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- Climate
- The Journal
In photos: Wildfires scorch Spanish land amid soaring temperatures of nearly 40 degrees
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE in Spain have been evacuated to escape wildfires burning across large areas of land. A volunteer firefighter has died in the city of Léon in the northwest of the country, while another man died after suffering serious burns in the suburb of Tres Cantos north of Madrid. The country has been experiencing an intense heatwave since last week, enabling dozens of wildfires that have been further fuelled by strong winds. The Spanish meteorological agency AEMET has issued high temperature warnings for dozens of towns and cities, with temperatures expected to reach as high as 39 degrees Celsius today. Advertisement Extreme weather events and impacts like wildfires are expected to become more frequent and more intense as climate change destabilises Earth's climate and creates conditions that are conducive to wildfires and other events. Photographs captured over the last few days give an insight into the scale of the wildfires, the effects, and the ongoing firefighting efforts. Firefighters working to extinguish the remains of a forest fire that reached the Tres Cantos neighborhood north of Madrid. Marcos del Mazo / Alamy Live News Marcos del Mazo / Alamy Live News / Alamy Live News Emergency services work to extinguish a fire in Seixalbo, Ourense, where a Level Two emergency was declared at the provincial level in Ourense over fires that burned around 4,330 hectares Rosa Veiga / AP/Alamy Rosa Veiga / AP/Alamy / AP/Alamy Smoke and ashes seen in the wake of the Tres Cantos fires Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Related Reads Talks on a treaty to reduce plastic pollution blocked by oil-producing countries The Great Barrier Reef has seen its largest annual coral loss in at least four decades People waiting at the busy Chamartin Clara Campoamor train station in Madrid. Train traffic was temporarily cut off between Santiago and Ourense due to a fire in the vicinity of the track in the city of As Burgas, and on the Galicia-Madrid corridor due to the fire between Taboadela and Ourense. Gabriel Luengas / Europa Press / Alamy Gabriel Luengas / Europa Press / Alamy / Europa Press / Alamy People try to get the edges of a fire under control in the area of Abejera, Zamora, Castilla y León. Emilio Fraile / AP/Alamy Emilio Fraile / AP/Alamy / AP/Alamy The president of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (left), meets with members of the regional executive to discuss the impacts of the fires in the region. Claudia Alba / Europa Press/Alamy Claudia Alba / Europa Press/Alamy / Europa Press/Alamy Farmland burned by the fire in Calera y Chozas, Toledo. Juanma Jimenez / Europa Press/Alamy Juanma Jimenez / Europa Press/Alamy / Europa Press/Alamy A cow pictured in a scorched field after the fire near Tres Cantos north of Madrid. Marcos del Mazo / Alamy Live News Marcos del Mazo / Alamy Live News / Alamy Live News Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
Forbes
01-04-2025
- Science
- Forbes
Here Are The Three Nights To Look At The Moon In April
he full moon rises over a windmill in Consuegra, Toledo. The full moon of April, also known as Pink ... More Moon, this year is the first full moon of the spring season, meaning that April's full Moon is also the Paschal Full Moon. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images) April 2025 offers skywatchers several beautiful lunar events, from delicate crescent moons alongside bright planets to the full 'Pink Moon' lighting up the night sky. Whether you're an astrophotographer, a dedicated observer, or just an admirer of the moon's beauty, this month has something for everyone. Here's what to look forward to: When: After sunset on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Where: Western sky. As twilight fades, a 17%-illuminated waxing crescent moon will appear close to the giant planet Jupiter and the spectacular Pleiades open cluster of stars. This is the kind of brief alignment that gets stargazers and photographers outside with cameras When: During dusk on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Where: Eastern sky. April's full moon, known as the 'pink moon,' will rise just after sunset, appearing on the eastern horizon. As a bonus, it will shine near Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo and a key bright star of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. In parts of South America, Spica will be briefly occulted by the moon. When: An hour before sunrise on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Where: Eastern sky. A delicate 26%-lit waning crescent moon will rise just before dawn close to Venus in its new apparition as the brilliant 'Morning Star.' After so many months of shining brightly after sunset, Venus has overtaken Earth on the inside on its 225 (Earth) day orbit of the sun and is now pulling away from us. Venus will be shining at a brilliant mag. -4.5. Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
Forbes
01-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Microsoft Boosts Water Replenishment Work With Partnership In Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN - 2023/10/29: View of the skyline of Madrid with the skyscrapers of the business area ... More and the rooftops of the city center. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images) Microsoft has boosted its water replenishment work with a new partnership, which aims to collect rainwater from a new development in Madrid. The technology giant has teamed up with Dutch start-up FieldFactors to capture up to 200 million liters of stormwater run-off annually at the Solana de Valdebebas development. which will be replenished into the local Valdebebas stream, a tributary of the Jarama River. The rainwater will be collected through the start-up's BlueBloqs sustainable drainage system. The collected water will then be treated using advanced biofiltration technology to high standards before being discharged into the Valdebebas stream. The co-founder and chief executive of FieldFactors Karina Peña said its approach focuses on locally capturing, treating, and storing rainwater, for reuse or to return to natural bodies of water in a statement. Peña added the approach also safeguards cities from flooding and heat stress, conserves freshwater resources, strengthens water resilience, and encourages biodiversity. Water quality data will also be collected by the system to confirm that regulatory standards will be met and provides valuable information for further analysis. The G-Aqua Research Group of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) will also assist in the design of the stormwater harvesting and nature-based treatment strategy, as well as monitoring the water quality results. Microsoft's water lead, Eliza Roberts said it is now involved with more than 90 water replenishment and access projects in 25 priority locations in an interview. Roberts added Microsoft is partnering with a range of start-ups, non-profits and private organisations to deliver these projects around the world. 'We serve as customer zero for many of the start-ups we are partnering with on the replenishment front, and our goal is to not just build scale for ourselves, but also for our customers and for the world,' she told me. Roberts pointed to the water replenishment work Microsoft undertaken initially in London with FIDO Tech, which involved AI-led leak detection, and was subsequently extended to include projects in Phoenix, Arizona, Queretaro, Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada. 'We are helping to tackle water loss from leaks in piped systems across the globe and helping our partners scale their impact,' she added. 'We recognize that replenishing more than you consume is not enough. At Microsoft, we have five key pillars - reduce, replenish, increase access, drive innovation and engage in water policy. And all of those together will enable us to achieve our water positive goal. 'We have already achieved our water access target to provide water access and sanitation solutions to more than 1.5 million people across the globe. She added Microsoft is also working to ensure data center operations, which can use a lot of water, operate as efficiently as possible. This includes allowing data centers to operate at a higher temperature, so they do not need as much water to cool them. 'We are also looking to increase recycling and reuse across our data centers and our campuses, which includes procuring reclaimed and recycled water and repurposing every drop within a data center as many times as we can before it is discharged.' The senior vice president and chief sustainability officer at water conservation company Ecolab, Emilio Tenuta said the convergence of AI and escalating water scarcity demands unprecedented collaboration from both the public and private sector in email. Tenuta added partnerships with tech leaders like Microsoft are no longer optional and said they are 'essential to securing a sustainable water future'. 'This isn't just about conservation; it's about building a future where water security drives economic prosperity,' added Tenuta. 'Ecolab has also taken a similar strategic approach to Microsoft in how we're partnering with other entities – such as those involved in the Water Resource Coalition - who emphasize the importance of collaboration and collective commitment both domestically and internationally.'
