Spain is already among the countries in the world that is suffering the most from the impacts of climate change, Greenpeace concluded in a detailed analysis prepared by the Scientific Unit of its center at the University of Exeter, in the United Kingdom.

The report, entitled “Climate Race against the Clock: Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events in Spain,” was released on Wednesday in Madrid and explains the trends and forecasts of future impacts and extreme weather events in the Iberian nation.

“The path we take after the new electoral cycle has to lead us to a society that puts well-being at the center and is prepared for the future that science predicts,” Maria José Caballero, head of Greenpeace’s Rapid Response, said.

Projections indicate that if the emissions that cause global warming are not drastically reduced, we are in for a hotter, drier, arid, more inflammable country, with more floods and high intensity fires and affected by rising sea levels, she said.

Caballero added that taking into account the general elections in Spain on July 23, the climate policy proposals should be demanded, “not only because we expect a hotter country with more floods and fires, but also because these measures will allow us to achieve a sustainable life, with a future.”

According to the study, the warming rate in Spain is, and will continue to be, faster than the world average.

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