Original page — The Meridian Daily, Saturday, 25 July 2026 · No. 14,822
The Meridian DailyJourneys
Seville, on the third heatwave of the summer
The Iberian peninsula broke another record this week. A dispatch from the city that names its heatwaves.
By María Ochoa
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Journeys
Seville, on the third heatwave of the summer
The Iberian peninsula broke another record this week. A dispatch from the city that names its heatwaves.
By María Ochoa 8 min readPage 6
At 3 in the afternoon the Plaza de España was empty. Not quiet — empty. Even the pigeons had found shade.
Seville, Spain
- Cooling centre — Casa de la Provincia37.3830, -5.9903
- Cooling centre — Alameda37.3775, -5.9860
- Cooling centre — Macarena37.3961, -5.9760
"We name the heatwaves because you take a name seriously in a way you never take a number."
— José Luis Sanz, Mayor of Seville