Author: María-Luisa Chas-Amil, Catedrática de Economía Aplicada, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Forest fires have raged across Spain throughout July 2026, leading many people to ask whether the country has enough firefighting resources. The answer is complex, particularly in emergency situations where homes and lives are at stake. However, the broad scientific consensus is that the key lies not in increasing the resources allocated to firefighting, but […]

As the flames advanced towards the village of Bédar, in the Almería province of Andalusia, the mayor gave a desperate order to ring the church bells to warn residents. It was not enough. The July 9 Los Gallardos fire, which claimed 13 lives and burnt 7,000 hectares, was Spain’s third deadliest on record. Most of […]