Environment

Spain's record heat just start of a heatwave summer. Time for another staycation?

THE heat, in many parts of the world, has arrived early. It’s only May, but last weekend temperatures in some regions of Spain were around 15 degrees above average for the time of year. Rangers fans sizzled in Seville last week, the issue for some of them being lack of water at the game, and that was before, even, the mercury topped 41C at Seville airport on Friday.

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