Miriam Castellanos

Climate Correspondent, The Continental Times

Miriam covers climate for The Continental Times and has reported from more than a dozen countries.

Spain Attributes 2,900 Deaths to Summer Heat, the Highest Toll Since the 2022 Record

An annual count by the national health institute found that heat killed more Spaniards than road accidents this summer, with the elderly in inland provinces hardest hit.

Oct. 11, 2026 5 MIN READ

People cool off at a fountain in central Madrid during a late-August heat wave.

Beneath the Balearic Sea, a Marine Heat Wave Is Killing the Meadows That Hold the Coast Together

After 23 days of surface temperatures near 30 degrees Celsius, scientists are recording the worst die-off of Posidonia seagrass since monitoring began, with consequences for beaches, fish and carbon.

Oct. 8, 2026 6 MIN READ

A meadow of Posidonia oceanica seagrass in the shallow waters off Mallorca.