Heat waves
The stifling heat returns to the Basque Country
On Wednesday temperatures will remain unchanged, but on Thursday there will be a significant rise, and thermometers will be above 30 ° C in Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Pamplona/Iruña.
Farmers from Álava and Treviño have gone out with tractors to ask them to name the drought zone
Dozens of rural professionals have gathered in Vitoria-Gasteiz in response to the call for the association Ataca (Association of Farmers and Farmers of Álava and Treviño) to urge the Basque Government to declare the area of drought in order to receive specific aid to deal with the effects of drought and heat waves.
Euskadi recorded nearly 300 possible heat-related deaths in summer
By age, 92% of fatalities were over 65, according to estimates by the Carlos III Health Institute's Daily Mortality Monitoring System (Momo).
Euskadi launches Hezigiro thermal comfort plan in schools
Education is already piloting four schools in Bizkaia: the CEIP Bagatza in Barakaldo, the IES Luis Briñas-Santutxu in Bilbao, the IPI Pagasarribide in Bilbao and the CEIP Indautxu in Bilbao.
The psychiatry ward at Basurto Hospital reported temperatures of up to 31.9 degrees
The Escuza ward of Basurto Hospital, which covers the psychiatric area, has no cold air conditioning and temperatures of up to 31.9 degrees inside the building. The Labour Inspectorate considers that there are structural problems in the building and asks Osakidetza for measures to ensure adequate thermal conditions.
Yellow heat warning extended until Friday
The Basque Government has extended the yellow warning for high and very high temperatures until Friday, when maximum temperatures will be around 37ºC in the Basque Country.
Yellow warning activated until Thursday for high and very high temperatures
For the next three days, the highs will be 37 degrees in southern Álava, 35 degrees in the inner Cantabrian and 31 degrees on the coast.
The Danube has revealed its secrets after the drought: the remains of a mammoth and the Nazi ships have surfaced
The Danube, the second longest river in Europe, is experiencing a historic drought, and its flow drop has revealed surprising footprints from the past: the remains of a mammoth A000s have appeared in Bulgaria, and dozens of Nazi ships sunk in World War II have been exposed again in Serbia.
July data: 3.6 ° C warmer than normal and extreme drought
It was the heat wave from the 5th to the 12th of the month that broke records, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees in many places.
The week has begun with a change: there may be less heat and storms in the afternoon
Gloomy skies and pleasant temperatures to start August
From noon onwards, however, the clouds will dissipate and the sun will shine. In the Ribera it will be hot today and a yellow warning has been activated. Tomorrow, the Rioja Alavesa, the centre of Navarre and the Pyrenees will also be under warning for maxima above 35 degrees.
Heat and wind are making extinction difficult in the fires in Zamora, Madrid, Ávila and Castellón
Despite positive developments during the night, the heat is hampering the extinction efforts, especially in Zamora, where the fires in Madrid, Ávila and Castellón are still active, although they are already perimeter.
Navarre is back on a hot day and the orange alert will be activated in the centre and the Pyrenees
The maximum temperatures will be around 40 ° C in the Ribera (yellow warning), which could be around 41 ° C, and 39 ° C in Pamplona and Estella, so the orange alert has been activated Nafarroa centre and in the Pyrenees.
The fires in Madrid, Ávila and Castellón improve on the threshold of the orange alert
Night extinguishment work has made it possible to improve the state of the fires in the Community of Madrid, Ávila and Vall d'Uixo, before the start of a new heat wave, scheduled from today.
Orange heat alert in Álava and Navarre
The orange alert set for today will keep temperatures above 40 degrees and the forest fire risk warning will remain in effect in Álava.
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The heat has ruined the orchards and hit the villagers hard
High temperatures are having serious consequences for farmers, who have lost whole crops of lettuce on some farms, and many other vegetables have not got enough size to market, and the heat has also caused peppers and guindillas to change their flavor, and they are more spicy this year.
Tuesday and Wednesday there will be several weather warnings in much of Euskal Herria
Tuesday will be the hottest day and the French Basque Country and the centre of Navarre will be on orange alert.
The heat alert has been lowered to the yellow warning in the ACV; in the center and north of Navarre the alert level will be maintained
Araba will remain alert for the risk of forest fires. Despite the warning level, there will continue to be embarrassment: highs will be around 30 degrees Celsius along the coast and 37 to 38 degrees Celsius inland.