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Tap water warning in Spain: Supplies are 'not fit for human consumption' in these areas on the Costa Blanca

Drought latest: Region in Spain declares emergency as it brings ban on public showers, filling swimming pools and more

SPAIN’S Catalunya region is to ramp up water restrictions from February 1 due to the ongoing drought with up to 202 municipalities being forced to

16 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

'Don't wash your car!': Blood rain warning for Spain as Saharan dust cloud to blow in from Africa - affecting Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Storm Irene is coming to Spain: Rain is forecast for much of the country from tomorrow – including on the Costa del Sol

RAINFALL is set to hit the Costa del Sol as Storm Irene sweeps across Spain from Tuesday, January 16. The Atlantic tropical storm, christened Irene

15 Jan, 2024 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

New Year drought relief with reservoirs in Spain 5% fuller than a year ago helped by autumn rain

Drought latest: Water will be cut off for 7 hours per day in this town on Spain’s Costa del Sol from MONDAY

FUENGIROLA has become the first municipality on the Costa del Sol to cut domestic drinking water supplies due to the severe drought that is affecting

12 Jan, 2024 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain could RUN OUT of olive oil for the first time in its history as drought continues to ravage the country

THE ongoing drought and poor harvests have led to a stark warning that Spain could run out of olive oil for the first time towards

11 Jan, 2024 @ 16:54

Lead·National News

How 2023 was the hottest and driest year on-record for Malaga province – as expert warns it MUST rain in the coming weeks

SPANISH weather authority AEMET has reported record-high average temperatures and minimal rainfall in Malaga throughout 2023, confirming it as one of the hottest and driest

4 Jan, 2024 @ 16:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Andalucia is officially suffering its longest drought in over FIFTY years

OFFICIALS have confirmed Andalucia is experiencing its longest drought since 1961. The drought started almost eight years ago in 2016. Though prolonged, it is not

18 Dec, 2023 @ 15:55

Andalucia·Lead

Drought in Spain: Five million people in Andalucia face water restrictions next year if rain shortage continues as president warns of ‘economic ruin’

THE President of the Junta, Junama Moreno, has warned Andalucia could suffer ‘economic ruin’ as a result of severe droughts in the region. It came

11 Dec, 2023 @ 14:05

Andalucia·Lead

WATCH: Moment taps run dry inside homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol as drought takes hold

RESIDENTS of Fuengirola are experiencing water problems such as low pressure and supply cuts as drought continues to ravage the Costa del Sol. The problems

1 Dec, 2023 @ 14:52

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s ongoing drought is listed in the world’s top 10 ‘most expensive natural disasters’ of 2023

Drought in Spain: New measures are being prepared for Marbella and the Axarquia

THE ANDALUCIAN government says mobile desalination plants will be installed in parts of the region to ease water supply issues caused by the drought. Andalucia

30 Nov, 2023 @ 14:17

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Marbella

Warning of severe water shortage on Spain’s Costa del Sol next summer – but what’s causing the drought?

OFFICIALS are already warning locals on the Costa del Sol of a water shortage next summer, but why is the area at such high risk?

22 Nov, 2023 @ 12:58

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Water restrictions in Marbella: All you need to know as new rules are brought in to tackle drought

NEW water restrictions have been imposed by the Ayuntamiento de Marbella in an attempt to control the drought. The measures, which will affect both public

15 Nov, 2023 @ 14:32

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella

Multiple reservoirs in Spain’s Alicante reach lowest levels in a decade following record-breaking summer

ALICANTE PROVINCE reservoir levels are continuing to fall as the area has not enjoyed autumn rain levels seen in other parts of Spain. Some reservoirs

10 Nov, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

HANDS UP: Price of olive oil in Spain more than doubles in two years as supermarkets are accused of ‘speculation’

OLIVE oil prices continue on the rise as a bottle of Spain’s signature product is today 114.8% more expensive than it was in March 2021.

12 Sep, 2023 @ 16:22

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead

All hopes pinned on a rainy autumn as Malaga’s Viñuela reservoir drops down to just 8% capacity

ALARM bells are being rung once again over the state of the Viñuela reservoir, the largest in Malaga, as its levels drop to just 8%.

11 Sep, 2023 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Rainfall ends 15-Month dry spell for La Viñuela reservoir in Spain’s Malaga

LA VIÑUELA has received a much-needed boost in water supply this Sunday, September 3. The start of September has brought storms, with lightning, thunder, and

4 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Environment·Malaga·Weather

Olive oil in Spain soars to new record wholesale price

THE WHOLESALE price of Spanish extra virgin olive oil soared to a new all-time high on Tuesday of above €8,200 per metric ton. This came

30 Aug, 2023 @ 11:15

Food & Drink·Lead

More than 1.5 million people in Malaga are living with water restrictions as the province suffers from the drought.

ACCORDING to census data, there are 1,717,504 people living in Malaga; of that, one and a half million of them are currently living with some

28 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Cracking up: A look back to Spain’s worst drought in 30 years

AS Spain suffers under record sweltering temperatures the drought affecting most of the country continues to worsen. Reservoir levels are dwindling, particularly in Catalunya and

27 Aug, 2023 @ 13:25

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Other News

Water shortages affecting majority of Spain

Residents forbidden to use drinking water to water plants or fill pools due to exceptional drought in Mallorca’s Esporles

THE city council of Esporles has announced urgent measures due to a serious drought that the municipality is experiencing. The measures include prohibiting the watering

24 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Mallorca

Spain’s Doñana National Park marks 54th anniversary amid challenges of drought and proposed irrigation measures

ESTABLISHED on August 14, 1969, by a government decree, Doñana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, marks its 54th anniversary amidst the concerning decline

16 Aug, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva

MUCHA AGUA: How the mountain village of Cáñar in Spain’s Alpujarra keeps the water flowing all year round

CÁÑAR, a mountain village in the Alpujarra of Granada, is attracting international attention for its restoration of acequias, a network of water channels created by

13 Aug, 2023 @ 13:57

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Other News

flamingos in doñana Francisco Manuel Esteban /Flickr

Doñana’s biggest lagoon in Spain’s Huelva dries up for second year in a row marking unprecedented occurrence

THE largest permanent lagoon within the Doñana ecosystem, Santa Olalla, has now dried up entirely for the second year running. This alarming phenomenon has not

13 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Environment·Malaga

Spain sees olive oil price war as supermarkets FINALLY lower the cost of ‘liquid gold’

Olive oil prices rocket to sky-high levels as olive harvests get ravaged by drought across Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es OLIVE OIL price rises are showing no sign of slowing down in Spain with the cost of a

9 Aug, 2023 @ 12:51

Environment·Lead·National News·Weather

Conde del Guadalhorce reservoir in Spain’s Malaga hits new record low

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es MALAGA’S Conde del Guadalhorce reservoir has reached an unprecedented low. The reservoir now stands at just 19.2% of

8 Aug, 2023 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga