In the heart of Spain’s Doñana national park, a battle is being waged to safeguard one of the most important wetlands in Europe. Doñana, with…
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‘Like a blowtorch’: Mediterranean on fire as blazes spread across nine countries
Wildfires were burning in at least nine countries across the Mediterranean on Tuesday as blazes spread in Croatia, Italy and Portugal, with thousands of firefighters…
View More ‘Like a blowtorch’: Mediterranean on fire as blazes spread across nine countriesHealth alerts issued as blistering heat scorches southern Europe
A ferocious heatwave inflamed by carbon pollution is baking southern Europe, posing severe health risks to older people and those with underlying health conditions. Scorching…
View More Health alerts issued as blistering heat scorches southern EuropeExtreme flooding seen across the world so far this summer – video report
Catastrophic floods around the world are triggering warnings of the climate crisis intensifying, with communities feeling the effects of July’s extreme weather. Torrential rain has…
View More Extreme flooding seen across the world so far this summer – video report‘A symbol of what humans shouldn’t be doing’: the new world of octopus farming
The sterile boardroom, much of it taken up by a lengthy white table, is at the heart of the sprawling building in northern Spain. The…
View More ‘A symbol of what humans shouldn’t be doing’: the new world of octopus farmingVirgil quote found on fragment of Roman jar unearthed in Spain
A tiny fragment of a Roman jar that once held olive oil, produced in what is now southern Spain, has left archaeologists delighted, puzzled and…
View More Virgil quote found on fragment of Roman jar unearthed in SpainMany Europeans want climate action – but less so if it changes their lifestyle, shows poll
Many Europeans are alarmed by the climate crisis and would willingly take personal steps and back government policies to help combat it, a survey suggests…
View More Many Europeans want climate action – but less so if it changes their lifestyle, shows poll‘The suit burns’: Madrid’s street performers suffer in record Spanish heat
There are many better places to be in Spain than Madrid when recordbreaking temperatures bring summer’s ruthless heat in spring, prompting government health warnings, action…
View More ‘The suit burns’: Madrid’s street performers suffer in record Spanish heat‘This is an endangered species’: calls to take eels off the European menu
It was billed as a once-in-a-lifetime experience; an exclusive meal created by five of the world’s top chefs in exchange for actor Robert De Niro’s…
View More ‘This is an endangered species’: calls to take eels off the European menu‘Very precarious’: Europe faces growing water crisis as winter drought worsens
The scenes are rare enough in mid-summer; in early March, they are unprecedented. Lac de Montbel in south-west France is more than 80% empty, the…
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