How Spain Lead in Weather, Energy,
and Employment This Summer
All of this seems to go down like clockwork each year, but
Spain has a few tricks ready to make sure this year is even more impressive.
The first of these is pretty obvious, as the mercury could
reach beyond 40C for holidaymakers relaxing on the Spanish shoreline. Some
places, such as the inland regions to the south, could experience temperatures
all the way up to 45C.
This is the kind of heat that – while not the highest it’s
ever been – is still well above average. The temperatures could also mean that
Spain is currently the hottest country in Europe; which would be quite the
accolade given the heatwaves affecting much of the southeast of Europe.
There’s more than just this however. Spain isn’t content
with topping the charts for just the temperature; posting a drop in
unemployment for the sixth month in a row. This means the country has seen a
much more sustainable rate of recovery for employment than any other European
country.
Spain still isn’t finished. This week it was revealed that
Spain will be closing its oldest nuclear power plant as there isn’t enough
support from local people and politicians to keep it open. The Santa Maria de
Garona plant to the north of Spain hasn’t been active since 2013, and is now
set to close officially as Spain embraces renewable energy sources; primarily
solar power and wind power.
These three things might sound disconnected, and they are in
some ways. Even so, they show the bigger picture of a country that is
confident, growing, popular, and making all the right choices for keeping
things healthy in the long term.
