UK government heat and forest fire warning for Britons travelling to Spain and the Balearics
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Spain’s national weather agency (AEMET) has advised UK travellers…
The average temperature in the Balearics in July was 28.1º, three degrees higher than usual
There does not appear to be a significant drop in temperatures on the horizon as the heat continues…
Spain to cool down this week but not Mallorca!
Maximum temperatures will fall across most of mainland Spain today, Monday, marking the start of a week of…
Temperatures soar to 42 degrees, raising the risk of wildfires across almost all of Spain
The heat will intensify today in the Balearics and in the east and south of the mainland, with…
France and Spain fight to contain wildfires as temperatures soar again
Temperatures were soaring again in France and Spain on Wednesday in a fourth heatwave of the summer, increasing…
Brussels increases the number of aircraft sent to Spain and deploys 134 Portuguese firefighters to tackle the wildfires ahead of emergency talks involving the Balearics
The European Commission has increased the number of aircraft mobilised to help fight the forest fires in Spain…
A further rise in temperatures tomorrow will push the fire risk to very high or extreme levels across much of Spain and the Balearics
The fire risk will soar this Tuesday, 28 July, to very high or extreme levels across most of…
Forest fire figures in Spain in 2026
The figures vary depending on who is counting. The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS (source in Spanish)),…
After scorching June, Spain & France raise alarm over fiery July with death toll nearing 2,000 mark – Firstpost
After scorching June, Spain and France are bracing for another possible heatwave that could make the temperature go…
Spain to launch biggest forest fire campaign after record losses last year, Sánchez says
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presented what he called Spain’s biggest-ever campaign against forest fires on Thursday after deadly…
Spain’s ‘donkey firefighters’ who haven’t let Doñana burn for a decade
Every summer, wildfires lay waste to thousands of hectares in Spain. Rising temperatures, drought and the abandonment of…