Southern Europe experiences relentless heat and wildfires, with significant temperatures recorded in Spain, including 45.8C in Cadiz. The Spanish government has mobilized additional troops to combat wildfires following casualties among firefighters. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called for a state pact to address climate emergencies outside political affiliations, emphasizing the need for strategies based on scientific evidence. The extreme heat, exacerbated by carbon pollution, has intensified wildfires in the region, underscoring the urgent effects of climate breakdown and the rollback of green policies across Europe.
Relentless heat and raging wildfires continue to ravage southern Europe, with one-quarter of weather stations in Spain recording 40C temperatures as the prime minister urged people to leave the climate emergency outside of partisan struggles.
The Spanish weather agency, Aemet, recorded a high of 45.8C in Cadiz on Sunday, as one in eight weather stations nationwide hit peaks of at least 42C.
Extreme heat, made hotter by carbon pollution, has fuelled devastating wildfires across southern Europe this month, amid a continental rollback of green policies.
We need a strategy that anticipates a better, more secure, and more equitable response for our fellow citizens in the face of the worsening and accelerating effects of the climate emergency in our country.
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