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Stargazing: When, where and how to see this year’s Perseid meteor shower in Spain

AN annual meteor shower known as the Perseids offers a spectacular cosmic light show that reaches its peak during the night of August 12. All you need to do is find yourself

12 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·National News

Unique Recycling System Will Process 45,000 Discarded Mattresses From One Costa Blanca City In Spain

Unique recycling system will process 45,000 discarded mattresses from Costa Blanca town in Spain

A ten-year accumulation of old bed mattresses is being removed from Santa Pola’s eco-park and taken to Europe’s only plant dedicated to mattress recycling. Over 45,000 mattresses are being taken away by

11 Aug, 2022 @ 18:21

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Wild boar causes panic on Costa Blanca beach in Spain and bites elderly woman

WATCH: Swimming wild boar startles beachgoers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A WILD boar has astonished beachgoers in Malaga after a showy exit out of the sea and onto the sandy beach, before it disappeared again. The persistent high temperatures in Malaga are

11 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Bars And Restaurants In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Area Offer 'most Sustainability' Of Spain's Coastal Regions

Bars and restaurants in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas get best ‘sustainability’ ratings of Spain’s coastal regions

VALENCIAN Community hospitality businesses lead Spain’s coastal regions when it comes to sustainability. The findings come in a survey compiled by non-profit recycling entity Ecovidrio. Ecovidrio says its the first such study

10 Aug, 2022 @ 18:15

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

It’s official: July was the hottest month recorded in Spain since records began

SPAIN suffered its hottest July in more than six decades, confirmed the national meteorological office on Monday. Data published by AEMET showed that the average temperature across Spain during July was 25.6ºC

9 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·National News·Weather

HEATWAVE: How sea temperatures around Spain are rising and threatening marine life

THE heatwaves of the summer aren’t only taking their toll on land where wildfires have ravaged more than 230,000 hectares already across Spain. Temperatures are also rising off in unprecedented levels in

8 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Premium·Weather

Spain’s winemakers battle to save harvest as heatwaves and drought takes toll

THE effects of successive heatwaves and drought are threatening this year’s wine harvest across Spain. An exceptionally hot and dry summer has left grapes withering on the vines with viticulturists choosing to

8 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

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

Net zero by 2050? Fact or fantasy?

Read on.You decide. But first of all let me explain the difference between two terms frequently bandied about – Net Zero and Carbon Capture. NET ZERO This is the target of completely

7 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Environment·Green Matters by Martin Tye·Lead·National News

EXPLAINED: What is the thick brown sludge clogging up beaches in Spain?

SCIENTISTS have warned over the damaging environmental effects of a thick brown algae which is invading Spanish beaches. Known as rugulopterix okamurae, it arrived on beaches near Malaga, Granada, Cadiz and Tarifa

4 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Must Read·Premium

Malaga Recupera Sus Turistas En Las Playas

Capital of Spain’s Costa del Sol rules out cutting water for showers on beaches—despite drought concerns

THE beaches of Malaga City will continue to provide water for beach showers. Three localities on the coast of the Costa del Sol Axarquia have already taken the initiative to ban beach

4 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Sea water in Spain’s Malaga heats up to record highs

MALAGA City has logged the warmest sea-surface temperature since daily measurements began in 1984. It seems that the prolonged high temperatures across most of the Peninsula have unleashed a marine heatwave in

4 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Reservoirs in Spain’s Andalucia stand at an unsettling 28.33%

WATER levels in Andalucian reservoirs continue to drop at an alarming rate. In fact in the last week, reservoirs in Andalucia have lost 96 cubic hectometres of water and now hold a

3 Aug, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead

Marine Recovery Centre in Spain’s Malaga saves more than 400 sea turtles in almost 30 years

THE Centre for the Recovery of Endangered Marine Species (CREMA) has released more than 400 sea turtles since its creation in 1994. For 28 years the Aula del Mar’s Recovery Centre for

3 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain orders air conditioning cuts and lights switch-off to save energy

EXPLAINER: How Spain will cap air conditioning in bid to save energy usage

NEW rules will come into force on August 8 to save energy at public venues across Spain. The Council of Ministers approved the first tranche of measures on Monday to cut Spain’s

2 Aug, 2022 @ 11:15

Environment·European Union·Lead·Must Read·National News·Premium

Pelagia Noctiluca Purple Striped Jellyfish

Alert for high concentration of jellyfish in Costa del Sol’s Torremolinos and Marbella

AUGUST has started with a jellyfish invasion on the western coast of Malaga. According to marine conservation experts from the Aula del Mar in Malaga a high concentration of these poisonous invertebrates

2 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

How new tech will help an endangered lagoon in southern Spain control its nutrient levels from space

Temperature hits record high in polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain

THE current heatwave has seen a record temperature high for the waters of the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia. The Mar Menor Scientific Committee said on Monday that lagoon water temperatures reached

1 Aug, 2022 @ 15:30

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Premium

Three municipalities in Spain’s Malaga to cut off water supply to beach showers due to severe drought

RESTRICTIONS on water usage at several of Malaga beaches are in place as of today, August 1, due to the worrying drought situation. The drought situation in Malaga, especially in areas such

1 Aug, 2022 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Shore Warning: These virgin beaches in Spain could be under threat from development

WITH the Olive Press breaking the news that Tarifa is earmarked for one of the biggest developments in a generation on its untouched virgin beaches, the Olive Press takes a look at

31 Jul, 2022 @ 18:38

Environment·Lead·Premium

German man arrested in Spain’s Calvia for starting seven fires in 24 hours

POLICE have arrested a 55-year-old German man accused of starting seven fires in different spots in Calvia. An investigation was launched alongside local police and environmental protection agents after three fires were

30 Jul, 2022 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Pedro Sanchez unveils surprising new energy saving tip for workers in Spain

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez claims that workers can save energy by not wearing ties after appearing tieless at a Madrid news conference on Friday. He appealed to government officials and all workers

29 Jul, 2022 @ 15:57

Environment·Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

Wildfire in Spain’s Mijas extinguished after razing through 116 hectares

AFTER razing through 116 hectares of forest, the Mijas fire which started on Tuesday, July 26, has been declared ‘extinguished.’ The fire, which broke out in the area of ‘Majadilla del Muerto’

29 Jul, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Popular Costa Blanca Beach In Spain Closed To Swimmers For Two Days Due To Fecal Matter In The Water

Popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain reopens after being closed to swimmers

JAVEA’S busiest beach- the Arenal- reopened to bathers on Thursday after being closed for two days after test samples revealed fecal matter in the water. One person told the Olive Press that

28 Jul, 2022 @ 12:59

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Premium

La Viñuela reservoir in Spain’s Axarquia is approaching worrisome historic lows

THE Viñuela reservoir is at 13% of its capacity and experts are concerned. Drought and La Viñuela reservoir are terms that have gone hand in hand for many summers. In fact, in

28 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

VIDEO: Expat eyewitness account of Estepona’s latest wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A Canadian expat described the shock of watching flames from the beach in Estepona as she enjoyed a family day out on Tuesday. The fire broke out on the outskirts of Estepona

27 Jul, 2022 @ 19:00

Environment·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia registers lowest wildfire activity in recent years

WILDFIRE UPDATES SPAIN’S COSTA DEL SOL: Estepona fire under control and Mijas fire stabilised

INFOCA, the agency that deals with fire emergencies in Andalucia has declared the recent wildfires on the Costa del Sol, in Estepona and Mijas as ‘controlled’ and ‘stabilised’ respectively. Specifically, the Estepona

27 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

VIDEO: Third wildfire within ten days breaks out near Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ANOTHER wildfire has broken out in Mijas on Tuesday (July 26) the third to have sparked near the Costa del Sol town within the last ten days. Spain’s firefighting agency INFOCA confirmed

26 Jul, 2022 @ 19:39

Environment·Lead

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