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Spain battles one of its most destructive fire seasons even as its heat wave eases

Thousands of firefighters aided by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft fought fires tearing through parched woodland that ...

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 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 ...
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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 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 ...
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Spain: New Fire Breaks Out Between Colmenar Viejo and Tres Cantos, After Deadly Blaze

A new wildfire erupted between Colmenar Viejo and Tres Cantos in the Community of Madrid, on Monday, August 18, a week after ...

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 ...

Spanish PM warns 'difficult hours' left in wildfire fight

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged extreme caution despite cooler weather, as blazes have scorched over 373,000 hectares, ...

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 ...