Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, climate en-us https://english.elpais.com Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:52:09 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-09-01/nepal-tragedy-highlights-a-growing-threat-15-million-people-live-at-risk-from-glacial-lakes.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:52:09 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-09-01/nepal-tragedy-highlights-a-growing-threat-15-million-people-live-at-risk-from-glacial-lakes.html Miguel Ángel Medina Rodríguez,Pablo Montalvo The global risk map for flash flooding caused by the overflow of these lakes, a phenomenon known as GLOF, has increased sixfold in a century, driven by climate change The global risk map for flash flooding caused by the overflow of these lakes, a phenomenon known as GLOF, has increased sixfold in a century, driven by climate change Nepal China Tibet Rajesh Kumar Singh (AP/LaPresse) Nepal tragedy A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli river amidst fresh water surge warning in the Trishuli Bazaar area of Nuwakot district, Nepal, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli river amidst fresh water surge warning in the Trishuli Bazaar area of Nuwakot district, Nepal, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. <p>The catastrophic <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-08-28/fears-of-a-second-flood-grow-in-nepal-and-tibet-as-more-than-1500-remain-missing.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-08-28/fears-of-a-second-flood-grow-in-nepal-and-tibet-as-more-than-1500-remain-missing.html">Tibet-Nepal flood</a>, which has left hundreds dead and thousands missing, has drawn renewed attention to the risks of living in mountain regions with glaciers, as all indications suggest that the disaster was triggered by the collapse of one of these ice masses. The phenomenon is known as a GLOF, or glacial lake outburst flood, a sudden flood caused by the breaching of a glacial lake. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-09-01/nepal-tragedy-highlights-a-growing-threat-15-million-people-live-at-risk-from-glacial-lakes.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-31/united-states-hampers-un-land-and-drought-summit-with-veto-of-voldemort-words.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:50:58 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-31/united-states-hampers-un-land-and-drought-summit-with-veto-of-voldemort-words.html Ángeles Lucas The Trump administration’s delegation refused to use terms such as ‘gender’ and ‘Indigenous peoples’ at a conference where governments, development banks and companies unveiled a $1.3 billion financing package for grassland restoration and drought resilience The Trump administration’s delegation refused to use terms such as ‘gender’ and ‘Indigenous peoples’ at a conference where governments, development banks and companies unveiled a $1.3 billion financing package for grassland restoration and drought resilience Donald Trump WWF Mongolia Kiara worth (EL PAÍS) Una mujer durante una protesta en la COP17, el día 25 en Ulán Bator. A woman during a protest at COP17 on August 25 in Ulaanbaatar, in a photo from the UNCCD. A woman during a protest at COP17 on August 25 in Ulaanbaatar, in a photo from the UNCCD. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/3MXBU4ZZI5HOFIKW4YNE3GRPII.jpg?auth=0225af5e1aab95b073f6593a507fb298d75dae1e6269dbe1751723b90fc2eb08" width="4951" height="3301" alt="A woman during a protest at COP17 on August 25 in Ulaanbaatar, in a photo from the UNCCD."></img><p>The question is: why does the United States refuse to attend the U.N. climate summit but shows up at the one on land degradation and drought? “I’m not authorized to answer that question,” a Trump administration delegate said mechanically during COP17, convened by the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and held over 11 days through Saturday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-31/united-states-hampers-un-land-and-drought-summit-with-veto-of-voldemort-words.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-24/seeking-refuge-in-the-catacombs-of-the-early-christians-romes-solution-to-the-heat.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:48:06 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-24/seeking-refuge-in-the-catacombs-of-the-early-christians-romes-solution-to-the-heat.html Lorena Pacho Authorities in the Italian capital are exploring their treasures from the past to create new spaces for the future Authorities in the Italian capital are exploring their treasures from the past to create new spaces for the future Roma Europe Toronto Montreal Helsinki Barcelona EFE Technicians and geologists tour Rome’s Caffarella quarry, an example for the project of future "climate shelters." Technicians and geologists tour Rome’s Caffarella quarry, an example for the project of future "climate shelters." <p>One answer to the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-14/the-extreme-heat-to-come-could-spain-reach-50-degrees-celsius.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-14/the-extreme-heat-to-come-could-spain-reach-50-degrees-celsius.html">hotter summers of the future</a> could be hidden beneath centuries of history. Rome has begun turning its attention to the extensive network of underground spaces beneath its streets to study whether some might one day serve as shelters from extreme temperatures. When the heat on the surface becomes intense, the coolness naturally preserved underground takes on unexpected value. The idea has potential, but first authorities must determine which sites are safe and how to adapt them for public use.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-24/seeking-refuge-in-the-catacombs-of-the-early-christians-romes-solution-to-the-heat.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-23/carl-wunsch-oceanographer-the-consequences-of-trump-are-terrible-funding-is-denied-because-apparently-all-of-our-research-is-a-hoax.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-23/carl-wunsch-oceanographer-the-consequences-of-trump-are-terrible-funding-is-denied-because-apparently-all-of-our-research-is-a-hoax.html Selva Vargas Reátegui The US researcher is a pioneer in understanding the effects of climate change on the oceans. In this interview with EL PAÍS, he warns about the risks posed by deniers and advocates for international cooperation The US researcher is a pioneer in understanding the effects of climate change on the oceans. In this interview with EL PAÍS, he warns about the risks posed by deniers and advocates for international cooperation MIT Cádiz Donald Trump UN Fundación BBVA (EL PAÍS) Oceanographer Carl Wunsch, recognized with the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. Oceanographer Carl Wunsch, recognized with the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/YMZ7QDFUANHADNBPBWMZQ3PYGE.jpeg?auth=b06ffcf439d0df331dcff29aabf0e4b1ee3f4acf5b4178bba8a02d1113cebec6" width="4724" height="3149" alt="Oceanographer Carl Wunsch, recognized with the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award."></img><p>In the late 1960s, oceanographer Carl Wunsch was teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)... but calculations being made from a classroom were proving insufficient. To understand the immense mechanism that regulates the planet’s climate, he went to sea, in order to measure and observe a system so vast that no research had yet been able to encompass it.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-23/carl-wunsch-oceanographer-the-consequences-of-trump-are-terrible-funding-is-denied-because-apparently-all-of-our-research-is-a-hoax.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GKO2HEKEGZEJPA7Z5JFMCPSF5A.jpeg?auth=8aa976fd6c076787212e307bf8435894566c63cfc0a8432e45386fcf8d334f7f" width="4724" height="3149" alt="Carl Wunsch, recipient of the BBVA Foundation’s Frontiers of Knowledge Award, in the Climate Change and Environmental Sciences category."></img> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-19/the-great-drought-devours-the-heart-of-europe-record-low-harvests-historic-restrictions-and-a-stalled-economy.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:47:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-19/the-great-drought-devours-the-heart-of-europe-record-low-harvests-historic-restrictions-and-a-stalled-economy.html EL PAÍS Millions of Europeans face unprecedented limits on water access due to lack of rain. Low flows in major rivers are slowing trade, dragging down energy production and decimating staple crops such as maize, rice, wheat, and soy Millions of Europeans face unprecedented limits on water access due to lack of rain. Low flows in major rivers are slowing trade, dragging down energy production and decimating staple crops such as maize, rice, wheat, and soy Andy Burnham Sébastien Lecornu UN Europe Triodos Bank Kin Cheung (AP) SEQUIA Tourists on Thursday at a dry Stonehenge in Wiltshire (England) Tourists on Thursday at a dry Stonehenge in Wiltshire (England) Kin Cheung (AP Photo) A flock of sheep grazes on the dry grass near the Stonehenge megalithic monument in Wiltshire, England, on August 13. A flock of sheep grazes on the dry grass near the Stonehenge megalithic monument in Wiltshire, England, on August 13. Andreas Rentz (Getty Images) A boat sits stranded in the dry mud at the Oberwinter marina, next to the Rhine River, in Remagen, Germany, on August 13. A boat sits stranded in the dry mud at the Oberwinter marina, next to the Rhine River, in Remagen, Germany, on August 13. Brook Mitchell (Getty Images) A traveling fair set up on the dry ground at Commonside West in Mitcham (London) on August 14. A traveling fair set up on the dry ground at Commonside West in Mitcham (London) on August 14. Marko Djurica (REUTERS) Wreckage from the Slovenian ship 'Slovenac,' which sank after striking a mine in 1945, has emerged in the Sava River due to falling water levels caused by high temperatures and a prolonged drought, near Sremska Mitrovica (Serbia), on August 12. Wreckage from the Slovenian ship 'Slovenac,' which sank after striking a mine in 1945, has emerged in the Sava River due to falling water levels caused by high temperatures and a prolonged drought, near Sremska Mitrovica (Serbia), on August 12. Eva Korinkova (REUTERS) Tree stumps on the shore of the Orlík Reservoir, the largest in the Vltava River basin, in the Czech Republic, on Monday. Tree stumps on the shore of the Orlík Reservoir, the largest in the Vltava River basin, in the Czech Republic, on Monday. Hesham Elsherif (Anadolu /Getty Images) An old eel fishing boat lies stranded in the dry mud along the banks of the Rhine River, near Neuss, Germany, on August 11. An old eel fishing boat lies stranded in the dry mud along the banks of the Rhine River, near Neuss, Germany, on August 11. Julian Finney (Getty Images) The English team Aston Manor CC and the Bridge Trust Old Boys CC play on a dry field at the Aston Manor Cricket Club in Birmingham, England, on August 15. The English team Aston Manor CC and the Bridge Trust Old Boys CC play on a dry field at the Aston Manor Cricket Club in Birmingham, England, on August 15. Artur Widak (Anadolu/Getty Images) A tractor tire is exposed due to exceptionally low water levels in Zembrzyce, in southern Poland, on Monday. A tractor tire is exposed due to exceptionally low water levels in Zembrzyce, in southern Poland, on Monday. <p>The great European drought has not only turned once-lush parks into dry wastelands. It has unleashed a complex cascade of emergencies with multiple effects that collapse like dominoes across countless sectors — from food prices to freight transport, and on to energy production and growth forecasts for major economies, with continental GDP at stake: the short-term economic hit will be at least €50 billion ($58 billion). The water shortage that is withering the heart of the continent during this <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-25/extreme-heat-is-scorching-our-health-increased-irritability-poorer-sleep-and-more-cardiovascular-problems.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-25/extreme-heat-is-scorching-our-health-increased-irritability-poorer-sleep-and-more-cardiovascular-problems.html">summer of extreme temperatures</a> has driven river flows and water resources down to historic lows.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-19/the-great-drought-devours-the-heart-of-europe-record-low-harvests-historic-restrictions-and-a-stalled-economy.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-08-14/temperate-forests-that-once-vanished-over-millennia-are-now-disappearing-in-decades.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:20:58 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-08-14/temperate-forests-that-once-vanished-over-millennia-are-now-disappearing-in-decades.html Miguel Ángel Criado A new method reveals how a global forest die-off began 56 million years ago, in a process that bears striking similarities to the one unfolding today A new method reveals how a global forest die-off began 56 million years ago, in a process that bears striking similarities to the one unfolding today Science Flora Daniel Garrido (Getty Images) secuoyas There was a time when sequoias grew in Wyoming, in the interior of the United States. Those gigantic trees disappeared after a global climate shift. In the image, sequoias from the Whakarewarewa forest in New Zealand. There was a time when sequoias grew in Wyoming, in the interior of the United States. Those gigantic trees disappeared after a global climate shift. In the image, sequoias from the Whakarewarewa forest in New Zealand. <p>The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere has reached 600 parts per million (ppm). At first, it is a boon for plants: the greater availability of carbon dioxide (their food source) supercharges trees, which grow and grow without restraint. But that concentration of greenhouse gases continues to warm the planet. The atmosphere loses more and more moisture and must draw water from leaves, stems and trunks. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-02-23/why-we-drag-our-feet-when-it-comes-to-climate-change.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-02-23/why-we-drag-our-feet-when-it-comes-to-climate-change.html">Plant mortality increases</a> dramatically, and forests begin to thin out. As this happens, more solar radiation and heat penetrate the understory, reinforcing the process. Temperate species are displaced by xerophytic (drought-resistant) and thermophilic (heat-loving) plants. Walnuts, elms and birches give way to palms and scrubland.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-08-14/temperate-forests-that-once-vanished-over-millennia-are-now-disappearing-in-decades.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-13/aquaculture-is-depleting-the-oceans-a-farmed-salmon-can-consume-more-than-six-times-its-weight-in-wild-fish.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:23:39 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-13/aquaculture-is-depleting-the-oceans-a-farmed-salmon-can-consume-more-than-six-times-its-weight-in-wild-fish.html Ian Urbina The rapid growth of the industry has increased demand for fishmeal and fish oil, creating environmental and social costs that are often felt far from the consumers who buy the final products The rapid growth of the industry has increased demand for fishmeal and fish oil, creating environmental and social costs that are often felt far from the consumers who buy the final products El Corte Inglés Carrefour Fabio Nascimento (The Outlaw Ocean Project) Urbina Workers sort fish aboard the Chinese-flagged 'Lu Lao Yuan Yu 010' in Gambian waters. Workers sort fish aboard the Chinese-flagged 'Lu Lao Yuan Yu 010' in Gambian waters. <p>Empty fish counters. That is what shoppers found when they arrived at Madrid’s Mercado de la Paz last September. The stock had not sold out. Instead, they were looking at an advertising campaign organized by Apromar, Spain’s aquaculture industry association, which wanted people to imagine a country without <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-10-27/why-fish-is-more-nutritional-than-meat.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-10-27/why-fish-is-more-nutritional-than-meat.html">farmed fish</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-13/aquaculture-is-depleting-the-oceans-a-farmed-salmon-can-consume-more-than-six-times-its-weight-in-wild-fish.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-12/leonardo-dicaprio-joins-fight-to-save-endangered-chilean-frog-from-power-project.html Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:17:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-12/leonardo-dicaprio-joins-fight-to-save-endangered-chilean-frog-from-power-project.html Maolis Castro Conservationists warn that the species’ habitat in Chile’s Maule region could disappear if plans for an electricity interconnection proceed Conservationists warn that the species’ habitat in Chile’s Maule region could disappear if plans for an electricity interconnection proceed Chile Leonardo Dicaprio José Antonio Kast Argentina Fauna Enel Vicente Valdés (Red Chilena de Herpetología) CHILE-ARGENTINA-RANA - del Pehuenche Alsodes pehuenche Pehuenche frog in its natural habitat in Alto Maule in Chile. Pehuenche frog in its natural habitat in Alto Maule in Chile. <p>Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has come out in defense of the Pehuenche frog (<i>Alsodes pehuenche</i>), an amphibian listed as critically endangered, amid concerns that the Los Cóndores-Río Diamante power transmission project in <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-01-26/the-worlds-southernmost-rice-farms-innovate-against-climate-change.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-01-26/the-worlds-southernmost-rice-farms-innovate-against-climate-change.html">Chile’s Maule region</a> could threaten the species’ survival.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-12/leonardo-dicaprio-joins-fight-to-save-endangered-chilean-frog-from-power-project.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-07/welcome-to-the-plastisphere-the-realm-of-plastic-microbes-its-a-new-ecosystem-on-the-planet.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:20:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-07/welcome-to-the-plastisphere-the-realm-of-plastic-microbes-its-a-new-ecosystem-on-the-planet.html Juan F. Samaniego The very nature of this material, which repels water, makes it easy for microorganisms to thrive in it and form communities The very nature of this material, which repels water, makes it easy for microorganisms to thrive in it and form communities Plásticos Colombia Barcelona Antártida Enrique Talledo (CincoDías) A piece of plastic next to a starfish on the seafloor. A piece of plastic next to a starfish on the seafloor. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/LNICDCTTNNDKLOOHR3SPROQZ4I.jpg?auth=486c5075bd85c80929f3e17975eac7b2a2d7c082404cc3f2ff9b71859cffc829" width="1800" height="1281" alt="A piece of plastic next to a starfish on the seafloor."></img><p>Life may have arrived on Earth from outer space. Under the panspermia hypothesis, the first microorganisms could have traveled aboard fragments of asteroids or comets. Those pioneers would have prepared the ground so that, gradually, conditions on our planet became as suitable for life as they are today. At present, there is no corner of our home that living things have not adapted to.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-07/welcome-to-the-plastisphere-the-realm-of-plastic-microbes-its-a-new-ecosystem-on-the-planet.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-06/a-drone-view-of-the-droughts-impact-on-the-danube-river.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:53:25 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-08-06/a-drone-view-of-the-droughts-impact-on-the-danube-river.html EL PAÍS The famed waterway’s flow has hit historic lows, even halting vessel crossings The famed waterway’s flow has hit historic lows, even halting vessel crossings Austria Bulgaria Rumanía A drone view of the Danube The Danube is drying up. The Danube is drying up. <p></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-31/spain-needs-a-legal-overhaul-to-protect-homes-from-fire-heres-what-it-can-learn-from-australia-and-greece.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:52:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-31/spain-needs-a-legal-overhaul-to-protect-homes-from-fire-heres-what-it-can-learn-from-australia-and-greece.html César Martín-Gómez,José Manuel Cabrero (THE CONVERSATION) The country has the chance to learn from this summer’s tragedy, and to turn it into a collective learning experience long before next summer arrives The country has the chance to learn from this summer’s tragedy, and to turn it into a collective learning experience long before next summer arrives Madrid Australia Pedro Sánchez Ávila Navarra @Meteoavila2 en X Incendio de Burgohondo A massive fire in Burgohondo, Spain in July 2026. A massive fire in Burgohondo, Spain in July 2026. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/4GYBBSO2ENFAHAI7TXFN3XXJGI.jpeg?auth=2f43725335a2b2d439fdb16190a2099a4465becd81037aa081edcbaad48a1a21" width="4096" height="1891" alt="A massive fire in Burgohondo, Spain in July 2026."></img><p>On July 24, 2026, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-27/firefighters-facing-a-major-crisis-ive-never-seen-a-fire-burn-with-such-intensity.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-27/firefighters-facing-a-major-crisis-ive-never-seen-a-fire-burn-with-such-intensity.html">multiple forest fires</a> spurred by an intense heatwave led Spain’s government to declare a national emergency in the Madrid region and in the province of Ávila.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-31/spain-needs-a-legal-overhaul-to-protect-homes-from-fire-heres-what-it-can-learn-from-australia-and-greece.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/52UVOTOWIRFDPAII64FBCCBHQA.jpg?auth=c0ce481aebb429e2e44974d40207d555696f00480b8b0d2c0ccc7cc26a3f37c8" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Residents of El Club de Navas del Rey return to charred homes after the fires that broke out in the mountains west of Madrid in July. "></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QJILBXRVCFH63AW5VDHZTYO4PA.jpg?auth=8e453e276711ac3a582551dd939cdc857f69798a489de995191404feb201d724" width="3543" height="2362" alt="A July wildfire ravaged parts of the Vall d'Uixó area in Spain's eastern province of Castellón."></img> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-31/climate-change-fuels-record-breaking-fires-in-spains-hottest-july-on-record.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:44:40 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-31/climate-change-fuels-record-breaking-fires-in-spains-hottest-july-on-record.html Manuel Planelles The extreme weather conditions that feed wildfires were 20 times more likely due to global warming, study finds The extreme weather conditions that feed wildfires were 20 times more likely due to global warming, study finds Aemet UN Madrid Ávila Toledo Castilla-La Mancha Emilio Fraile A volunteer firefighter in Muga de Sayago, in the province of Zamora. A volunteer firefighter in Muga de Sayago, in the province of Zamora. <p>July in Spain has been “extremely hot,” according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). In fact, along with 2022, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-05-12/160-million-hectares-burned-and-sea-temperatures-at-record-highs-2026-is-shaping-up-to-be-a-year-of-extreme-warming.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-05-12/160-million-hectares-burned-and-sea-temperatures-at-record-highs-2026-is-shaping-up-to-be-a-year-of-extreme-warming.html">it is the hottest since official records began</a> in the middle of the last century. The agency’s data, shared with EL PAÍS, indicates that the average daily temperature in July in mainland Spain was 25.7ºC. This is 2.6ºC hotter than what is considered normal, taking the period between 1991 and 2020 as a reference. During the whole of July, aside from a couple of days toward the end of the month, temperatures have soared above normal, with three separate heat waves.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-31/climate-change-fuels-record-breaking-fires-in-spains-hottest-july-on-record.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-30/a-day-with-a-firefighting-crew-in-madrid-the-firefighters-cant-keep-up-last-night-there-were-three-new-fires.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:32:58 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-30/a-day-with-a-firefighting-crew-in-madrid-the-firefighters-cant-keep-up-last-night-there-were-three-new-fires.html Bárbara Ayuso On private rural estates in Madrid’s western sierra mountains, workers are still racing to cool the hills and put out the constant flare-ups in places where the flames had already gone out On private rural estates in Madrid’s western sierra mountains, workers are still racing to cool the hills and put out the constant flare-ups in places where the flames had already gone out Madrid Aldea del Fresno Canal de Isabel II Ávila Samuel Sánchez (EL PAÍS) Firefighting crew in Madrid A rural guard and two firefighters extinguish a flare-up on an estate near Aldea del Fresno, in the Madrid region. A rural guard and two firefighters extinguish a flare-up on an estate near Aldea del Fresno, in the Madrid region. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/WZKH2QGCD5A4RNGYIVU3ATBSBU.jpg?auth=cd1df2a9140e4974f0e2f8ebec6a1854cce90ccf4684e3e9c281f91bd903687f" width="6000" height="4000" alt="A rural guard and two firefighters extinguish a flare-up on an estate near Aldea del Fresno, in the Madrid region."></img><p>Flames have turned Aldea del Fresno into a ghost town for the past six days. Its 3,500-odd residents were evacuated last Saturday as <a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-27/firefighters-facing-a-major-crisis-ive-never-seen-a-fire-burn-with-such-intensity.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-27/firefighters-facing-a-major-crisis-ive-never-seen-a-fire-burn-with-such-intensity.html">fires raced through the western Madrid mountains</a>, and since then, the place has remained eerily silent, with a layer of ash carpeting balconies, gas stations and vehicles that were abandoned in haste. Although there is no damage within the urban perimeter, the local police are patrolling the deserted streets and warning: “If anyone remains here, they are thieves.” On Tuesday at 5.00 pm officials announced that residents could return to their homes, but the village is still empty. The persistent smell of smoke proves the nightmare is not over.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-30/a-day-with-a-firefighting-crew-in-madrid-the-firefighters-cant-keep-up-last-night-there-were-three-new-fires.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/3HQ2CHQLOBHHTBOHPR6NOAY56Y.jpg?auth=4ad979aaf92c676f437e235b8c84af1e28c88327d105dc1d3225d06ed3dfa583" width="6000" height="4000" alt="José Luis, a rural guard, and two firefighters, Carlos and Santi, extinguish a flare-up on an estate near the town of Aldea del Fresno, Madrid. "></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/F3S44VTVN5AVZKMTHCC2BXDRRA.jpg?auth=e22a3fdd8b6fb0ab03c94987c332d72f55181477dc9cb37ded579c6374d17fe5" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Even fires that seem to have been extinguished can flare up again at the same spot, notes José Luis."></img> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-29/the-cocktail-behind-the-wildfires-ravaging-spain-unprecedented-heat-waves-and-a-changing-relationship-with-the-countryside.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:31:58 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-29/the-cocktail-behind-the-wildfires-ravaging-spain-unprecedented-heat-waves-and-a-changing-relationship-with-the-countryside.html Esther Sánchez García Experts warn that large wildfires are the new reality and the only way to combat them is to adapt and manage the land Experts warn that large wildfires are the new reality and the only way to combat them is to adapt and manage the land Madrid Ávila Toledo Galicia ÓSCAR CORRAL (EL PAÍS) Wildfires ravaging Spain Devastation after the fire on farms and forested areas in Navas del Rey. Devastation after the fire on farms and forested areas in Navas del Rey. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/5AOCZP45WVALXA7JZT6MLIKAFQ.JPG?auth=5a717f6376426e7ebd0db2781f7a39b611ee734a1ff6c43d7f963abedb1d1c5e" width="3000" height="2001" alt="Devastation after the fire on farms and forested areas in Navas del Rey."></img><p>The wildfires that have ravaged Madrid, Ávila, and Toledo have set off alarms that were no surprise to scientists who have been warning about the danger for years. These large blazes are not an exception, are not confined to specific regions, and are not going to disappear. So far this year, up to Tuesday July 28, 173,000 hectares have burned — six times more than in the same period last year — and 35 large fires have been reported compared with seven in 2025. Where are official efforts failing? Experts argue the only solution is to adapt to the new situation and focus on prevention through landscape management. Rural abandonment has transformed the territory and vegetation has proliferated. Added to that is the spread of housing developments and scattered homes on the rural-urban interface, where contact between houses and the forest multiplies the risk and makes firefighting efforts more difficult.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-07-29/the-cocktail-behind-the-wildfires-ravaging-spain-unprecedented-heat-waves-and-a-changing-relationship-with-the-countryside.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/the-largest-frying-pan-in-europe-ignites-tempers-in-brussels.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:42:26 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/the-largest-frying-pan-in-europe-ignites-tempers-in-brussels.html Silvia Ayuso The failed renovation of a public square in the heart of the EU quarter calls current urban planning into question amid climate change The failed renovation of a public square in the heart of the EU quarter calls current urban planning into question amid climate change Europe Atomium Culture Robert Schumann Laia Ros / El País (EL PAÍS) Plaza Schuman Brussels The renovated Schuman square in Brussels' European quarter. The renovated Schuman square in Brussels' European quarter. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/YID2AXYLSJB5FPKRGZW2YSRLKA.jpg?auth=a8f6ddce61ea8270e1087efa5a458dc4e13f7f64db53e207202c4c663647e91f" width="7912" height="4508" alt="The renovated Schuman square in Brussels' European quarter."></img><p>Brussels boasts iconic monuments such as Manneken Pis and the Atomium, not to mention its spectacular Grand Place. Since this summer, it has acquired another landmark — though <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-16/brussels-a-city-without-garbage-containers.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-16/brussels-a-city-without-garbage-containers.html">hardly a source of pride for a city</a> so given to surrealism as the Belgian capital. The city’s new addition has already been dubbed the ‘largest frying pan in Europe’ by locals, with their characteristic <i>zwanze</i> or sardonic humor, referring to the Schuman roundabout in the heart of the European quarter.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-27/the-largest-frying-pan-in-europe-ignites-tempers-in-brussels.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/BHDZEGUMYZB2NJWZMG7CPXAMVU.jpg?auth=6bff10e298358095c3049c757ccf35db72b155b21d76ce156404374e5bf02bf0" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Schuman square in Brussels."></img> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-25/extreme-heat-is-scorching-our-health-increased-irritability-poorer-sleep-and-more-cardiovascular-problems.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-25/extreme-heat-is-scorching-our-health-increased-irritability-poorer-sleep-and-more-cardiovascular-problems.html Jessica Mouzo Quintáns For every one-degree Celsius rise in ambient temperature, heat-related mortality increases by 35%. Living with this sweltering climate means that we have to take precautions  For every one-degree Celsius rise in ambient temperature, heat-related mortality increases by 35%. Living with this sweltering climate means that we have to take precautions  MICHAEL REYNOLDS (EFE) Record-setting heat wave in Washington, DC Ola de calor en Washington, en una imagen ilustrativa. Ola de calor en Washington, en una imagen ilustrativa. <p>Extreme heat makes us sick. And, in many ways, it kills us. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-07-25/extreme-heat-is-scorching-our-health-increased-irritability-poorer-sleep-and-more-cardiovascular-problems.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-17/smoke-from-canadian-wildfires-engulfs-new-york-chicago-detroit-and-toronto.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:18:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-17/smoke-from-canadian-wildfires-engulfs-new-york-chicago-detroit-and-toronto.html Luis Doncel Authorities are urging residents to stay indoors as air quality plummets just three days before the World Cup final Authorities are urging residents to stay indoors as air quality plummets just three days before the World Cup final Toronto Canadá Chicago FIFA REUTERS El humo de los incendios en Canadá se extiende por Estados Unidos La gente viaja en el ferry de Staten Island mientras el humo de los incendios forestales cubre el cielo en Nueva York. La gente viaja en el ferry de Staten Island mientras el humo de los incendios forestales cubre el cielo en Nueva York. <p>A dark cloud of smoke blanketed New York on Thursday, casting the city in an ashen hue and filling the air with the smell of burning. On the streets of Manhattan, many people wore face masks in the afternoon. In Central Park, Parks Department employees urged the few brave souls who ventured out for a walk to head back home. Those same workers, meanwhile, were instructed by their supervisors to finish their duties as quickly as possible and leave.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-17/smoke-from-canadian-wildfires-engulfs-new-york-chicago-detroit-and-toronto.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-07-16/refilling-the-aral-sea-a-spanish-scientific-proposal-to-avoid-releasing-millions-of-tons-of-co.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:32:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-07-16/refilling-the-aral-sea-a-spanish-scientific-proposal-to-avoid-releasing-millions-of-tons-of-co.html Clemente Álvarez Andrés Researchers suggest in an article in ‘Science’ financing lake restoration with carbon credits Researchers suggest in an article in ‘Science’ financing lake restoration with carbon credits Uzbekistán Kazajistán Science CSIC Núria Catalán The Spanish research team collects samples from the dry bed of the Aral Sea in 2022. The Spanish research team collects samples from the dry bed of the Aral Sea in 2022. <p>The drying of the Aral Sea, between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, is one of the largest agricultural-driven ecological disasters in history. It was the fourth-largest lake in the world until the early 1960s, when it began to shrink after river water was diverted for cotton cultivation under the then–Soviet Union. A study led by Spanish researchers published July 16 in the journal <i>Science</i> finds that its present dry bed is also a significant source of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-03-05/twenty-companies-account-for-over-40-of-all-co-emitted-by-the-global-fossil-fuel-sector.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-03-05/twenty-companies-account-for-over-40-of-all-co-emitted-by-the-global-fossil-fuel-sector.html">CO₂ driving climate change</a>. Since 1960, the authors estimate it has released 748 million tons of CO₂, the equivalent of one year’s emissions from Spain, France, and Belgium combined.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-07-16/refilling-the-aral-sea-a-spanish-scientific-proposal-to-avoid-releasing-millions-of-tons-of-co.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-14/the-extreme-heat-to-come-could-spain-reach-50-degrees-celsius.html Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:23:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-14/the-extreme-heat-to-come-could-spain-reach-50-degrees-celsius.html Clemente Álvarez Andrés The Spanish Office for Climate Change says it is necessary to prepare for summer temperatures that further increase risks in terms of wildfires, health, critical infrastructure, and the economy The Spanish Office for Climate Change says it is necessary to prepare for summer temperatures that further increase risks in terms of wildfires, health, critical infrastructure, and the economy Aemet California París Barcelona Pablo Blázquez Domínguez (Getty Images) Emergency personnel tackle a blaze on August 19, 2025 in Pepín, in Ourense province, Spain. Emergency personnel tackle a blaze on August 19, 2025 in Pepín, in Ourense province, Spain. <p>The highest temperature ever recorded in Spain is 47.6°C and occurred on August 14, 2021, in La Rambla (Córdoba). This figure comes from the official measuring systems of the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), which follow consistent criteria, and from sites not exposed to direct sunlight, since other readings that do not meet validity standards may exist. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-08/from-air-conditioning-to-artificial-intelligence-the-companies-profiting-from-the-cooling-business.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-08/from-air-conditioning-to-artificial-intelligence-the-companies-profiting-from-the-cooling-business.html">After two heatwaves so far this summer</a> and with the steady rise in scorching days, the question is: how close is Spain to a 50-degree record?</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-14/the-extreme-heat-to-come-could-spain-reach-50-degrees-celsius.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-11/florianopolis-the-brazilian-city-that-wants-to-eradicate-waste.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-11/florianopolis-the-brazilian-city-that-wants-to-eradicate-waste.html Joan Royo Gual The city in southern Brazil is the only South American municipality among the 20 worldwide recognized by the United Nations for its efforts to promote recylcing The city in southern Brazil is the only South American municipality among the 20 worldwide recognized by the United Nations for its efforts to promote recylcing Santa Catarina Florianópolis Allan Carvalho Florianópolis Aerial view of the Waste Valorization Center in Florianópolis in an undated image. Aerial view of the Waste Valorization Center in Florianópolis in an undated image. <p>Florianópolis, the capital of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, is known in Brazil for its beaches and quality of life, and more recently for its innovative waste-management policies. In March, the United Nations named it one of the world’s 20 “Zero Waste” cities. Across the Americas, only two others made the list: Zapopan, in Mexico, and San Francisco, in the United States. The designation recognizes decades of painstaking work dating back to the 1980s, when the city first introduced public policies aimed at promoting recycling.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-11/florianopolis-the-brazilian-city-that-wants-to-eradicate-waste.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-08/from-air-conditioning-to-artificial-intelligence-the-companies-profiting-from-the-cooling-business.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:32:50 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-08/from-air-conditioning-to-artificial-intelligence-the-companies-profiting-from-the-cooling-business.html Gema Escribano Heat waves are forcing a faster pace of climate adaptation in Europe for a sector that already benefits from demand from data centers Heat waves are forcing a faster pace of climate adaptation in Europe for a sector that already benefits from demand from data centers Daikin Goldman Sachs Carrier Edgar Sapina Manchado (EFE) Se abren los espacios de baño en el Sena en París en vísperas de una nueva ola de calor Authorized swimming areas along the Seine as it flows through Paris. Authorized swimming areas along the Seine as it flows through Paris. <p>Heat waves are no longer a meteorological anomaly in Europe but a reality with profound economic, social and public-health implications. The <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-06-26/its-not-just-hot-its-climate-change-the-heatwave-scorching-europe-would-have-been-impossible-just-50-years-ago.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-06-26/its-not-just-hot-its-climate-change-the-heatwave-scorching-europe-would-have-been-impossible-just-50-years-ago.html">record temperatures</a> recorded in recent days have exposed, particularly in Northern European countries, the shortcomings of infrastructure designed for a temperate climate. This new reality is fuelling a debate that extends far beyond the climate emergency itself: how much governments, businesses and households will need to invest to adapt to a warmer world. Cooling — from household air conditioning to the sophisticated systems required by artificial intelligence data centers — is emerging as one of the major economic opportunities of the coming decade.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-07-08/from-air-conditioning-to-artificial-intelligence-the-companies-profiting-from-the-cooling-business.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-05/the-chilean-landfill-that-is-among-the-worlds-largest-methane-hotspots.html Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-05/the-chilean-landfill-that-is-among-the-worlds-largest-methane-hotspots.html Sofía Yanjari Lomas Los Colorados receives 18,000 tons of garbage a day. The community of Til Til has spent three decades living amid the stench and the waste Lomas Los Colorados receives 18,000 tons of garbage a day. The community of Til Til has spent three decades living amid the stench and the waste Chile Santiago de Chile América SOFIA YANJARI AMÉRICA FUTURA-VERTEDERO-CHILE Over half of the trash in this landfill is decomposing organic material. Food, plants, grass and pruning waste that produces methane gas in the absence of oxygen. Over half of the trash in this landfill is decomposing organic material. Food, plants, grass and pruning waste that produces methane gas in the absence of oxygen. SOFIA YANJARI AMÉRICA FUTURA-VERTEDERO-CHILE Over half of the trash in this landfill is decomposing organic material. Food, plants, grass and pruning waste that produces methane gas in the absence of oxygen. Over half of the trash in this landfill is decomposing organic material. Food, plants, grass and pruning waste that produces methane gas in the absence of oxygen. SOFIA YANJARI AMÉRICA FUTURA-VERTEDERO-CHILE Methane is 80 times more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide. Methane is 80 times more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide. SOFIA YANJARI AMÉRICA FUTURA-VERTEDERO-CHILE For over 15 years, the Andean condor has been coming to the area in search of food. For over 15 years, the Andean condor has been coming to the area in search of food. SOFIA YANJARI AMÉRICA FUTURA-VERTEDERO-CHILE Three of Chile's landfills are on the United Nations list of biggest methane emitters in the world. Three of Chile's landfills are on the United Nations list of biggest methane emitters in the world. SOFIA YANJARI AMÉRICA FUTURA-VERTEDERO-CHILE Waste containers from a company called KDM, at the Lomas Los Colorados landfill in Til Til, Chile. Waste containers from a company called KDM, at the Lomas Los Colorados landfill in Til Til, Chile. SOFIA YANJARI AMÉRICA FUTURA-VERTEDERO-CHILE Methane emissions expose endemic and migratory birds to disease. Methane emissions expose endemic and migratory birds to disease. SOFIA YANJARI AMÉRICA FUTURA-VERTEDERO-CHILE The reduction of methane emissions from landfills is being managed at the state level in Santiago de Chile. The reduction of methane emissions from landfills is being managed at the state level in Santiago de Chile. SOFIA YANJARI AMÉRICA FUTURA-VERTEDERO-CHILE The community that lives in Til Til coexists with the stench coming from the landfill. The community that lives in Til Til coexists with the stench coming from the landfill. SOFIA YANJARI AMÉRICA FUTURA-VERTEDERO-CHILE Patricio Salguero, a resident of the Montenegro area, in Chile, on May 7. Patricio Salguero, a resident of the Montenegro area, in Chile, on May 7. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FES7FJOXRFFMVET3FNR2Y7QRBU.jpg?auth=d7b47b952c513f1a5bc614df0573546576870806baae67c2e03b8ce8204894a3" width="4000" height="2250" alt="Aerial view of the Lomas Los Colorados landfill, in Tiltil, Chile, on May 7."></img><p></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-03/animal-talk-how-ai-is-helping-us-understand-other-species.html Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:32:57 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-03/animal-talk-how-ai-is-helping-us-understand-other-species.html Paula González Carracedo We have changed from wanting animals to understand human language to wanting to understand how they communicate with each other We have changed from wanting animals to understand human language to wanting to understand how they communicate with each other León Nevada América Animales momnoi (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Animal talk AI Two Pacific swallows. momnoi. Two Pacific swallows. momnoi. <p>Communicating with other species has been on the radar since we began to scientifically study the rest of the planet’s inhabitants. Darwin argued that language was “half art, half instinct” and that the use of organized sounds to express feelings and be understood by others was not an activity exclusive to human beings. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-01-01/elephant-translators-can-technology-allow-humans-to-talk-to-animals.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-01-01/elephant-translators-can-technology-allow-humans-to-talk-to-animals.html">Understanding other animals</a> was one of the priorities of science in the last century. However, these studies aimed to teach human language to dolphins, parrots, mice, dogs, chimpanzees and gorillas.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-03/animal-talk-how-ai-is-helping-us-understand-other-species.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-01/over-1000-people-may-have-died-from-june-heatwave-in-spain.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:19:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-01/over-1000-people-may-have-died-from-june-heatwave-in-spain.html Manuel Planelles ,Pablo Linde National monitoring system for excess deaths projected the record figure. Experts warn about the dangerous interaction between pollution and high temperatures National monitoring system for excess deaths projected the record figure. Experts warn about the dangerous interaction between pollution and high temperatures Madrid Aemet Barcelona Instituto Salud Carlos III GIANLUCA BATTISTA (EL PAÍS) calor A Barcelona city sanitation worker cools off at a fountain during the recent heatwave in Spain. A Barcelona city sanitation worker cools off at a fountain during the recent heatwave in Spain. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FB4YHVALJBFILGO2J23PP5CS6E.jpg?auth=a243294ad99ff31408970c5d798ef1e9cbdae249b7f8b8bc665323edc61a5626" width="5000" height="3405" alt="A Barcelona city sanitation worker cools off at a fountain during the recent heatwave in Spain."></img><p>The month of June in Spain has been <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-05-12/160-million-hectares-burned-and-sea-temperatures-at-record-highs-2026-is-shaping-up-to-be-a-year-of-extreme-warming.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-05-12/160-million-hectares-burned-and-sea-temperatures-at-record-highs-2026-is-shaping-up-to-be-a-year-of-extreme-warming.html">“extremely warm.”</a> This is the term that the national weather service Aemet uses for a month or season that departs markedly from the norm on the high side. The average daily temperature on peninsular Spain was 73.8 degrees Fahrenheit (23.2 degrees Celsius), which is 3.2 degrees above the 1991–2020 average, according to provisional Aemet data obtained by EL PAÍS. That is a large anomaly because most differences are measured in tenths of a degree, not whole degrees. It makes last month the second-warmest June in the state agency’s historical series, which begins in 1961. But you only have to go back 12 months to find the record-holder: June 2025, with an average of 74.5 degrees Fahrenheit (23.6 degrees Celsius) and an anomaly of 3.6 degrees.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-07-01/over-1000-people-may-have-died-from-june-heatwave-in-spain.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-06-26/its-not-just-hot-its-climate-change-the-heatwave-scorching-europe-would-have-been-impossible-just-50-years-ago.html Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:18:50 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-06-26/its-not-just-hot-its-climate-change-the-heatwave-scorching-europe-would-have-been-impossible-just-50-years-ago.html Manuel Planelles A study points to global warming as responsible for the unusually high temperatures recorded in this extreme weather event A study points to global warming as responsible for the unusually high temperatures recorded in this extreme weather event París Berlin Madrid Austria Tom Nicholson (REUTERS) FILE PHOTO: Heatwave in Paris A pedestrian during this week’s heatwave in Paris. A pedestrian during this week’s heatwave in Paris. <p>The early summer heatwave <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-23/the-heat-wave-is-suffocating-germany-and-turning-bike-trips-into-a-survival-test.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-23/the-heat-wave-is-suffocating-germany-and-turning-bike-trips-into-a-survival-test.html">scorching much of western Europe</a> would have been “virtually impossible” just 50 years ago. That is the main conclusion of <a href="https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-emissions-have-rapidly-worsened-european-heatwaves-in-just-a-few-decades/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-emissions-have-rapidly-worsened-european-heatwaves-in-just-a-few-decades/">a study</a> by World Weather Attribution (WWA), a group of scientists that specializes in producing reports on extreme weather events and climate change.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-06-26/its-not-just-hot-its-climate-change-the-heatwave-scorching-europe-would-have-been-impossible-just-50-years-ago.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>