Spain swelters through its hottest summer on record as scepticism persists
Spain's weather agency Aemet records the warmest summer since 1920: an average of 24.5ºC and two heatwaves. Public scepticism clashes with the scientific data on climate change.
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Spain experiences its hottest summer since records began: 24.5ºC average
Spain's State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) confirms it: the average temperature between 1 June and 15 July was 24.5ºC, 3.3 degrees above the historical average. That beats the previous record, set in 2024, by almost half a degree. And we're only halfway through the dog days: two heatwaves have already hit, one in late June and another in early July.
The debate behind the figure: the discomfort of an uncomfortable record
The numbers are stubborn, but some still question the reliability of the historical records. "Records only go back so far," some argue, "which isn't much compared with the pre-industrial era"; others invoke memories of grandparents toiling under a blazing sun without air conditioning. Jokes aside, the science is clear: climate change doesn't care about summer scepticism.
Politics heats up too
The term "Spanish State", used by the original source, ruffled antiestéticathers among those who see it as ideologically loaded. Extreme heat doesn't discriminate between political sensibilities, but the discussion gets tangled up in labels: drought, Francoism, the "pertinaz" wind. Meanwhile, the mercury keeps rising.
The evidence is there: two heatwaves in fifteen days, and the record keeps climbing. Whether arguments melt along with the thermometer is a matter of climate, not ideology.
Spain's State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) confirms it: the average temperature between 1 June and 15 July was 24.5ºC, 3.3 degrees above the historical average. That beats the previous record, set in 2024, by almost half a degree. And we're only halfway through the dog days: two heatwaves have already hit, one in late June and another in early July.
The debate behind the figure: the discomfort of an uncomfortable record
The numbers are stubborn, but some still question the reliability of the historical records. "Records only go back so far," some argue, "which isn't much compared with the pre-industrial era"; others invoke memories of grandparents toiling under a blazing sun without air conditioning. Jokes aside, the science is clear: climate change doesn't care about summer scepticism.
Politics heats up too
The term "Spanish State", used by the original source, ruffled antiestéticathers among those who see it as ideologically loaded. Extreme heat doesn't discriminate between political sensibilities, but the discussion gets tangled up in labels: drought, Francoism, the "pertinaz" wind. Meanwhile, the mercury keeps rising.
The evidence is there: two heatwaves in fifteen days, and the record keeps climbing. Whether arguments melt along with the thermometer is a matter of climate, not ideology.
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