march-scientists-confirm A new study has revealed that around 1 in 10 homes in Spain are in areas at risk of flooding due to rising river levels, with some far more vulnerable than others. https://www.thelocal.es/20241212/2-million-homes-at-risk-which-parts-of-spain-could-see-future-floods Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:38:57 +0100 2-million-homes-at-risk-which-parts-of-spain-could-see-future-floods Spain has registered its warmest November since record-keeping began more than six decades ago, even after October ended with its worst floods in a generation, official data showed Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20241203/after-floods-spain-records-warmest-november-ever Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:22:17 +0100 after-floods-spain-records-warmest-november-ever Torrential rain and devastating floods are becoming increasingly common in Spain, so it’s important to know exactly how to prepare and stay safe, whether you're at home, in your car or elsewhere. https://www.thelocal.es/20241113/how-to-act-before-during-and-after-heavy-rain-and-floods-in-spain Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:46:40 +0100 how-to-act-before-during-and-after-heavy-rain-and-floods-in-spain An average of 147 litres per square metre (147 mm) drenched mainland Spain last month, making it the wettest October since records began in 1961, national weather service AEMET and the ecological transition ministry said. https://www.thelocal.es/20241108/flood-hit-spain-drenched-by-wettest-october-on-record Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:51:23 +0100 flood-hit-spain-drenched-by-wettest-october-on-record