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Spain's three worst wildfires since 1961 happened in last two years #Spain

Spain's three worst wildfires since 1961 happened in last two years
The wildfire that engulfed Spain's Ávila region, northwest of the capital, Madrid, is now considered the largest in the country's modern history, with around 50,000 hectares (193 square miles) burned, the government said this week.

Prediction of cloud coverage for tomorrows solar eclipse in #Spain
https://www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/prediccion/destacados/p5_t?tipo=p51tesp1

Predicción especial - Agencia Estatal de Meteorología - AEMET. Gobierno de España
Predicción especial

"Spain sea temperatures hit record highs in summer of 2026, port authority says"
#Spain #Oceans #Climate #ClimateChange

"Spain added 10.1 GW of solar in 2025"
#Spain #Energy #Renewables

Spain added 10.1 GW of solar in 2025 - pv magazine Global
Spain installed 10.1 GW of new solar capacity in 2025, including 8.97 GW of ground-mounted PV and 1.14 GW of self-consumption systems, according to Spanish PV association UNEF. The trade body says falling captured prices are increasing pressure on new projects and underscoring the need for storage and greater electrification.

“Maricarmen’s case is just one more example of what happens when housing is put in the hands of landlords. The difference is that a lot of people have become aware of her situation and the tenants’ union has shown that we can fight this type of barbaric behaviour.”
So far this year, 4,000 evictions have been carried out in #Spain.

Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home
Housing rights campaigners decry landlord’s ‘barbaric behaviour’ after apartment Maricarmen had lived in for 71 years was bought by a developer

#spain holds both the women's and men's
#worldcup

'...property companies, banks and hedge funds profit from vulnerable tenants and their once-affordable homes. It is also a reminder of the failure of politicians to protect the right to “decent and adequate” housing that has been enshrined in the Spanish constitution since 1978.'
#housingCrisis #spain

It shouldn’t take the eviction of an 87-year-old to get Spain’s housing crisis fixed
Pédro Sanchez is an admirer of Zohran Mamdani. It’s time Spanish politicians emulated the New York mayor’s relentless focus on affordable homes, says María Ramírez, deputy managing editor of Spanish news outlet elDiario.es

"Weather Whiplash Helped Fuel the Wildfires in France and Spain"
#France #Spain #Weather #Wildfires…

How Weather Whiplash Helped Fuel the Devastating Wildfires in France and Spain

#SilentSunday #photography #throwback #Spain

"France, Italy, Spain set daily solar records"
#France #Italy #Spain #Energy

France, Italy, Spain set daily solar records - pv magazine Global
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting’s latest analysis finds weekly average electricity prices increased across most major European markets last week as gas prices rose to their highest level since May.

"40.7 C heat shatters Barcelona record amid Spain's latest heat wave"
#Barcelona #Spain #Heatwave #Climate

40.7 C heat shatters Barcelona record amid Spain's latest heat wave
Barcelona registered a maximum temperature of 40.7°C (105.3°F) on Wednesday, its highest figure in 112 years of records, weather agencies said as another heat wave struck Spain.

#SilentSunday #photography #throwback #Spain

Our big #Spain trip - #Meseta Norte to Asturia and finally #Cantrabria, with far worse weather, much greener and mountainous landscapes and views of the #BayofBiscay like this, from the Mirador de la Ensenada de #Erillo, located half-way between Santander and Bilbabo. Note the much brighter water emanating from the bay: a #gypsum #diapir as explained in https://cantabriainusual.com/el-diapiro-de-liendo/