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Spain Faces the First Heat Wave of the Summer
#Spain suffers the first #heat_wave of the #summer, with maximum temperatures above 40ºC, according to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
The AEMET has decreed alert in several regions, including the provinces of #Cadiz, #Córdoba, #Seville, #Jaen, #Ciudad Real, #Toledo, #Badajoz, and# Madrid, which will be on orange alert, as will Gran Canaria, in the province of #LasPalmas, along with #Lanzarote and #Fuerteventura.
The agency warns that, with an orange alert, there is a significant risk of unusual $weather phenomena and a certain degree of danger to people.
The heat wave began on Sunday and is expected to continue throughout the week. According to the AEMET, on Monday temperatures exceeded 38 ºC in #Madrid and reached 44.4 ºC in the #Andalusian town of El Granado, in the province of #Huelva (southwest).
#WeDontHaveTime #Politics #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateEmergency #TomorrowIsTooLate #GlobalWarming #Environment
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Spain-Faces-the-First-Heat-Wave-of-the-Summer-20230627-0021.html
Short and medium distance train journeys in #Spain will be free of charge for four months from September, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday (12 July).
All commuter trains (Cercanías and Rodalies) and mid-distance regional lines covering journeys of less than 300km (Media Distancia routes) run by the national rail operator #Renfe will be free from 1 September to 31 December.
The 100 per cent discount is only available on multi-trip tickets, not singles. Travel on other services, including long distance trains and those operated by other companies, will not come under the measures.
This could mean free train travel between cities like #Barcelona and #Seville or #Madrid and #Bilbao - if you are willing to commit to buying a season ticket.
A 50 per cent discount on Renfe train tickets was already introduced in June in an effort to help out commuters. But, after reviewing the financial state of the country, Prime Minister Sánchez decided to make journeys completely free for a certain period.
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/07/13/spain-short-and-medium-distance-trains-will-be-free-this-autumn-thanks-to-a-windfall-tax #environment #climate #energy #transport
