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Intense heatwave breaks the Med: Spain sees highest ever sea temperature while the average record for entire Mediterranean is broken

THE Mediterranean Sea sent its temperature records tumbling yesterday as an intense heat wave grips the region. Spain’s Mediterranean waters hit a scorching 31.87C at

13 Aug, 2024 @ 12:40

Environment·Lead

Warning over venomous fish in Spain after 700 tourists are stung

TOURISTS in Spain have been warned as a spate of painful poisonings have been taking place on the country’s beaches. Over 700 people have been

8 Aug, 2024 @ 10:51

Environment·Lead

Works begin to reclaim land off Gibraltar’s coast for new Eastside marina development – as Spanish protests claim all the waters around the Rock are theirs

LAND reclamation is set to begin on Gibraltar’s controversial 150,000 sqm Eastside marina project and will continue throughout the month of August. It will see

6 Aug, 2024 @ 14:45

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Man poisons co-worker on Spain's Costa Blanca by pouring toxic chemicals into his water bottle

Have you been annoyed by bottle caps in Spain and Europe recently? This might be why

IF you’ve drank a coke in the past few weeks, you may have been irked to find it nearly impossible to remove the bottle cap

4 Aug, 2024 @ 08:00

Environment·Lead

Spain announces its first marine national park: 24,000 hectare refuge could come with tourism restrictions

THE Spanish government has approved a proposal to create the country’s first fully marine national park in a move applauded by ecologists. The 24,000-hectare park

3 Aug, 2024 @ 10:30

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

Watch: Girl in Spain finds huge snake slithering in her bed – and has no idea where it came from

THIS is the moment emergency services recovered a snake from the bedroom of a young girl in southern Spain last night. At around 3.55am, the

31 Jul, 2024 @ 14:33

Animals·Environment·Lead·Sevilla

WATCH: Vessels in the Strait of Gibraltar are being fitted with sharpened blades to the rudders to ward off critically-endangered orcas

SHIP captains in the Strait of Gibraltar are kitting their vessels out with sharpened rudders in order to harm killer whales that may approach their

29 Jul, 2024 @ 18:45

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Earthquake alert for Gibraltar and Spain: Moderate chance of tremors between today and Thursday, warn experts, with other Mediterranean countries placed on ‘high’ risk

GIBRALTAR and the south of Spain are facing a ‘moderate’ risk of an earthquake in the coming days, an earthquake forecasting centre has warned. As

29 Jul, 2024 @ 13:33

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

EU approves €1.2billion of support for Spain’s ‘green’ hydrogen industry: State aid is major boost for transition away from fossil fuels

SPAIN’S fledgling ‘green’ hydrogen industry has been given a major boost after the European Commission approved an investment package worth €1.2billion. The state support, sourced

28 Jul, 2024 @ 15:50

Environment·Lead

Gibraltar is accused of dumping tonnes of potentially toxic construction waste into poor neighbouring border town in Spain

CONTAMINATED earth dug up to build the Kingsway tunnel under Gibraltar’s runway may end up in landfills in Spain, according to an environmental group. Verdemar

27 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Just Stop Oil comes to Spain: Five activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group are intercepted while ‘attempting to glue themselves to runway’ at Barcelona’s El-Prat airport

FIVE activists linked to the notorious environmental protest group Just Stop Oil were intercepted at Barcelona El-Prat Airport on Wednesday morning after attempting to glue

25 Jul, 2024 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Plans move forward to cut bird electrocutions on power lines and deaths in wind turbines across Spain

PUBLIC consultation has started on a new law which will oblige electricity companies to do more to stop birds being electrocuted on high-voltage power lines

24 Jul, 2024 @ 13:15

Animals·Environment·Lead

Greenpeace warns beaches along Spain’s Andalucia are disappearing due to rising sea levels – these are the most at risk areas

A GREENPEACE report on beach erosion in Spain caused by rising sea levels says that Andalucia is one of the area’s worst affected by degeneration.

23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

‘Fried egg’ jellyfish are washing up on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but are they dangerous?

A TYPE of jellyfish that looks like a fried egg has made an earlier than normal appearance on Alicante province beaches. Known as Cotylorhiza tuberculata,

23 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Opponents fight biowaste recycling plant decision after zero consultation by town mayor on Spain's Costa Blanca

Residents fight plans for biowaste recycling plant after zero consultation by town mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROTEST has been called for next week against a regional biowaste recycling plant which Los Montesinos council has agreed to take on. Some residents

22 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Environment

Spain’s rivers are under threat from giant catfish: Experts fear the invasive species introduced by fishermen will destroy all biodiversity

AN invasive species of creature that can reach over two metres in length and 100kg in weight is threatening to exterminate the biodiversity of Spain’s

21 Jul, 2024 @ 08:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Oil slick that forced three beaches to close in Spain’s Valencia sparks investigation

THE Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the oil slick that forced the closure of three beaches in the south of Valencia City.

19 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Spain unearths weather report from exactly 92 years ago today and the temperatures are unrecognisable – in some towns it even snowed

IT is now widely accepted that summer in Spain will bring temperatures of 40C or more, particularly in the south and inland areas. Crippling heatwaves,

19 Jul, 2024 @ 15:42

Environment·Lead·Weather

These areas of Spain will be uninhabitable by 2050 due to extreme heat and rising sea levels, NASA warns – unless urgent action reverses climate change trends

SKY-HIGH temperatures, long periods of drought and coastal cities swamped by rising sea levels. That will be the future of Spain, at least according to

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:12

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Madrid

Extreme cold and heat killed record number of people last year in Valencia

Heat-related workplace accidents rose by 24% in Spain last year

THERE were a total of 199 workplace accidents that required time off in 2023 related to extreme heat or sunstroke, a 27% rise on the

17 Jul, 2024 @ 11:55

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Oil slick stretching for two kilometres pollutes three popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Valencia coast

THREE beaches south of Valencia City were closed to bathers on Tuesday after a two kilometre oil slick appeared with some of the spillage landing

16 Jul, 2024 @ 17:03

Environment·Lead·Valencia

MUST READ: Unwanted developments, ‘touristification’ and greedy politicians selling the country out are destroying Spain’s coastline – new report

THE latest Blue Flag report offered a dazzling reporting on Spain’s beaches. The Foundation for Environmental Education created a map that blanketed the country’s coastlines

12 Jul, 2024 @ 19:15

Environment·Lead·Must Read

British and other foreign tourists spent a record-breaking €1.6billion across Spain's Valencia region this August

Environment boost: Costa del Sol seawater given an ‘excellent’ rating free of sewage or faecal matter

BEACH go-ers on the Costa del Sol can swim a little easier after a new study deemed the sea water quality to be ‘excellent’. The

12 Jul, 2024 @ 08:00

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead

Electric vehicle sales rose by 49% in Spain in 2023 but continue to lag way behind European average

ELECTRIC vehicle sales in Spain went up by 49% last year according to the Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers(Anfac). 124,607 electric vehicles (fully-electric

10 Jul, 2024 @ 21:00

Environment·Lead

Spain’s aviation sector looks to a green future by setting up country’s first hydrogen airport hub

SIX major players in Spanish aviation have signed an agreement to study the creation of the country’s first hydrogen airport hub. The manufacturer Airbus, airport

9 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Five loggerhead turtles born on a Marbella beach prepare to start life in the sea after a year’s training at marine zoo

FIVE loggerhead turtles born on a Marbella beach last year are set to be released into the sea after being nurtured in a marine zoo.

4 Jul, 2024 @ 08:00

Environment·Lead·Marbella

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