Spain is slipping into a desert climate, new drought study warns
PARTS of Spain will have a desert-like climate by 2050, a new study has warned. Research from the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) into global
Madrid’s low emission zone is ANNULLED after court rules it is unfair to force low-income residents to buy greener vehicles
A MADRID low emission zone designed to improve air quality in the centre of Spain’s capital has been annulled after a leading court stated that
Portugal fires latest: Seven people are killed and 50 injured as smoke enters Spain and locals are warned of ‘darkening skies’
AN incredible photo taken from space shows the 100-plus forest fires that are currently ravaging Portugal. The inferno has continued to advance since being declared
Portugal burns: 100 ‘out of control’ forest fires are visible from space after destroying thousands of hectares – as state of emergency is declared
AT least seven people have died as scores of wildfires continue to rage in Portugal, forcing authorities to officially declare a ‘state of calamity’. Over
Watch: Forest fire takes hold in Malaga’s Alhaurin el Grande as helicopter tackles blaze and thick black smoke billows into the sky
A FOREST fire has been declared in the Malaga town of Alhaurin el Grande. According to Andalucia’s firefighting service INFOCA, a ‘heavy duty’ helicopter has
Snakes have ‘fully invaded’ Spain’s Ibiza: Environmentalists fear for local lizard species
The horseshoe snake arrived to the island around two decades ago
Electrical power lines spark huge forest fires in Spain’s Catalunya region
FIREFIGHTERS are battling to tame two wildfires which broke out in Catalunya on Thursday afternoon. The pair of blazes ignited simultaneously after an issue with
Remembering one of the Costa del Sol’s most devastating forest fires: How this week three years ago saw 3,000 people evacuated and a heroic firefighter killed by raging inferno in the Sierra Bermeja
THIS week marks three years since the start of the devastating Sierra Bermeja forest fire – the worst blaze registered in Spain in 2021 –
Activists in Spain slam Gibraltar’s environmental record after King Charles III ‘commends’ the territory on its nature conservation in National Day message
KING Charles III’s National Day message to Gibraltar congratulating the territory on its conservation work was met with a scathing response from Spanish ecologists. The
Spain’s ‘sea of plastic’ in Almeria ‘wins’ NASA prize of being the most visible man-made object from the International Space Station
IT is a grand prize but won for the wrong reason. The notion that the Great Wall of China is the only human-made structure visible
Malaga reservoirs benefit from much-needed rainfall, latest recordings show
THE reservoirs in Malaga have been aided by the recent September rains, latest recordings show. It comes after most of the province was on alert
Offshore oil spill forces beach closures in Spain’s Gran Canaria: Experts fear for marine wildlife
AN oil spill off the coast of Gran Canaria has forced local authorities to close off several popular tourist beaches and declare an environmental emergency.
Earthquake in Spain’s Valencia causes house to collapse and rattles parts of Alicante
A HOUSE has collapsed in Valencia following a small earthquake in the region. The mini quake, registering 2.7 on the Richter scale, struck in Alfafara,
Green Spain leads the way: Renewable sources accounted for more than half of energy production in August as coal disappears from the mix
SPAIN’s renewable energy sources once again accounted for over half of the country’s electricity generation in August, according to provisional figures from Spanish power grid
Why has Spain seen far fewer forest fires this year?
SPAIN has seen a big fall in land destroyed by forest fires in the first eight months of 2023- around half the average for the
Benidorm to launch its Low Emission Zone next year as part of EU directive: Locals and tourists will face fines for breaking new rules after initial trial period
BENIDORM will launch its Low Emission Zone (ZBE) in January 2025 following changes to its local mobility laws made last Friday. There will be a
Fears for biodiversity and sea life after waters in Spain’s Andalucia record high temperature
THE waters of the Mediterranean have reached record temperatures off Andalucia, the latest analysis suggests. A bouy in the sea off Cabo de Gata (pictured
China to invest €2 billion into hydrogen energy plant in Spain’s Andalucia
CHINESE company Hygreen Energy will back three major green hydrogen projects in Andalucia including a €2 billion investment for an energy plant in Huelva province.
Spain’s tourism industry is at major risk from climate change, study warns: These areas face losing the most holidaymakers
SPAIN is facing a devastating cocktail of climate change phenomena that threatens to decimate its tourist industry. Alongside Italy, France, and the UK, Spain has
Morocco ramps up its ‘cloud seeding’ programme amid fears it will affect Spain’s climate
SPAIN’S government has asked Morocco for more information about its extensive plans for cloud seeding to create rain. There are concerns that the initiative- part
Tsunami expert warns southern Spain is NOT prepared for a monster wave – and that Monday’s earthquake off Portugal should serve as a warning
THE coast of southern Spain must be better prepared for a tsunami following an earthquake off Portugal this week, an expert has warned. Gregorio Gomez
Watch: Hair-raising moment tourist in Spain gets an octopus stuck to his back after night-time swim in the sea
THIS is the moment a tourist in Spain was left with an octopus on his back after a night-time dip in the sea. Footage shared
Climate change experts warn that up to 71 beaches will disappear across Spain’s Balearic Islands by the end of the century – unless drastic action is taken
UP to 71 beaches will disappear in the Balearic Islands by the end of the century if global warming is not reversed, according to a
Watch: Spain investigates the presence of great white sharks off coast of emerging tourist hotspot
SPANISH researchers are investigating the presence of great white sharks in the waters off northern Spain. While the animals are more often found in warmer,
‘Nervous’ ferry passenger in Spain is caught trying to smuggle three giant lizards belonging to a threatened species
THREE giant lizards have been seized in Spain after being found among a ferry passenger’s luggage. The 52-year-old man was searched by the Guardia Civil
Volcano warning in Spain: Scientists draft emergency plans to evacuate locals and tourists after ‘alarming’ and ‘intense’ days of seismic activity
SPAIN is preparing for a volcanic eruption following a series of ‘alarming’ seismic movements, it has emerged. The La Palma volcano, on the Canary Islands,