Climate Change

Europe

Spain Records Hottest Summer With Record 61 Heatwave Days

People cool off in water features along the Manzanares River as temperatures exceed 40 degrees Celsius in Madrid, Spain, June 21, 2026. (AA Photo)

2026 was the hottest summer on record in Spain, which suffered 61 days of heatwaves in the mainland and Balearic Islands. June to August’s average temperature was 24.5C, 0.3C above the previous record of 24.2C from 2025 and 2.4C above the average of 22.1C from 1991 to 2020, the national weather agency AEMET said. The outstanding heat extended well beyond… Continue reading Spain Records Hottest Summer With Record 61 Heatwave Days

Asia

Indonesia Wildfire Emissions Become World’s Highest

This aerial photo taken from a commercial aircraft shows haze from Indonesian forest fires blanketing a bridge in Kuching, the capital city of Malaysia's Sarawak state on the island of Borneo on September 5, 2026. (AFP)

Wildfire emissions of carbon have been the world’s highest this week, in Indonesia, as fires have been burning in parts of Borneo and Sumatra. According to Fire Emissions Watch, a service that relies on data from the European Union’s Copernicus climate monitoring system, between September 1 and September 7, the fire emissions were 19.7 million metric tons, which is more… Continue reading Indonesia Wildfire Emissions Become World’s Highest