Aemet map highlighting red alert zones in Valencia, Castellón and Tarragona. Credit : X AEMET_Esp Spain is bracing itself for another battering from the skies, with the national weather service Aemet raising its warning level to red – the highest possible – for parts of Valencia, Castellón, Tarragona and Lleida. Residents were told to remain alert, to stay inside if …
Read More »Spain on Alert: Stay Safe When torrential Rain Hits
After flooding in Catarroja (Valencia), cars were buried by mud and debris. Credit : Vicente Sargues, Shutterstock When torrential downpours hit, roads will flood, rivers will swell, and life as we know it will come to a standstill. Across Spain, episodes of extreme downpours have become more frequent in recent years, prompting Protección Civil to issue fresh warnings – not …
Read More »Storm Alice, the first major autumn DANA in Spain, will cause chaos
AEMET issues a weather warning as Hurricane Alice approaches Spain. Credit : OFC Pictures, Shutterstock Spain is gearing up for its first major weather event of the autumn – and it already has a name. The Spanish State Meteorological Agency has officially declared Storm Alice. This storm is expected to bring torrential rainfall, thunderstorms, and possibly flooding in large areas …
Read More »DANA Alice issues a warning of localised heavy rains expected in Eastern Spain, the Balearics.
Aemet’s state weather forecaster predicts very heavy and persistent rain throughout eastern Spain, including the Balearic Islands. This is expected to occur from Wednesday evening through Sunday. Alice is the name given to DANA, a weather phenomenon that was first named. Cuenca has an orange alert that goes into effect at 5pm. RUBEN DEL CAPO, AEMET Ruben DelCampo, spokesperson for …
Read More »Jorge Rey, the Spanish meteorologist, warns of storms in October and a powerful DANA
Jorge Rey warns Spain that storms are coming and there will be a DANA by October 2025. Credit : X – 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐲 @eltiempoconjr Although October has only just begun, if Jorge Rey’s predictions are correct, Spain is headed for a month with unsettled skies and sudden storms. The 18-year old Burgos boy’s name may not be familiar to everyone. …
Read More »Spanish schools will teach students how to survive environmental disasters caused by climate change
Spanish authorities have announced that they will teach children as young three years old how to deal with environmental disasters, in order to counteract the impact of climate change. The plan comes following a twelve-month period overshadowed by a mass of forest fires across the countryside and the torrential DANA storm in Valencia that claimed the lives of more than …
Read More »Spain was the hardest hit by extreme heat in Europe, where 62,000 people died last year.
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 highest death toll across Europe. The figures published by Nature Medicine According to the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (BIGH), there were 62 775 deaths in Europe between June 1 and 30 last year due …
Read More »Six Spanish regions are on AEMET alert for storm warnings and hail as temperatures drop
AEMET has issued weather alerts in six regions. Heavy rains and storms have hit Spain. Credit : Shutterstock, Ismael Juan Prepare for a weather change: Thunderstorms will replace the summer heat Mother Nature had a surprise in store for the first week of this month. The Spanish summer is well underway, but Mother Nature will be bringing a new twist …
Read More »Heat and hail in Spain cause severe weather warnings
Sizzling south, drenched north – Spain braces for a day of weather whiplash. Credit: Christian.dk, Shutterstock. Think again if you thought June was just sun and sangria in Spain. The Iberian peninsula will be battered and roasted in equal measures on Tuesday. There are 27 provinces. Face severe weather alerts The nation’s weather watchdog, AEMET (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología), has …
Read More »Andalusia to experience rain, but also temperatures exceeding 38 degrees.
Shutterstock | Credits: Shutterstock The State Meteorological Agency, (Aemet), has issued additional weather warnings in Andalusia and the Balearic Islands. Also, Aragon and Castilla La Mancha are also included. Conditions will be unusual, as they combine the hottest days of June on record with hailstorms. On Saturday, emergency personnel rescued 19 people after storms descended on Aragon with unusual force, …
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