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OLIVE Press Editor Jon Clarke filed a must watch dispatch from the stunning City of Ronda. The weather forecast has finally begun to show a more sunny outlook. Jon shares some good news with the beautiful Puente Nuevo in the background. After weeks of storms, sun, clear skies, and warmer temperatures have finally returned. In some parts of southern Spain, …

PARTS of eastern Spain are bracing for torrential weather after the state meteorological agency issued a rare red alert for heavy rainfall – indicating an ‘extreme risk’ to life. The red weather alert is in effect for the entire Valencia coast, as well as Valle del Almanzora y Los Velez (in Almeria). READ MORE – Orange Alert for 10 metre …

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 …

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 …

Armed with binoculars, and watching their watches closely, thousands of Spanish stargazers looked up at the sky on Sunday to catch a glimpse of an unusual lunar phenomenon. But for many, hopes of experiencing a total lunar eclipse – known popularly as a Blood Moon – proved to be a damp squib as cloud cover spoiled the spectacle. In Malaga, …

Authorities in Spain have issued an unusual red weather alert to Canary Islands due to a heatwave that is bringing soaring temperatures. The state weather agency AEMET has issued a red warning for excessive heat on the islands of Tenerife Lanzarote Fuerteventura Gran Canaria with temperatures expected to exceed 40C. According to some agencies, mercury temperatures could reach 45C or …

Residents of Catalunya were sent an alert on their phones to prepare for the torrential DANA that is expected to hit the region.  The message sent by Catalan Civil Protection was sent at 2.30pm local. It reads: “CECAT – Risk of flooding until 9pm due to torrential downpour.” Avoid travelling and outdoor activities. Avoid areas with low lying or flooding, …

THE average temperature in Barcelona could rise by up to 3.7 degrees Celsius by the end of the century unless greenhouse gas emissions are ‘substantially reduced’, a new study has warned. According to research carried out by the ICARIA initiative, a European Union-funded project designed to improve climate resilient, the Catalan city’s average temperature is expected to rise by between …