extreme-weather is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. North Africa is most often covered alongside AEMET, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. Source depth averages 3 original sources per story, versus 2.4 across the same-window beat baseline.
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What the coverage shows about North Africa
extreme-weather is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. North Africa is most often covered alongside AEMET, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. Source depth averages 3 original sources per story, versus 2.4 across the same-window beat baseline. At 5, the average consequence score sits below the same-window beat average of 6. We currently track 1 Climate story that mention North Africa, all published on August 1, 2026.
Stories tracked
1
Sources per story
3
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 21 Climate stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Appears alongside
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering North Africa. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Isolated areas could exceed 45°C, with extreme danger during midday hours.
Third heatwave begins
AEMET warns of a new heatwave, with temperatures climbing above 40°C across large parts of Spain as a high-pressure system traps hot African air.
Record hottest first half of summer announced
AEMET reports that the average temperature for June 1-July 15 reached 24.5°C, 3.3°C above the 1991-2020 baseline, making it the hottest such period since 1961.
Early July heatwave strikes
A second heatwave scorches Spain, compounding drought stress and fire risk.
Deadly Almeria wildfire
A ferocious blaze in southeastern Spain kills 13 people, the deadliest wildfire in recent years, fueled by drought and heat.
Late June heatwave breaks European records
Spain's first major heatwave of the summer peaks, setting new temperature records across Europe.
A third scorching heatwave is set to push temperatures to 45°C in Spain, coming after the hottest first half of summer on record at 24.5°C, a 3.3°C deviation from the 1991-2020 norm. This intensifying pattern, driven by climate change, is escalating wildfire risks, straining energy grids, and threatening public health. The data underscore an urgent need for adaptation and emissions cuts.
