Portugal is under pressure to draw up plans to adapt to the climate emergency as the country continues to be lashed by an unprecedented series of storms that have killed at least 16 people and left tens of thousands without electricity. View image in fullscreen The extreme weather has caused the deaths of at least 16 people and destroyed homes and businesses. As the storms rage on, scientists and experts have criticised the country’s unwillingness to adapt to the bouts of extreme weather that have been plaguing the Iberian peninsula in recent years. “Portugal still handles land-use planning thinking about the 19th century or the first half of the 20th century climate. View image in fullscreen A road severely damaged by the extreme weather in Arruda dos Vinhos.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2026 15:11 UTC