Spain 2021: energy policy review
The International Energy Agency (IEA) regularly conducts in-depth peer reviews of the energy policies of its member countries. This process supports energy policy development and encourages the exchange
Spain
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Spain fire near World Heritage site under control
Madrid - A wildfire that threatened a nature reserve in southern Spain designated as a World Heritage site has been brought under control, officials say after evacuating over 2 000 people, including tourists.
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Firefighters battle flames near Spanish lynx wildlife reserve
Firefighters battled on Monday to control a forest fire near the Donana wildlife reserve in southern Spain that forced the evacuation of 2,000 people and the removal of endangered Iberian lynx from a breeding
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Spanish river turns bright green, alarming residents
It's not St. Patrick's Day yet, but the Valira River in northeastern Spain turned a bright green Thursday, alarming residents. The waterway flows down the Pyrennes Mountains from the tiny nation of Andorra
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Five HIV patients left 'virus-free' with no need for daily drugs in early vaccine trials
• A new vaccine-based treatment for HIV has succeeded in suppressing the virus in five patients, raising hopes further research could help prevent Aids without the need for daily drugs. • Researchers
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European Commission issues 'final warning' over air pollution breaches
Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the UK all receive notification time is running out to bring air quality into line with EU standards . The threat of multi-million pound fines being levelled at the UK
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Colorectal cancer and long-term exposure to Trihalomethanes in drinking water: A multicenter case–control study in Spain and Italy
<p>Evidence on the association between colorectal cancer and exposure to disinfection by-products in drinking water is inconsistent. Researchers assessed long-term exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs), the
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Madrid bans half of cars from roads to fight air pollution
Madrid has ordered half of most private cars off the roads on Thursday to tackle worsening air pollution, a first in Spain. The restrictions will operate between 6.30am and 9pm and will be re-evaluated
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PREGRIDBAL 1.0: towards a high resolution rainfall atlas for the Balearic Islands (1950–2009)
<p>This paper presents a very high resolution atlas of daily precipitations across the Balearic Islands territory. The generation of this dataset allows not only to set the grounds for future updates ingesting
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Spanish wetlands and wildlife sanctuary under threat: WWF
Donana National Park, part of southern Spanish wetland used by 6 million migratory birds, could dry out completely unless the Spanish government tackles the threat of dredging, mining and intensive farming,
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Spain could be first EU country with national park listed as 'in danger'
A Spanish wetland home to 2,000 species of wildlife – including around 6 million migratory birds – is on track to join a Unesco world heritage danger list, according to a new report. Doñana is an Andalusian