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 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 18:45:53 +0200 heatwave-plans-ten-things-to-do-in-spain-when-its-too-hot-outside 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 Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter and protect the most vulnerable on Sunday, as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer's first major heatwave. https://www.thelocal.es/20250628/europe-bakes-in-summers-first-heatwave-as-continent-warms Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:48:00 +0200 europe-bakes-in-summers-first-heatwave-as-continent-warms The latest summer heatwave took hold on Sunday, the fourth of the season, with the mercury soaring notably in the northeast and the south of the country. It is expected to last until Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230821/spain-swelters-in-latest-searing-heatwave Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:23:16 +0200 spain-swelters-in-latest-searing-heatwave The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest temperature on record this week during an exceptional heatwave, researchers told AFP on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230725/28-7c-mediterranean-sea-breaks-daily-temperature-record Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:58:11 +0200 28-7c-mediterranean-sea-breaks-daily-temperature-record Spain issued hot weather red alerts for three regions on Tuesday due to the "extreme" danger posed by scorching temperatures as firefighters made gains in their battle against a blaze raging in the Canary Islands. https://www.thelocal.es/20230718/its-horrible-spain-on-extreme-danger-alert-for-heatwave Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:49:14 +0200 its-horrible-spain-on-extreme-danger-alert-for-heatwave More than 61,000 people died due to the heat during Europe's record-breaking summer last year, a study said on Monday which called for more to be done to protect against even deadlier heatwaves expected in the coming years. https://www.thelocal.es/20230710/europe-could-soon-face-nearly-100000-deaths-a-year-linked-to-extreme-heat Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:15:36 +0200 europe-could-soon-face-nearly-100000-deaths-a-year-linked-to-extreme-heat Spain's record-breaking heat of summer 2022 caused more than 350 deaths from heatstroke and dehydration and was a decisive factor in a 20.5 percent increase in mortality, official figures showed Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230628/spains-mortality-rate-soared-during-scorching-summer-of-2022 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:12:22 +0200 spains-mortality-rate-soared-during-scorching-summer-of-2022 Europe should brace for more deadly heatwaves driven by climate change, according to a sweeping new report that said the world's fastest-warming continent was some 2.3 degrees Celsius hotter last year than in pre-industrial times. https://www.thelocal.es/20230619/europe-faces-intense-extreme-heat-and-drought-new-report-warns Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:31:04 +0200 europe-faces-intense-extreme-heat-and-drought-new-report-warns Mainland Spain recorded its hottest ever temperature for April, hitting 38.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 Fahrenheit) in Córdoba, preliminary data from national weather office showed Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230428/mainland-spain-breaks-record-temperature-for-april Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:43:24 +0200 mainland-spain-breaks-record-temperature-for-april Drought-hit Spain is bracing for an unusually early heatwave, with temperatures that could reach 40C in the south, prompting fears of wildfires in a nation already so dry that some farmers have opted not to plant crops. https://www.thelocal.es/20230425/drought-hit-spain-braces-for-april-heatwave Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:27:35 +0200 drought-hit-spain-braces-for-april-heatwave "There's nothing left here," sighs Javier Franch as he shakes the heavy rope of mussels he's just pulled to the surface in northeastern Spain. They are all dead. https://www.thelocal.es/20220909/heatwave-batters-spains-mediterranean-mussel-crop Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:05:56 +0200 heatwave-batters-spains-mediterranean-mussel-crop The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent suffering blistering heatwaves and the worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220908/by-a-substantial-margin-how-summer-2022-was-europes-hottest-on-record Thu, 08 Sep 2022 18:45:54 +0200 by-a-substantial-margin-how-summer-2022-was-europes-hottest-on-record The intense heat that Spain has been experiencing this summer so far is due to end on Sunday, August 14th, bringing a welcome respite from scorching temperatures, forecasters say. https://www.thelocal.es/20220811/spain-to-swelter-under-final-heatwave-of-the-summer Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:03:20 +0200 spain-to-swelter-under-final-heatwave-of-the-summer July certainly felt like a scorcher, but it was revealed that it was in fact the hottest month in Spain since records began in 1961. https://www.thelocal.es/20220809/2-7c-above-normal-spain-registers-hottest-month-on-record Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:59:28 +0200 2-7c-above-normal-spain-registers-hottest-month-on-record Spain has already faced two scorching heatwaves so far this spring and summer, but with meteorologists predicting a possible third in the coming days, could it be as bad as July's? https://www.thelocal.es/20220802/will-spains-third-heatwave-be-as-bad-as-the-last-one Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:24:00 +0200 will-spains-third-heatwave-be-as-bad-as-the-last-one In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees, planted as far as the eye can see on a dusty hillside in southern Spain. "There are no olives on these. Everything is dry," the 68-year-old laments. https://www.thelocal.es/20220727/how-drought-is-threatening-spains-green-gold-harvest Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:12:42 +0200 how-drought-is-threatening-spains-green-gold-harvest Temperatures in Spain are beginning to drop on Tuesday July 26th after extreme heat that has consumed most of the country for several weeks. Could the July heatwave finally be over? https://www.thelocal.es/20220726/is-spains-suffocating-heatwave-finally-ending Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:05:34 +0200 is-spains-suffocating-heatwave-finally-ending With climate change making devastating wildfires more likely, experts warn Spain and Portugal need to better manage their forests to stop vast swathes of land from being torched every year. https://www.thelocal.es/20220723/neglected-forests-at-the-mercy-of-wildfires-in-spain-and-portugal Sat, 23 Jul 2022 19:22:01 +0200 neglected-forests-at-the-mercy-of-wildfires-in-spain-and-portugal