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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 ...

Portugal's heatwave extends to the ocean with unusually warm waters in Algarve

According to IPMA data, sea temperatures in the Algarve will range between 23 and 24°C through Saturday. View on euronews ...
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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 deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heat wave

Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, making the region more vulnerable to wildfires.

Portugal experiencing new heatwave with temperatures likely to reach 41ºC

The northern regions of mainland Portugal are once again under a red heat alert. From 10 August, temperatures may rise again in the country.
France 24 on MSN1d

Six killed fighting fires in Spain and Portugal as wildfires ravage peninsula

Two firefighters have died across Spain and Portugal as the Iberian peninsula grapples with devastating wildfires exacerbated by an enduring heatwave. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed ...
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Portugal reports first death from heatwave fires

LISBON: The fires raging across Portugal claimed their first victim Friday (Aug 15), when the former mayor of the eastern ...