Government reduces ban on outdoor recreation activities to prevent wildfires to 30 towns
Authorities prohibit entering Cap de Creus, l’Albera and the Montgrí natural parks, all on the Costa Brava coastline
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No more glaciers in Catalonia as climate change melts Iberian Peninsula's last ones away
Aneto glacier, in neighboring Aragon, could disappear in under two decades
Barcelona bids farewell to beloved folk musician Núria Feliu
Friends, neighbors, and fans pay their respects to pioneering Catalan-language singer in Sants
More than half of all waste generated in Catalan cities and towns is not recycled
Municipalities with door-to-door collection do better than those with street bins
Barcelona prohibits smoking on all its beaches
Smokers who repeatedly defy ban face up to €30 fines
No outdoor recreation allowed in 357 municipalities to prevent wildfires
Measure also extended to Montserrat and 10 other natural spaces until Monday
Barcelona beach closed off to analyze unusual object found, works to last all day Thursday
Artifact feared to be a Civil War explosive turns out to be a pipe
Monkeypox vaccine rollout to begin on Thursday as over 1,000 cases diagnosed in Catalonia
Three vaccination centers in Barcelona will reach out to at-risk groups
Central Catalonia blaze could have been intentional, rural officers say
Fifty homes partly or totally burned as residents able to return to affected areas
Rescued loggerhead sea turtles released to Mediterranean in Ebre river delta
Some newborns lived in captivity for a year to ensure survival once in sea after eggs were found last July
Western Catalonia's Noguera county wildfire stabilized
Pont de Vilomara and Manresa blazes stable since Monday evening
‘Our house? It’s completely burned,’ say two residents affected by blaze
Animals, cars, and old memories disappear under heavy flames in a matter of hours
Pont de Vilomara wildfire stabilized after affecting over 1,700 hectares
Firefighters still worried about eastern flank and will continue working overnight
Disruptions in Catalan airports as Ryanair cabin crew continues strike
Eight flights canceled, 70 delays at Barcelona airport and nine at Girona
'Virulent' central Catalonia blaze affects more than 1,600 hectares
Authorities extend heatwave restrictions to prevent wildfires, while large part of the blaze in Bages is under control
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