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 Millions of people across Europe -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain -- baked through a new wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heatwave picked up. https://www.thelocal.es/20260812/europes-latest-heatwave-more-than-90-million-set-for-plus-35c-temperatures Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:42:33 +0200 europes-latest-heatwave-more-than-90-million-set-for-plus-35c-temperatures With scorching temperatures breaking records across Europe this summer, The Local has put together tried and tested tips for surviving heatwaves from southern Europe, where locals have had decades of practice coping with the heat. https://www.thelocal.es/20260810/gelato-for-lunch-bedlinen-in-the-freezer-heatwave-tips-from-southern-europe Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:46:06 +0200 gelato-for-lunch-bedlinen-in-the-freezer-heatwave-tips-from-southern-europe Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's global warming monitor said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260810/western-europe-experienced-hottest-june-july-on-record Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:35:47 +0200 western-europe-experienced-hottest-june-july-on-record More and more tourists from southern Europe – particularly France and Spain – are heading to Sweden to experience a cooler summer, according to new data from the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Development. https://www.thelocal.es/20260730/tourists-from-france-and-spain-flock-to-sweden-for-cooler-summer Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:55:23 +0200 tourists-from-france-and-spain-flock-to-sweden-for-cooler-summer Spaniards are used to scorching summers and tropical nights, meaning that they're familiar with many ingenious, unwritten rules for making their homes and bodies cool at night so they can sleep better without the need for air-con. https://www.thelocal.es/20260722/twelve-spanish-tricks-to-sleep-better-during-a-heatwave Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:01:15 +0200 twelve-spanish-tricks-to-sleep-better-during-a-heatwave Every summer, Alberto Gómez lives with a fear most people never consider. The 36-year-old Spanish physics and chemistry teacher has a rare genetic skin disorder that leaves him unable to sweat properly -- and therefore unable to cool himself naturally during extreme heat. https://www.thelocal.es/20260722/unable-to-sweat-during-a-heatwave-life-with-a-rare-skin-disorder-in-spain Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:02:32 +0200 unable-to-sweat-during-a-heatwave-life-with-a-rare-skin-disorder-in-spain Spain is set to enter its third heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to climb above 40C across large parts of the country, the national weather office said. https://www.thelocal.es/20260719/spain-braces-for-third-heatwave-with-highs-above-40c Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:36:05 +0200 spain-braces-for-third-heatwave-with-highs-above-40c Barcelona registered a maximum temperature of 40.7C on Wednesday, its highest figure in 112 years of records, weather agencies said as another heatwave struck Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20260708/barcelona-sets-new-heat-record-at-40-7c Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:55:49 +0200 barcelona-sets-new-heat-record-at-40-7c After Spain's second summer heatwave continues and temperatures soar beyond 40C, large swathes of the country were on Wednesday under heat alerts and many municipalities were also under high-risk health warnings too. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.es/20260706/maps-which-regions-are-under-heat-and-health-alerts-during-spains-second-heatwave Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:04:55 +0200 maps-which-regions-are-under-heat-and-health-alerts-during-spains-second-heatwave The morning sun beats down on Antonio Reina as he tends to a public garden in Barcelona, but he works reassured that a simple wristband protects him in the summer heat. https://www.thelocal.es/20260708/sensors-and-early-starts-how-spain-keeps-working-when-heat-hits Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:29:03 +0200 sensors-and-early-starts-how-spain-keeps-working-when-heat-hits With several regions on the highest red-level alert and temperatures topping 40C, many in Spain are wondering how long the second heatwave of the summer will last. https://www.thelocal.es/20260707/how-long-will-spains-second-heatwave-last Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:30:34 +0200 how-long-will-spains-second-heatwave-last Struggling to think of activities to do when it's insufferably hot in Spain? Whether it's air conditioning you're after or some refreshing H2O to cool down in, here's how to not let a heatwave spoil your enjoyment. https://www.thelocal.es/20230824/heatwave-plans-ten-things-to-do-in-spain-when-its-too-hot-outside Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:45:53 +0200 heatwave-plans-ten-things-to-do-in-spain-when-its-too-hot-outside Europe is still taking stock of a powerful heatwave in late June but experts are already confident it ranks among the worst ever recorded -- even rivalling a freak 2003 episode. https://www.thelocal.es/20260704/one-for-the-history-books-what-we-know-about-the-european-heatwave Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:32:47 +0200 one-for-the-history-books-what-we-know-about-the-european-heatwave Tens of millions are braving a weekend of extreme temperatures in Europe as a deadly heatwave moves eastwards, with some countries announcing rising death tolls and health services warning of saturation. https://www.thelocal.es/20260628/records-tumble-as-european-heatwave-moves-east Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:03:28 +0200 records-tumble-as-european-heatwave-moves-east The heatwave battering Europe may have an unlikely partner-in-crime: a patch of cold ocean water south of Iceland and Greenland that can influence weather patterns over the continent. https://www.thelocal.es/20260626/european-heatwaves-unlikely-accomplice-is-an-ocean-cold-blob Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:20:28 +0200 european-heatwaves-unlikely-accomplice-is-an-ocean-cold-blob Human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the intensity of a record-breaking heatwave scorching Europe, scientists said Friday, while experts consider the costs for an economy as productivity melts and growth becomes lethargic. https://www.thelocal.es/20260626/climate-change-to-blame-as-heatwave-hits-europes-economies Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:44:21 +0200 climate-change-to-blame-as-heatwave-hits-europes-economies At least 101 million Europeans were expected to experience temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, in a punishing and increasingly deadly heatwave hotter than weather in parts of Africa. https://www.thelocal.es/20260625/latest-more-than-100-million-europeans-suffer-in-temperatures-above-35c Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:45:56 +0200 latest-more-than-100-million-europeans-suffer-in-temperatures-above-35c The latest heatwave sweeping across Europe is a stark reminder that it is the world's fastest-warming continent, stretching into an Arctic that is heating at an even greater pace https://www.thelocal.es/20260624/explained-why-europe-is-the-worlds-fastest-warming-continent Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:42:20 +0200 explained-why-europe-is-the-worlds-fastest-warming-continent Much of Western Europe was baking in a gruelling heatwave on Friday with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, shattering temperature records. https://www.thelocal.es/20260619/europe-swelters-in-new-heatwave-with-temperatures-set-to-rise-further Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:55:05 +0200 europe-swelters-in-new-heatwave-with-temperatures-set-to-rise-further 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