Spain’s Aemet Responds⁤ to Climate Change Denial Amidst Record ⁤Heat

Updated June 27, 2025

Spain’s national weather agency, Aemet, is pushing back against online skepticism regarding the current heatwave. Critics claim that extreme summer heat‌ is typical, but Aemet insists​ that ​scientific ‍evidence proves ‌otherwise.⁤ The‌ agency is using data to highlight the unprecedented nature of june’s temperatures, addressing the recurring online comments that dismiss⁣ climate change concerns.

Aemet’s‍ social media posts ⁤aim to debunk claims that current temperatures are normal. The agency reports that roughly 25% ⁣of‌ social media ⁢interactions directed⁢ at them include insults or threats, ⁢possibly motivating ⁤their direct online engagement. Aemet emphasizes that while summer is ​typically hot⁢ in Spain, the⁢ consistency and intensity of recent heatwaves are without precedent.

In‍ a post on X, Aemet stated, “It’s ⁣always‍ been hot in​ summer. ⁢Yes, but there is‌ no precedent for a ⁤June as hot as this⁢ one. Just look at the ⁣anomaly graph.” The ​agency further​ noted ‌that between 2022 and 2024,there were seven records of hot months,while the​ last record ⁢for ⁤the coldest month was in 2005.

Data from Aemet shows that weather anomalies‍ increasingly trend ⁤toward higher temperatures. Such⁤ as, on ⁣June 23, Almería broke both its highest⁤ maximum and minimum temperature ⁤records for the month, reaching 40.9⁤ degrees Celsius and 27.1 degrees Celsius, respectively. According to Spain’s ⁤system⁣ of Daily Mortality⁤ Monitoring ‍(MoMo), 114 people in ⁣Spain died from heat-related causes between June 1 and June 21. In 2022, the year with the highest mortality rate due to heat, there ⁢were 339 deaths.

What’s next

Aemet warns that the‌ high temperatures are expected to ⁤continue ​into⁣ July. While average temperatures typically range ⁤from​ 23 to 24 degrees Celsius, forecasts predict temperatures around 30 degrees ‍Celsius.