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Record-breaking heatwave hits Spain and Portugal, raising concerns about climate change and drought.

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Source: Reuters
Record-breaking heatwave hits Spain and Portugal, raising concerns about climate change and drought.
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Spain and Portugal have broken temperature records for April as the Iberian Peninsula experiences an early-season heatwave, exacerbating a long drought in some regions. Spain's southern city of Cordoba registered 38.8 Celsius, beating the previous record of 38.6 C in 2011, while Portugal's central town of Mora reached 36.9 C, breaking the record of 36.0 C set in April 1945. The Iberian Peninsula is suffering a long-running drought, with an almost 25% drop in rainfall since October on top of the previous year being one of Spain's driest on record.

Topics:world#drought#heatwave#portugal#spain#temperature-records#weather
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