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1m ago 09.58 BST Orange weather alert issued in Spain as temperatures expected to hit 40C Sam Jones in Madrid In Spain, where temperatures could
1m ago 09.58 BST Orange weather alert issued in Spain as temperatures expected to hit 40C Sam Jones in Madrid In Spain, where temperatures could reach 40C (104F) this week, an orange weather alert was issued for the Basque Country amid predictions that the northern region could see the mercury hit 37C on Wednesday. Temperatures of 36C to 38C were forecast for southern regions, with a high of 38C in the southwestern city of Badajoz. View image in fullscreen Are we just going to ignore the fact that there’s a giant King Kong wearing a Real Madrid shirt in the background? Photograph: Pablo Garcia/The Guardian Spain’s state meteorological office, Aemet, said temperatures more normally seen in July had already been recorded across the country, adding that the current heat was “more characteristic of the dog days, the hottest period of the year”.
It also said that such hot spells were the result of the climate emergency. “It should be pointed out that climate change is leading to episodes of high temperatures throughout the year that are more frequent and more intense than in previous decades,” said Rubén del Campo, an Aemet spokesperson. “Both this episode and the atmospheric pattern that’s causing it are part and parcel of climate change and of what’s been observed in recent years.” Share 2m ago 09.58 BST Jakub Krupa Separately, things are heating up in Spain quite literally, too. Share Updated at 09.58 BST 21m ago 09.38 BST For what it’s worth, Pedro Sánchez has now arrived at the Vatican, where he is expected to meet Pope Leo.
View image in fullscreen Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez arrives for a private audience with Pope Leo XIV at the San Damaso Courtyard in Vatican City. Photograph: Ettore Ferrari/EPA The meeting comes just over a week before Leo’s planned visit to Spain, set to begin on 6 June. Leo will visit Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands and deliver twelve speeches, preside over four masses, and have around ten meetings with all sorts of leaders, according to the official schedule. One of the key parts of the trip will include the inauguration and blessing of the Tower of Jesus Christ on the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, which was completed earlier this year, bringing the church to its maximum final height 144 years after work began.
‘A joyful day’: final piece of Sagrada Familia’s central tower put in place Read more Sánchez is expected to brief the press once he’s out of his meeting. Share
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