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Why are there so many cockroaches in Spain? How the vile bugs thrive in southern Europe – as new research shows they are becoming resistant to insecticides

REPORTS of shocking cockroach infestations are nothing new in Spain, with its warm climate, long summers, and myriad of dense cityscapes rife with the kinds

20 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Animals

Tourists will face new water restrictions in this region of Spain due to ongoing drought

THE government in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalunya has introduced more water restrictions for tourists, as it struggles to cope with the effects of

16 Apr, 2024 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

Is YOUR town at risk of going underwater in Spain? NASA reveals interactive map of predicted sea level rises due to climate change – with multiple expat havens on alert

AN interactive map from NASA has revealed the regions in Spain and around the world most at risk from rising sea levels. Taking into the

13 Apr, 2024 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead

Hurricanes and tropical storms could soon reach Spain due to climate change, weather experts warn

SPAIN could soon see hurricanes and tropical storms due to climate change, warn weather experts. READ MORE: Blast of hot African air will bring ‘exceptionally

11 Apr, 2024 @ 13:12

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Startup company grows top quality indoor hops to keep beer supplies flowing despite climate change problems in Spain

A SPANISH startup company is producing indoor hop plants under multicolour LED lights to ensure that weather changes don’t halt beer production. Ekonoke says the

26 Mar, 2024 @ 12:15

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·National News·Other News

Tranquil and Convenient: Discover one of the calmest and easiest-to-park beaches in Spain’s Malaga

‘Historic heat’: Temperatures surpass 29C in Spain with January records broken across the country, including in Valencia and Malaga

SPAIN experienced a day of historic heat on Thursday as unseasonably high temperatures saw records broken across the country for the fourth consecutive month. Chelva

26 Jan, 2024 @ 10:37

Andalucia·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Weather

EXCLUSIVE: Remembering Spain’s horror drought of 1995: How the streets of the Costa del Sol ‘stank of sewage’ and locals washed in the sea – as many fear history is set to repeat itself

WITH Andalucia currently in the midst of its longest drought in over 50 years, local authorities and residents are growing increasingly concerned about dwindling water

23 Jan, 2024 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Weather

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December temperatures in Spain break new record highs, putting ski season at risk

FOR THE THIRD time this year, Spain has seen a monthly temperature record smashed, after the mercury reached 29.9ºC on Tuesday in the southern city

13 Dec, 2023 @ 12:18

Lead·Sport·Weather

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

Summer 2022 was the hottest in Spain for 700 years, data collected by TREE rings reveal

SPAIN experienced its hottest summer last year in 700 years, according to analysis of tree rings from north-east Spain which contain key insights about weather

9 Oct, 2023 @ 13:33

Environment·Lead·National News·Weather

NASA confirms last July was the hottest month ever registered on the planet

LAST July was the hottest month ever registered on Earth, according to NASA’s global temperature analysis. The U.S government agency has confirmed last month was

23 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Weather

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This July could be the hottest ever on Earth in the last 120,000 years

THIS July could become the hottest ever on the planet in the last 120,000 years, according to a Leipzig University study. The research confirms that

27 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Weather expert warns that climate change is turning Spain’s Sevilla into a desert

MIDWEEK forecasts of temperatures reaching 41 degrees in Sevilla have come as no surprise with the Andalucian city in recent years hitting those highs during

17 Jul, 2023 @ 13:03

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Sevilla

Greenpeace calls for faster action to save Spain from ravages of climate change

A NEW REPORT from Greenpeace has highlighted the effects of climate change on Spain and has called for tough action soon to counter its impact.

7 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·National News

Alarming loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests caused by global warming warns Costa Blanca study in Spain

Alarming loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests caused by global warming says study in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante University study says that global warming has caused an ‘alarming’ loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests. The report from the university’s Ibero-American

5 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Nature·Premium

AEMET warns of a sultry summer ahead in Spain

Summers in Spain’s Malaga are FIVE WEEKS longer than four decades ago study reveals

NEW climate change data has revealed that Malaga summers are now five weeks longer than they were in the 80s. According to Predictia, a spin-off

23 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Two climate activists swim naked in front of the Royal Palace in Madrid

Two activists of climate group Futuro Vegetal swam naked in a fountain just outside the Royal Palace in Madrid on Thursday evening. The two women,

28 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·Madrid·National News

Record highs of up to 25C are forecast for Spain's Costa Blanca from THIS weekend

The number of summer days in Spain has increased from 90 to 145 in the last 50 years study reveals

THE number of summer days in the main Spanish cities has increased from 90 to 145 in the last 50 years, according to a study

27 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

Winter drought reduces Spain’s reservoirs to national average water capacity of 50.7%

SPAIN’S reservoirs are at 50.7% capacity as the effects of the winter drought continue to bite. It means they are storing 28,400 cubic hectares of

18 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·National News

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Visits Castellon To Check Out Fight Against Fierce Forest Fire

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez checks out fight against fierce Castellon forest fire

PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez visited Castellon province on Monday to get a first-hand view on the fire that has ravaged 4,000 hectares and forced the

27 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Artificial Sand Dunes Planned To Protect Beaches As Part Of 'green Benidorm' Project In Spain

Artificial sand dunes to protect beaches as part of ‘Green Benidorm’ project in Spain

PLANS for new initiatives under the umbrella title of ‘Green Benidorm’ have been unveiled, including the construction of artificial sand dunes to protect the city’s

10 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain most at risk of climate change effects according to alarming new report

Spain is one of the EU countries most at risk from the climate crisis, according to an alarming report from a Spanish think-tank. Madrid-based Instituto

27 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·National News

Building for the future: Andalucian luxury villa to be ‘Spain’s first carbon-zero home’ powered by unique hydrogen system

A PROJECT for what is claimed to be the first zero-carbon luxury home utilising a hydrogen generating system in Spain has gone on sale. Running

12 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Other News·Property

CLIMATE CHANGE: Spain’s Malaga to restrict traffic in the centre and soho from January 1, 2024

MALAGA will have a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) at the beginning of next year. Restricted access to road traffic is a requirement of the Climate

10 Feb, 2023 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Activists glue themselves to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in protest over climate emergency

CLIMATE activists from a Spanish organisation called Futuro Vegetal (Vegetable Future) glued themselves to the microphones at the lectern in the Congress of Deputies on

30 Jan, 2023 @ 16:44

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Politics

As COP27 climate conference starts in Egypt, Greenpeace calls on Spanish PM for better access to renewables

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigning organisation Greenpeace staged a demonstration on Sunday in Madrid, to coincide with the start of the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference in

6 Nov, 2022 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Environmental protestors glue hands to Goya paintings in Spain’s world-famous Prado Museum

TWO CLIMATE activists glued their hands to the frames of Goya’s Las Majas paintings in Madrid’s Prado Museum on Saturday, in the latest of a

5 Nov, 2022 @ 15:57

Lead·Madrid·National News