World Sep 04 Portuguese investigators search for cause of Lisbon streetcar crash that killed 16 The downtown streetcar, which is known as Elevador da Gloria and is a major attraction for tourists packing the Portuguese capital during the summer season, came off the rails during the evening rush hour.
World Aug 19 Spain battles record fires even as end of heat wave brings lower temperatures Thousands of firefighters, aided by soldiers and aircraft, are battling fires on Tuesday in parched woodland, especially in northwestern Spain.
World Aug 15 Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days A heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, on several days this month was expected to last through Monday.
World Aug 12 Millions face record heat in Europe as wildfires prompt evacuations Europe is warming faster than any other continent, at twice the speed of the global average since the 1980s.
Science Aug 07 July was Earth’s third-warmest on record, EU scientists say The scientists say extremes — including heat and deadly floods — persisted in July despite a slightly lower global average temperature.
World Jun 19 Spain rejects NATO’s proposed defense spending increase as ‘unreasonable’ In a letter sent Thursday to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that Spain "cannot commit to a specific spending target in terms of GDP" at next week's NATO summit in The Hague…
World Apr 29 Spain and Portugal work to determine cause of huge blackout as power is almost fully restored Travelers delayed by Monday's outages crowded train stations on Tuesday trying to go home though schools and offices reopened and traffic eased along main roads.
World Nov 20 Spain to allow for thousands of migrants in country illegally to earn residency and work permits Spain will grant residency and work permits each year for the next three years to about 300,000 migrants who are in the country illegally.
Nation Aug 14 How states dependent on the Colorado River are struggling to strike a long-term agreement Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado today than in decades past.
World Aug 07 The Great Barrier Reef waters were the warmest in 400 years over the past decade, Australian study finds The scientists warned that the reef likely won't survive if planetary warming isn't stopped.