- Ski season disruption
- Warmest December in Spain
- Climate change impact
Due to the absence of snow in December, a visitor to a popular ski resort lamented, “We’re calmly destroying everything.”
The highest December temperature on the Spanish mainland has occurred, endangering the ski season.
A summer that generated four heatwaves contributed to the nation’s approaching hottest year on record, attributed by scientists to climate change, a global phenomenon. As a result, temperatures have risen at an unprecedented rate worldwide.
On Tuesday, portions of the Iberian Peninsula were enveloped in hot air, with temperatures approaching 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
The Met Office reported that Malaga reached 29.9°C (85.8°F), provisionally becoming mainland Spain’s warmest December day on record, citing data from the Spanish national meteorological agency AEMET.
They reported that the December record had stood at 29.4°C (84.9°F) since yesterday, set on December 10, 2010, in Motril, Granada.
The agency reported that three other locations in addition to Malaga surpassed this temperature threshold on Tuesday.
“At this time in December, it is among the warmest air masses to have ever overflown Spain,” said a spokesperson for Spain’s national meteorological agency, Ruben del Campo.
Additionally, he cited communities along the sunny Mediterranean coast, including Valencia, which documented minimum temperatures of 27 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) for the year’s final month, surpassing the previous record by two degrees.
He predicts a “not very good” season for winter sports due to unseasonable heat and lack of precipitation, casting a somber pall over the coming months.
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These activities rely heavily on substantial quantities of snow, which, once it melts, becomes an essential water source during the spring and summer seasons.
Visitors to the renowned ski resort of Navacerrada, located outside of Madrid, whined about the absence of snow.
Vicente Solsona, a 66-year-old retired university professor from the eastern province of Castellon, estimated that at least one meter (3.3 feet) of snow should have accumulated on Navacerrada by now.
He continued, “We are calmly destroying everything.” “The problem is that there’s no going back.”
Tania, a marine biologist of 32 years, exclaimed, “It’s a terrifying sensation because this should be covered in snow or frozen over, but it’s green and lush for this time of year.”
