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Jellyfish invasion continues in Spain’s Malaga with western coast beaches under high risk alert

JELLYFISH continue to swarm the beaches of Malaga. Since last weekend an increased presence of the jellyfish has been reported along the Costa del Sol,

14 Jul, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Jellyfish alert on several beaches of Costa del Sol, particularly Spain’s Estepona

YELLOW and orange warning flags have been flying all weekend along the western coast of Malaga due to the high presence of jellyfish. Although the

11 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

SEABIN: Port of Spain’s Malaga installs Seabin to clean sea of unwanted litter

THE Port of Malaga is taking action to keep their waters clean by installing a revolutionary new device, known as a Seabin, to collect trash

7 Jul, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Panic as bus drives through huge fire in Spain’s Aranjuez

PASSENGERS of a bus that was driving through the A7 of Aranjuez on Tuesday July 5 were aghast as they suddenly drove head on into

6 Jul, 2022 @ 11:44

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

CRITICAL NUMBERS: Spain’s Doñana registers lowest number of wetland birds in 40 years

DOÑANA is the most prestigious wetland natural area in Spain and provides refuge for hundreds and thousands of waterbirds throughout the year—however, numbers are dropping

6 Jul, 2022 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead

Spain and Portugal experiencing driest spells in over a millennium

THE IBERIAN PENINSULA is going through its driest period for 1,200 years, according to new research. The majority of rain in Portugal and Spain falls

5 Jul, 2022 @ 16:15

Environment·Lead·National News

STAY OUT!: Ibiza may limit cars and tourists entering the islands

ENVIRONMENTALISTS want to cap the number of cars and tourists allowed onto Ibiza. Proposals have been put forward to put in restrictions, particularly during the

2 Jul, 2022 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead

Gang in Spain arrested for carbon-tax fraud scheme

SPANISH authorities have broken up a sophisticated organised crime ring involved in a carbon tax fraud scheme. According to police, the cabal avoided paying carbon

1 Jul, 2022 @ 14:45

Environment·Lead·National News

PEED-OFF: Hefty fines for bathers in Spain’s Vigo who pee in the sea or sand

BEACHGOERS in Spain’s Vigo who answer the call of nature while having a splash could face a hefty fine if caught out. Local authorities have

29 Jun, 2022 @ 14:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Sevilla to classify heatwaves and give them names to warn public of danger

TROPICAL storms and hurricanes have been named for years, but now Sevilla will become the first city in the world to classify and christen heatwaves.

28 Jun, 2022 @ 18:00

Environment·Health·Lead·Weather

Firefighters battle through the night to control wildfire outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FIREFIGHTERS battled throughout the night to control a wildfire that broke out after midnight on Monday night in the hills near Mijas on Spain’s Costa

28 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead

Wildfire finally extinguished after 18 days burning in hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

OFFICIALS have finally declared that the wildfire which raged in the hills above Marbella and Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been extinguished. The

27 Jun, 2022 @ 17:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

Andalucia registers all-time record number of Spanish imperial eagle chicks

AFTER years on the brink of extinction, this rare bird has reached a new all-time record for chicks hatched, with 166 specimens born in Andalucia

27 Jun, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead

ANALYSIS: Why is Spain getting hotter every year?

This year, summer has only just begun and 2022 has already experienced record-breaking temperatures with Spain’s warmest May in 58 years, writes Livia Cockerell

26 Jun, 2022 @ 19:15

Environment·Lead·National News

How Madrid’s new park plans to keep the city cool

AFTER a month that saw Spain in the grip of the earliest heatwave in more than four decades, Madrid city authorities have unveiled plans for

26 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Experts warn of high numbers of jellyfish along Spain’s Costa del Sol due to levante winds

EXPERTS foresee a higher concentration of jellyfish on the Costa del Sol this summer due to the currents of the Alboran Sea and a series

26 Jun, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spanish seaside town classified as ‘at risk’ on UNESCO tsunami warning list

By Livia Cockerell

25 Jun, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead

Electric Plane Sabadell Town Hall Twitter

‘Historic day for aviation’: Fully electric plane flies in Spain for the first time

SPAIN’s first electric plane has made its inaugural flight after taking off from Sabadell Airport, near Barcelona on the morning of Wednesday, June 22. The

25 Jun, 2022 @ 09:00

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Travel News

British red kites released in Extremadura to boost Spain’s population of threatened species

MORE than thirty years ago, Spain sent red kites to the UK to boost a population that was on the verge of extinction. The reintroduction

24 Jun, 2022 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·Nature

Bathing discouraged in Spain’s Benalmadena due to sewage spillage

BATHING has been discouraged between the beaches of Arroyo de la Miel and Malapesquera in Spain’s Benalmadena, until Monday, June 27. The Benalmadena City Council

24 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

City centre restrictions to cut high polluting cars start next year in major centres of Spain

City centre restrictions to cut high polluting cars start next year in Spain

HIGH polluting older cars will be banned from centres of large cities in Spain next year with the creation of low emission zones. The new

22 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead

Spain’s Valencia City explains why it wants to become the 2024 European Green Capital

VALENCIA leaders have presented details on Monday on their bid to become Europe’s Green Capital in 2024. Valencia City was officially declared a candidate in

20 Jun, 2022 @ 14:21

Environment·Lead·Valencia