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DoomsdaysCW<p>Outdoor work in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthernEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernEurope</span></a>’s tourist hot spots is becoming hellish</p><p> By JOSEPH WILSON, DEREK GATOPOULOS and TRISHA THOMAS<br>Updated 5:21 AM EDT, July 24, 2025</p><p>"Cruel heat is baking southern Europe as the continent slips deeper into summer.</p><p>"In homes and offices, air conditioning is sweet relief. But under the scorching sun, outdoor labor can be grueling, brutal, occasionally even deadly. </p><p>"A street sweeper died in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Barcelona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Barcelona</span></a> during a heat wave last month and, according to a labor union, 12 other city cleaners have suffered heatstroke since. Some of Europe’s powerful unions are pushing for tougher regulations to protect the aging workforce from climate change on the world’s fastest-warming continent."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/heat-deaths-southern-europe-climate-workers-5f112ba0d5276c547e7565d4c3e4655a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/heat-deaths</span><span class="invisible">-southern-europe-climate-workers-5f112ba0d5276c547e7565d4c3e4655a</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heatwave</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateDiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDiary</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateDiarySouthernEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDiarySouthernEurope</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreeceWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreeceWx</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpainWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainWx</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChangeIsReal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChangeIsReal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeHeat</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalBurning</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Thousands evacuated as parts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> hit with nearly a month’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rainfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rainfall</span></a> in one hour </p><p>By Allison Chinchar, Caitlin Danaher, Mia Alberti, CNN, and Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español<br>November 14, 2024 </p><p>"Severe thunderstorms and torrential rain have again battered coastal Spain, causing thousands of people to be evacuated just two weeks after the country experienced deadly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> in Valencia and other nearby communities.</p><p>"Over 4,000 people and a thousand homes have been evacuated in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Malaga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malaga</span></a> area, according to a Thursday update from Antonio Sanz, the director of the Emergency Plan for the Risk of Flooding in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Andalucia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Andalucia</span></a>.</p><p>"Five areas near the Guadalhorce riverbank were preemptively evacuated due to the risk of overflowing.</p><p>"In just one hour, nearly a month’s worth of rainfall inundated the city of Malaga, in Spain’s Andalusia region, according to the country’s meteorological agency AEMet. The southern Spanish province picked up roughly 100 millimeters (4 inches) of rain so far on Wednesday, 78 millimeters (3 inches) of which fell within an hour. Malaga normally averages 100.5 millimeters in the month of November.</p><p>"The Spanish meteorological agency has issued red warnings in the Andalusia and Catalonia regions for extreme rainfall with reports of impassable roads and flooded basements in several towns.</p><p>"Video from the scene shows streets in Malaga submerged in water." </p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/europe/spain-rain-thousands-evacuated-malaga-intl-latam/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/11/13/europe/spai</span><span class="invisible">n-rain-thousands-evacuated-malaga-intl-latam/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpainWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainWx</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWx</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeRains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeRains</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpainFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainFlooding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/M%C3%A1laga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Málaga</span></a> evacuates thousands as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> issues more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloodAlerts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloodAlerts</span></a></p><p>by Nick Beake and Thomas Mackintosh</p><p>"Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CostaDelSol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CostaDelSol</span></a> region of southern Spain as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeRain</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> drenches the area.</p><p>"National weather office Aemet has placed both Malaga and the northeastern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Catalonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Catalonia</span></a> region on the highest alert for strong rain expected to last until Friday.</p><p>"The Malaga area, including the tourist resorts of Marbella, Velez and Estepona, is expected to take the brunt of the extreme weather phenomenon known as a '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dana</span></a>'.</p><p>"Parts of the eastern Valencia area have also been placed on the highest alert, weeks after the area was devastated by flash floods that killed more than 220 people.</p><p>"Several other regions in Spain remain braced for more heavy showers and low temperatures.</p><p>"Up to 180mm of rain could fall in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Catalonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Catalonia</span></a> in north-eastern Spain in just 12 hours, accompanied by thunderstorms along the coast near Tarragona, forecasters say.</p><p>"Schools in the entire southern province of Málaga have been closed while many supermarkets have kept shutters down.</p><p>"Footage circulating on social media showed the city's normally busy areas deserted as water flooded the streets.</p><p>"Around 3,000 people living in close proximity to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Guadalhorce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guadalhorce</span></a> River have been told to leave their homes, the Regional Government of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Andalusia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Andalusia</span></a> has said."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80lxd9kne0o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c80lxd9k</span><span class="invisible">ne0o</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpainFloods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainFloods</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeRain</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpainWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainWx</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWx</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Yale Climate Connections: "Some of the worst flooding was in outlying parts of the Valencia metro area. As noted by climate scientist Erich Fischer, the community of Chiva – about 20 miles (32 km) inland and close to 1,000 feet (305 m) above downtown Valencia – reported 160 millimeters (6.3 inches) of rain in just one hour, 343 millimeters (13.5 inches) in four hours, and 491 millimeters (19.33 inches) in eight hours. " </p><p><a href="https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/death-toll-from-disastrous-floods-in-eastern-spain-climbs-above-70/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yaleclimateconnections.org/202</span><span class="invisible">4/10/death-toll-from-disastrous-floods-in-eastern-spain-climbs-above-70/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Valencia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Valencia</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SpainWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainWx</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/ExtremeFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeFlooding</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>From the NY Times, Valencia, Spain flooding. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SpainWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainWx</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Valencia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Valencia</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/ExtremeFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeFlooding</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>At least 70 dead in Valencia, Spain due to the extreme flooding. Forensic teams have been activated to help remove/locate corpses. <a href="https://elpais.com/espana/2024-10-29/la-dana-en-espana-en-directo-ultimas-noticias-del-temporal-y-las-inundaciones.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">elpais.com/espana/2024-10-29/l</span><span class="invisible">a-dana-en-espana-en-directo-ultimas-noticias-del-temporal-y-las-inundaciones.html</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Valencia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Valencia</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SpainWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainWx</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/ExtremeFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeFlooding</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/ExtremeRainfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeRainfall</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SpainWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpainWx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@netblocks/113393308859132970" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@netblocks/113</span><span class="invisible">393308859132970</span></a></p>
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