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Spain wildfires: Decades of rural decline made the blazes worse, but local economies can prevent further destruction

Every summer, forest fires sweep across Spain, dominating headlines and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. This ...

Spain battles record wildfires even as the end of a heat wave brings lower temperatures

The fires have ravaged small, sparsely populated towns in the country's northwest, forcing locals in many cases to act as ...

Huge wildfires stabilising in Spain, cooler forecast fuels hope worst is over

By Nacho Doce and Guillermo Martinez GONDULFES, Spain (Reuters) -Wildfires raging in northern and western Spain have burned ...

Spain wildfires: decades of rural decline made the blazes worse, but robust local economies can prevent further destruction – here’s how

The key to preventing forest fires is creating a rural economy based on the use of forests. While this would generate ...

Spain suffers worst wildfires on record as area twice the size of London burns

Spain has endured the worst fire season on record, with devastating blazes continuing to destroy homes and land across the ...

Spain’s wildfires ignite political spat as government searches for solutions

Joaquín Ramírez of Technosylva, a Spanish company that specialises in prevention and response to wildfires, attributed this ...
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Spain battles major fires even as heatwave eases with lower temperatures

The country’s weather agency expects temperatures to fall and humidity to rise, but adverse conditions remain in south.

Spain battles record wildfires even as temperatures begin to fall

Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change ...

Wildfires scorch 30,000 more hectares in Spain

Authorities have evacuated thousands of residents from dozens of villages. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...