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Drought is NOT over in Spain: Warning of toughest water restrictions in decades after rain from Storm Karlotta does little to refill reservoirs in Malaga

THE heavy rain at the weekend has done little to recuperate reservoir levels in Malaga province, new figures show. Despite the heavens opening above the Costa del Sol between Friday and Sunday,

13 Feb, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain’s Catalonia to split cost of bringing in water by boat with central government, in desperate bid to combat ongoing drought

THE Catalan regional government agreed the terms of a deal on Monday with the central administration in Madrid that will see water brought to Barcelona by boat in a bid to combat

5 Feb, 2024 @ 15:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Other News

Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

Madrid’s conservative premier blames drought in Spain’s Barcelona on bizarre reason: the closure of their bullring

SINCE the coronavirus pandemic, when she forged a reputation for opposing the pandemic policies of the central government, the regional premier of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, has become well known for her

4 Feb, 2024 @ 10:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Water emergency: Here are the new rules in Spain’s Catalunya region as drought crisis deepens

THE Catalan regional government is expected today to declare an emergency due to extreme drought, imposing water restrictions that will affect six million people living in a total of 202 municipalities, including

1 Feb, 2024 @ 09:41

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Other News

Warning for dog owners: Killer caterpillars are on the move in these areas along Spain’s Costa Blanca

PROCESSIONARY caterpillars- lethal to dogs if they come into contact with them- have been spotted in parts of Alicante province. Sightings have been reported in the Bigastro area and also on Orihuela’s

30 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Air pollution spikes on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to warmest January on record

A RECORD warm January has worsened air quality rates in Alicante province due to the ever-present anticyclone over Spain resulting in fewer winds. The month has produced little rain in the region

30 Jan, 2024 @ 11:24

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community·Weather

Postal service wants time extension for mail-in ballots ahead of Sunday's general election in Spain

Green revolution: Spain’s Correos mail service crushes its CO2 emissions in Andalucia by over 200 tonnes annually with a fleet of new electric vehicles

THE Spanish postal service has managed to cut down its CO2 emissions in Andalucia by 215 tonnes annually with a new fleet of electric vehicles. The province of Malaga and the Costa

22 Jan, 2024 @ 12:57

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Incredibly rare white albino deer is spotted in Spain’s Andalucia as government praises the area’s natural wildlife

NATURE lovers were stunned when they managed to capture on film one of the rarest sights in the natural world: an albino deer in La Doñana National Park. The 30-second video, posted

22 Jan, 2024 @ 11:09

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Other News

Meet ‘Madrid cat’: The newly discovered species of feline with exceptionally powerful jaws that stalked the plains of Spain 15 million years ago

A NEWLY discovered species of feline that roamed central Spain around 15.5 million years ago has been dubbed ‘Madrid cat.’ Officially known by its Latin name, Magerifelis peignei, it was a powerful

21 Jan, 2024 @ 13:00

Environment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Drought latest: Cataluña region prepares to declare an official emergency following Spain’s driest year on record

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 reduce consumption. Measures will include restrictions on

16 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Spanish shoppers are fuming after seeing Spain-packaged olive oil selling for MUCH cheaper in the UK – but is there a catch?

SPANISH shoppers contending with olive oil setting them back as much as €10 a litre have been raging at their staple food product being half the price in London. A Spaniard living

16 Jan, 2024 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Sotogrande Beach With Gibraltar In Background Flickr Gailhampshire

Gibraltar on high-alert for plastic pellets washing up on its beaches after sightings were reported in nearby Tarifa

THE recent environmental crisis on the shores of northern Spain, marked by the spill of plastic pellets into the ocean, has prompted immediate action from authorities in Gibraltar and Malaga. Gibraltar’s Department

16 Jan, 2024 @ 09:30

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

Outrage as three beaches lose 70% of their sand on Spain’s east coast following the expansion of a nearby port

SATELLITE images have been analysed to show that three beaches in the port area of Valencia lost 70% of their sand over three decades. The University of Valencia study published in the

15 Jan, 2024 @ 17:40

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Plastic crisis in Spain: Millions of pellets of potentially toxic microplastics are washing up on beaches and 'accumulating in fish and other seafood'

Plastic plague: An ecological disaster is unfolding on the shores of northern Spain – but could the pellets reach the beaches of the Costa del Sol?

THE millions of plastic pellets that have washed up on the shores of northern Spain and sparked an ecological disaster have now reached France and Portugal. Could they reach the Costa del

14 Jan, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead

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More water cuts coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol in MARCH if there is no significant rainfall, government warns

COSTA del Sol residents could find themselves facing water cuts as early as MARCH as the drought continues to affect Spain’s Andalucia. Western Costa del Sol mayor’s association president Manuel Cardena said

14 Jan, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Olive oil crisis laid bare: These are the devastating factors behind a shock 50% fall in production of Spain’s ‘liquid gold’

IT is known as liquid gold among Spaniards. But the country’s olive oil industry has suffered a series of environmental calamities which have cut production in half in the space of just

13 Jan, 2024 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Climate activists who ‘caused €500k worth of damage’ are arrested in Spain: ‘Futuro Vegetal’ members have stormed museums and painted over luxury cars and jets

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested 22 members of the ‘Futuro Vegetal’ environmental group for ‘forming a criminal structure’ and causing over €500,000 damage to cultural heritage. A Futuro Vegetal spokesperson branded the

12 Jan, 2024 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Madrid·National News

Coastal walkway is extended in Spain’s Estepona as a bridge is added over the Dos Hermanas stream

WORK on a new section of the Estepona coastal path between Benamara and Playa de Baños is expected to be completed in February at a cost of over €344,000. The path, which

12 Jan, 2024 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Environment·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

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 the Andalucia region. Starting from Monday, January

12 Jan, 2024 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Is bottled water safe? Study reveals the average litre could contain 240,000 ‘nanoplastics’ that can be carried to the heart and brain

A TEAM of scientists is claiming that a litre of bottled water contains on average around 240,000 detectable plastic fragments- between 10 and 100 times more than previous estimates, based mainly on

10 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

Environment·Health·Lead

Resident in Spain faces HUGE fine for feeding pigeons in the street

A WOMAN has been penalised in Santa Cruz de Tenerife for repeatedly feeding pigeons in the street and could be fined up to €1,500. She infringed the the ‘Municipal Ordinance Regulating the

9 Jan, 2024 @ 18:30

Animals·Canary Islands·Environment·Health·Lead

Level 2 emergency is declared over millions of pellets of PLASTIC washing up on beaches in Spain

THE GALICIA region has followed its neighbour Asturias on Tuesday by activating a level 2 emergency alert following the washing up of millions of plastic pellets on the coast. The announcement was

9 Jan, 2024 @ 15:18

Asturias·Basque Country·Environment·Lead·National News

Reservoirs lose more water in Spain’s Andalucia and are now at just 20% capacity

ANDALUCIA’S reservoirs have hit an alarming low at the start of 2024, plunging to just 20% of their capacity. This minor yet significant drop of 0.04% leaves the region’s reservoirs with just

9 Jan, 2024 @ 11:13

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Plastic crisis in Spain: Millions of pellets of potentially toxic microplastics are washing up on beaches and ‘accumulating in fish and other seafood’

BEACHES in northern Spain have become inundated with millions of plastic pellets from a container lost by a merchant ship on December 8 in Portuguese waters- some 80 kilometres west of Viana

8 Jan, 2024 @ 18:30

Asturias·Environment·Lead·National News

Why this city in eastern Spain will begin its reign as the Green Capital of Europe this week

VALENCIA CITY officially launches its year as the European Green Capital 2024 this Thursday with two days of ‘opening’ events at the Palau de la Musica. With the Green Capital status, Valencia

8 Jan, 2024 @ 17:15

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Elderly women come to blows in queue-jumping dust up at a Costa Blanca supermarket in Spain

PLANET AID: Time to slow down on the meat after your festive indulgence

HAVE you heard of Veganuary? An amalgam of two words Vegan and January, it’s an initiative of supermarkets and influencers to convince people to eat a lot less meat after the festive

5 Jan, 2024 @ 15:18

Columnists·Environment·Lead

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