Spain records hottest and driest April ever

The average maximum temperature for the month rose by 4.7 degrees Celsius, AEMET said. Rainfall was just a fifth of the usual amount for the month, making April the driest April on record in Spain.

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Last year was Spain's hottest since 1961 and also its sixth driest on record.

Three years of little rain and high temperatures left the country officially in a long-term drought earlier this year.

A study by an international team of scientists last week found that record April temperatures in Spain, Portugal and North Africa were 100 times more likely to have been caused by human-caused climate change.

The Spanish government has requested emergency funds from the European Union to support farmers and ranchers whose crops are being affected by heatwaves and drought.

Mai Anh (according to AP)

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