Simply Put: Viva Espana

Wildfires wreak havoc in Canada’s Northwest territories, Spain’s Tenerife

While Spanish authorities evacuated over 3,000 people since August 16, 2023, residents of Yellowknife hurried to hit an evacuation deadline

Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change

Warm-weather tourist destinations will have to radically change

Summer of extreme heat: Wildfires in Greece as Europe scorches

Parts of China, US also break temperature records

Western Europe bakes; United Kingdom, France, Italy and Iberian Peninsula on edge

Experts blame wind and atmospheric circulation and Arctic ice melt for the heatwave

Satellite images show that Spain is in danger of drying out one of the main wetlands in Europe

Doñana National Park owes its importance to its marshes and ponds that host waterbirds and rare, endemic and endangered species

Extremely dry winter in Western Mediterranean due to expansion of ‘Azores High’

Spain, Portugal and nearby places will see a 10-20 per cent drop in winter rainfall over the coming century

2022 European heatwave claimed over 61,000 lives, heat adaptation plans ineffective in reducing mortality: Study

With some 18,000 deaths, Italy saw the highest toll

Hottest days are warming twice as fast as average summer temperature in north-west Europe: Research

Climate change is causing Spain and north Africa to warm faster than north-west Europe

The Iberian wolf is extinct in Spain’s Andalusia: Report

Wolves from the northern and central part of Iberia can still potentially recolonise Andalusia, says government report

Enigmatic human fossil jawbone may be evidence of an early Homo sapiens presence in Europe — and adds mystery about who those humans were

In contrast to earlier analyses, the Banyoles jawbone was found to be most similar to Homo sapiens fossils, not Neandertals  

Unusual spring heatwave in Spain portends drought conditions in coming months

The country has been suffering from drought since summer last year

Sizzling Europe: Several countries face high temperatures, wildfires

A new climate law in the Balearic Islands will protect the wellbeing of present and future generations — if such thing can be defined

Mediterranean is extremely climate vulnerable, with temperatures rising 20% faster than the global average

Deluge in Spain continues, could still face its driest summer in over 6 decades

Some areas see more rainfall in a day than normally seen in an entire month; wet weather to continue

France wildfires displace 37,000; air quality dips

Internal displacement due to wildfires 24% higher than in last 5 years & 4 times of last year

Drought to deluge: Heavy rain causes flash flooding across southern Spain

Rains still continue; this spring had been Spain’s driest on record through May 21

Caste is not unique to India and South Asia. A development in Spain shows how

As Spain agrees to reach a state pact against anti-gypsyism, activists urge a united front for groups discriminated on the basis of work and …

Roasted North: Why record-shattering heatwaves are burning the northern hemisphere

The heatwaves in the northern hemisphere are now frequent, early, intense and last longer as seen in Siberia last year and North America this year

Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events — it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line

Heat intensity of these events is also increasing with the frequency 

Devastating Libya floods were 50 times more likely, 50% more intense due to warming planet

Once in 300-to-600-year event but ongoing conflict and state fragility in country compounded effects

Whooping cough cases outbreak reported around the world

China, Australia, Spain among countries with high number of patients with the respiratory infection

Viva Espana: Spain’s decision to allow menstrual leave should inspire judgement on SC PIL next week, says activist

In India as well as sub-Saharan Africa, the taboo surrounding menstruation often causes girls to drop out of schools and education despite it …

Were Neanderthals carnivores? A tooth offers new insight into their diets

Diets a topic of debate; Researchers look into zinc isotopes in molar sample  

H5 pandemic in the making? Minks may become the bird flu vector for humans

Spain’s bird flu outbreak in minks hints at a mutating virus