Spain is scorched by successive heat waves, but the deployment of climate shelters to protect the population is much slower than the pace of global warming. In fact, only one in three Spanish capitals currently has climate shelters and, in addition, many of the spaces listed as such present serious deficiencies that prevent them from being effective in protecting the most vulnerable population.
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Spain is scorched by successive heat waves, but the deployment of climate shelters to protect the population is much slower than the pace of global warming. In fact, only one in three Spanish capitals currently has climate shelters and, in addition, many of the spaces listed as such present serious deficiencies that prevent them from being effective in protecting the most vulnerable population.