How Spain Lead in Weather, Energy, and Employment This Summer

How Spain Lead in Weather, Energy, and Employment This Summer

August in Edinburgh is a time for comedy and performance arts on the chilly streets during the Fringe Festival. In France it means that it’s almost impossible to reach anyone in any office as the whole country seems to flock to the campsites across the southern reaches of the country. For the British and the Germans it means getting away from the unpredictability of their own weather and heading to the warmer climates of Spain.

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.

Warm Weather Training in Marbella a Hit for Heavyweight Boxer Tyson Fury

Warm Weather Training in Marbella a Hit for Heavyweight Boxer Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury hits Marbs again as do so many stars

Tyson Fury stands at six-foot-six and goes by many names; he’s the Gypsy King and the bad boy of heavyweight boxing. One of his favourite things to do is make critics eat their words by being impressive in the ring and hits the Costa del Sol. 

For some time now though, the 28 year-old Manchester giant has been a bit out of shape, a bit out of focus, and even a bit out of the limelight. The star is keeping to himself and training for his return to the ring while banned from boxing due to substance abuse.

However, while fellow British boxer Anthony Joshua was busy impressing the world with his incredible 11-set knockout against Wladmir Klitschko of the Ukraine – the man Tyson shocked the world by defeating in 2015 – Fury was busy training in Marbella under the guidance of WBO World Middleweight Champion Billy Joe Saunders. Tyson declared that he had lost over a stone since starting training the Spanish sun. Fury hopes he can continue training and be in peak condition to take on Anthony Joshua. Fury didn’t want long to challenge his fellow Brit to a fight down the line.

Fury spoke after watching the fight from Saturday in the glitz and glamour of Puerto Banus, saying that he accepted Anthony Joshua’s challenge; saying their fight would be the biggest in 500 years and that Joshua was “a boxer’s dream”.

Fury has always considered to be a little unorthodox in the heavyweight world. At worst he’s seen as an overweight brawler who has been lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. It’s impossible to deny that an in-shape Tyson Fury is a daunting prospect however.

Fury himself was the first to admit that he’d packed a little weight during recent months, but spoke highly of his sun-soaked training system; saying it helped him get back into fighting shape.

He said that the warm and bright weather is practically melting the pounds off, confirming he has lost 18 pounds so far and continues to lose weight.

Many professional sportspeople and teams have chosen to do their warm-weather training in Marbella. Many major clubs in the English Premier League head to the city during the summer before the start o the season to make the most out of the great climate and better facilities. The climate of the region allows it to be a warm-weather training destination during the winter months as well.