<br><div> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">After a month of January marked by meteorological instability due to <strong>successive Atlantic storms and low pressure systems </strong>-like storms Harry and Kristin-, the month of February began with no possible respite. In recent days, Spain, and especially Andalusia, has been affected by the passage of <strong>storm Leonardo</strong>while this weekend the southwest of the peninsula is preparing again to receive Storm Marta.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-md irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-md hidden-xs hidden-md"> </span></span></span><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Leonardo's step was especially remarkable, as it caused<strong> floods, massive evacuations and overflowing rivers in provinces such as Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga and Seville</strong>. Furthermore, there are areas where the situation is especially serious, such as in <strong>Grazalema</strong>Andalusian town that surpassed in just 35 days - from February 5th - the annual rain that falls in places like San Sebastián and Santander, with almost<strong> 2,000 liters of water</strong> per square meter since the beginning of the year.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-xs hidden-xs hidden-md"/></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2026/02/07/69873fe098726.jpeg" width="544" height="376"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2026/02/07/69873fe098726.jpeg" width="607" height="420"> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">Area flooded by the overflow of the Douro River as it passes through Aranda de Duero this Saturday.</p> <span class="caption-author ">Paco Santamaría/EFE</span> </figcaption> </figure> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">But why are all these episodes happening? Is it the result of chance or is it the cause of climate change? He talked about it in a video <strong>Marita</strong> <strong>Rojas</strong>, <strong>airplane pilot </strong>and disseminator on networks. “The endless succession of storms that we are experiencing in Spain this winter is not because we are unlucky. <strong>It's pure climate change</strong>", says the aviation expert.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">And what exactly happened? "Due to the planet's axis of rotation, in winter the air at the North Pole cools and generates a large mass of cold air that we know as the polar vortex. Traditionally, it was stable and relatively circular, keeping it cold at high latitudes. <strong>But in recent years we have seen it more elongated, weak and irregular. This produces what meteorologists call southward cold and moves warmer air masses northward.</strong>", explains Rojas.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2026/02/07/6987401e1a64a.jpeg" width="544" height="363"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2026/02/07/6987401e1a64a.jpeg" width="607" height="405"> <img data-full-src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/uploads/2026/02/07/6987401e1a64a.jpeg" alt="Horizontal" width="449" height="299" src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_mobile_filter/uploads/2026/02/07/6987401e1a64a.jpeg" class="lazy"/> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">The Smoke Well seen from the city of Pereña, in Salamanca.</p> <span class="caption-author ">JM García/EFE</span> </figcaption> </figure> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">“When the polar vortex becomes disorganized, atmospheric flow becomes more unstable.<strong> This favors the formation and chaining of Atlantic storms that enter the Peninsula.</strong>. Which translates into a lot of rain, a lot of wind and changes in temperature as we have seen all these weeks. Meanwhile, in other places in the northern hemisphere apparently strange things happen, like -6ºC in Florida, which is a place with an average temperature of 24ºC”, adds the pilot.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><span class="content-free-html "/><span class="content-subtitle-simple "> <h2 class="subtitle">More turbulence when crossing the Atlantic by plane</h2></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">And this situation, explains Rojas, <strong>It also has effects on aviation</strong>since in the case of the Atlantic the so-called 'jet stream' is affected, which with this weakening of the temperature contrast between the Arctic and mid-latitudes “tends to meander”. </p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">"He <strong>'jet stream'</strong> It's an air current that goes from west to east at around 250km/h across the North Atlantic and makes it much easier for us during the flight, because it speeds up the journey and saves fuel. But for us, as passengers and pilots, <strong>This translates into a more dynamic atmosphere and perhaps more turbulence in the ocean.</strong>“, shares the pilot.</p> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2025/07/25/6883c4f91b527.jpeg" width="544" height="363"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2025/07/25/6883c4f91b527.jpeg" width="607" height="405"> <img data-full-src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/uploads/2025/07/25/6883c4f91b527.jpeg" alt="Feature image of an airplane" width="449" height="299" src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_mobile_filter/uploads/2025/07/25/6883c4f91b527.jpeg" class="lazy"/> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">Feature image of an airplane.</p> <span class="caption-author ">Pexels</span> </figcaption> </figure> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-related content-border related-double " data-gtm-element-container="modulo-noticias-relacionadas"> <span class="module-supra-title"> <span>Also read</span></span> <span class="related-double-module-container "> </span><span class="related-double-module-container "> </span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">“Then no. It's not coincidence or bad luck. <strong>The succession of storms we are experiencing is a sign of a more unstable atmosphere on a planet that has warmed very quickly.</strong>", concludes Rojas.</p> </div><script type="script/gg"> gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, 'c:facebooka-frU9M5JY', function () { console.log('facebook-ad-def'); !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '682047071976590'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); }); </script>