Watch: ‘Legendary’ black devil fish is filmed near holiday resort in Spain for the first time
A LIVING black devil fish has been recorded in Spanish waters for the first time in history. The extraordinary moment was shared by wildlife NGO
Benidorm faces wet wipe crisis after pulling out 300 tonnes of ‘monster’ blockages in a year
300 TONNES of wet wipes were flushed down Benidorm toilets last year causing €400,000 of repairs to pumping and treatment plants. The problem is becoming
Alicante launches its Low Emissions Zone today – here’s what drivers should know
ALICANTE’S Low Emission Zone(ZBE) officially came into force on Friday after two years of discussions and preparations. The council passed a motion approving the city’s
AI in the US will soon use more energy than all of Italy or the UK: Will Spain’s power grid be able to cope with influx of new data centres?
THE explosive growth of Artificial Intelligence could devour electricity equivalent to an entire country’s annual consumption, according to a new US Department of Energy report.
Nearly 8% of all homes in Spain are in danger of flooding under new risk evaluation caused by the deadly Valencia DANA
MORE than two million homes across Spain are now considered at risk of flooding, more than double the previous estimate – or approximately 8% of
Reservoirs in Spain are 5% fuller than a year ago following autumn downpours
SPAIN’S reservoirs taken as a national average are 5% fuller than a year ago according to figures released on Thursday by Environment Ministry. They’ve accumulated
Outcry over otter threat in Spain: ‘False’ €2.5m Marbella river project will ‘pave 469m of footpaths and benches over one of the last biodiversity reserves on the Costa del Sol’
NEW plans to ‘urbanise’ a picturesque river on the Costa del Sol have been slammed by ecologist groups as a ‘potential environmental crime.’ Marbella town
Valencia records FOUR earthquakes in 90 minutes: Special protocol is enacted after residents ‘feel tremors’
FOUR earthquakes rattled the Spanish region of Valencia today, it has emerged. During just 90 minutes, at least four quakes rattled the area of Ribera
‘The environment has no borders’: Spanish activist group insists it is not ‘anti-Gibraltar’ in Eastside marina complaints
THE main Spanish group leading the charge against the Eastside development has denied it is ‘just another hostile anti-Gibraltar voice from Spain’. Environmentalists Verdemar Ecologistas
Gibraltar’s controversial Eastside marina project ‘breaks no environmental laws’, says EU report – in major blow for Spanish opponents
THE European Union has ruled that Gibraltar’s controversial marina development is legally sound, according to developers TNG. The EU’s Directorate General for the Environment has
Reservoirs provide energy storage solution with Spain set to get Europe’s biggest pumped storage facility
EUROPE’S biggest pumped storage facility with enough capacity to supply 10 million people with power for a day is earmarked for Spain. Spanish giant Iberdrola
Wolf populations in Spain ‘not out of the woods yet’: Europe votes to downgrade protection status of struggling predator
WOLF populations in Spain have had their protection status downgraded after a Europe-wide vote by the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and
Billion euro boost for green energy in Spain from European Investment Bank
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to lend Spanish utility giant Naturgy a whopping €1 billion to ramp up renewable power generation by 2.3GW
EU upholds a fishing ban in Spain to protect mating dolphins: 300 boats will be affected
THE European Union has ordered a month-long fishing ban along Spain’s northern coast and the of Biscay to protect local dolphin populations during their crucial
Conservation alarm raised in Gibraltar after four rare red foxes killed on the Rock’s roads this year – as a seldom-seen otter is also hit by a car
TWO rare red foxes have been killed by drivers in Gibraltar near Sandy Bay and Catalan Bay in the last two weeks – the most
Exclusive: Endangered sperm whales are dying in the Strait of Gibraltar – as experts reveal ‘biggest culprit’
THE Strait of Gibraltar is becoming a deadly kill zone for the Mediterranean’s endangered whale populations. Experts estimate that two sperm whales die each year
Watch: Extraordinary moment three TONNES of octopi and clams are seized in Spain’s Andalucia – this is why
MORE than three tonnes of octopi and clams have been seized in southern Spain. In footage shared online, the Guardia Civil can be seen removing
Climate change warning in Spain: Sea level rises ‘will displace millions of homeowners’ within 75 years unless ‘drastic action’ is taken
A NEW scientific report has forecast a grim future for the Mediterranean coast, with up to 20 million people at risk of displacement by 2100
Spain is given ultimatum by the EU for failing to ‘fully implement’ its renewable energy directive
SPAIN could be taken to court by the European Commission for not fully implementing a directive to promote renewable energy and passing a deadline to
Soaking up the future: The Olive Press looks at how cities around the world are guarding against Valencia-style flood disasters
A SERIES of devastating floods caused by massive rainfall have hit cities around the globe so far this century – and Valencia is just the
Climate change is behind deadly DANA floods in Valencia, says Spain’s Pedro Sanchez
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has resoundingly blamed climate change for the DANA weather fronts that caused at least 220 deaths from flooding in Spain- mainly
Revealed: This is where the mountains of debris and rubbish from Valencia’s deadly floods are being dumped
AS the clean-up operation continues in flood-ravaged Valencia, many are wonder where the mountains of debris are being moved to. The answer is a newly
Earthquake alert for Portugal and Spain: Experts warn catastrophic 1755 disaster is at risk of repeating itself as buildings are not prepared
THE alarm has been raised for authorities on the Iberian Peninsula to better prepare themselves for a potentially devastating earthquake. According to experts, there is
Popular Costa del Sol resort town in Spain could suffer ‘deadly catastrophic flooding as seen in Valencia’ after continually building houses in flood zones, report warns
FUENGIROLA could be hit with a devastating Valencia-like disaster due to continued overdevelopment in flood zones, it has been warned. The Costa del Sol town
After the deluge in Spain: Malaga reservoir levels recover 62% of the summer’s losses in just seven days – with more rain forecast
THE recent deadly deluges to hit Malaga have brought some respite to the region’s water crisis. The province’s reservoir levels have recovered 62% of the
Two earthquakes are detected off the coast of southern Spain – with one measuring almost 5 on the Richter scale
TWO earthquakes have been recorded near the coast of Huelva in southern Spain. According to the National Geographic Institute, the tremors were detected off Cape