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WATCH: Flooding and power cuts in Marbella as deluge continues on Spain’s Costa del Sol

https://www.facebook.com/maviguerrero533/videos/10155753363732050/ FLOODING and power cuts have been reported across the Costa del Sol this morning. Videos show roads of San Pedro de Alcantara (above) totally

18 Nov, 2018 @ 11:04

Environment·Lead·Malaga

COSTA DEL BOLT: Lightning, heavy rainfall and storms across Spain’s Costa del Sol and Malaga, strong warning in place until midnight tonight

AN orange warning has been issued for heavy rainfall across the Costa del Sol and Malaga for today. According to AEMET, the wet weather will

18 Nov, 2018 @ 10:20

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s solar energy market could receive HUGE €70 billion cash injection by 2030

SOLAR energy could light up Spain with investments worth up to €70 billion by 2030, Secretary for Energy Jose Dominguez Abascal has said. Speaking at

17 Nov, 2018 @ 14:26

Environment·Lead

REVEALED: Spain’s cities rank higher than London in world’s top 50 ‘most liveable’

Both Spanish cities had identical scores for the first three categories, but Barcelona edged ahead with better health and infrastructure rankings than Madrid

13 Nov, 2018 @ 11:48

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Education·Environment·Health·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News

DROP OF COMMON SENSE: Are humans to blame for the floods that have ravaged Spain’s Costa del Sol?

Heavy rainfall is not a recent phenomenon, but Mediterranean sea warming and building in the wrong places is adding to the recent flooding problems, writes

11 Nov, 2018 @ 14:03

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Nature·Opinion

Bumper month for wind power in Spain breaks record

This surge has meant that the monthly CO2 emissions from electricity dropped to the lowest for the month of October since 2010

9 Nov, 2018 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead

Spain to close almost all coal mines and leave more than 1,000 out of work in latest step towards green energy

Over 1,000 miners and subcontractors will be made redundant by the new year closures

8 Nov, 2018 @ 17:59

Environment·Lead

KILLER AIR: Andalucia Junta denounced for ‘failing’ to battle toxic air as Cadiz and Campo de Gibraltar revealed to have most polluted in Spain

ENVIRONMENTAL groups are taking legal action against the Junta for ‘failing to tackle toxic air’ in the Campo de Gibraltar.

8 Nov, 2018 @ 15:40

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Fireball shoots across sky over Andalucia

The fragment extinguished around 63 kilometers above the municipality of Pueblo Blanco in Almeria

5 Nov, 2018 @ 18:45

Almeria·Environment·Granada·Lead·Sevilla

THE LAST STRAW: EU clamps down on single-use plastics poisoning world’s oceans

EU acts to stem the plastic tide plaguing the world's oceans

4 Nov, 2018 @ 10:50

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead

WATCH: The dramatic moment an out-of-control ferry smashes into docks in Barcelona causing huge fireball after it topples shipping crane

Dock workers can be seen running for their lives as the large crane falls, seemingly in slow motion, before crashing down

1 Nov, 2018 @ 13:31

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News·Travel News

Orange weather warning for rain and thunder on Spain’s Costa del Sol today

MALAGA is on an orange warning for rain and thunder today. Up to 30 litres per square metre could fall in one hour, particularly around

31 Oct, 2018 @ 10:01

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Volunteers clear up almost half a TONNE of waste from Costa del Sol beach

Since starting the foundation, Plastic Free Seas Worldwide have cleared a total of 3,400 kilos in 10 beach clean ups

30 Oct, 2018 @ 18:20

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WARNING: Orange weather alert for wind and rain on Spain’s Costa del Sol and parts of Andalucia

AN orange weather alert has been issued for the Costa del Sol and parts of Malaga tomorrow. A storm from Galicia will bring a cold

29 Oct, 2018 @ 20:32

Environment·Lead·Malaga

SNOW: Tornado smashes Menorca leaving 38,000 residents without power, while two people missing in northern Spain

Over 50 trees and poles collapsed in Menorca, leaving most people without power, while two hikers are still missing in northern Spain

29 Oct, 2018 @ 15:47

Asturias·Barcelona·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Temperatures in Spain’s Andalucia hit climate change limit

In Malaga, Cordoba and Granada the average yearly temperature in the 21st century was at least 1.5°C higher than in the 20th century

29 Oct, 2018 @ 11:17

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Snow falls in Estepona as cold front sends temperatures plummeting

https://www.facebook.com/332586480496037/posts/583225232098826/ THIS is the moment snow fell in Estepona today. It came as a cold front sent temperatures plummeting by more than 10C across the

28 Oct, 2018 @ 22:32

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WARNING: Spain’s Andalucia on alert for SNOW as temperatures dip to as low as 4C

THE Sierra de las Nieves between Ronda and Marbella received a light dusting of snow today. Hailstones meanwhile fell all around the serrania de Ronda

28 Oct, 2018 @ 18:57

Environment·Lead

Hundreds of piglets drown at farm in Teba during Malaga floods (WARNING: Distressing image)

The animals drowned after the town of Teba, north of Marbella was hit by over 400 litres of rain per square metre in just 24

24 Oct, 2018 @ 17:54

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Marbella flooded following heavy rainfall and yellow weather warning

https://www.facebook.com/melissa.vanbastelaer.1/videos/pcb.1414443745357566/575079462948920/?type=3&theater&ifg=1 THIS is the moment Marbella streets became flooded today following heavy rainfall. https://www.facebook.com/melissa.vanbastelaer.1/videos/pcb.1414443745357566/575079539615579/?type=3&theater&ifg=1 The footage and photos, shared by Melissa Van Bastelaer on

23 Oct, 2018 @ 13:28

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Weather warning for rainfall on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Malaga TODAY

AEMET has issued a yellow weather warning for rainfall along the Costa del Sol and Malaga today. The warning covers the capital and the Guadalhorce,

23 Oct, 2018 @ 11:43

Environment·Lead·Malaga

BRRR!: SNOW, rain and plummeting temperatures across Spain from FRIDAY

SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has warned of plummeting temperatures, rain and SNOW. The bleak outlook is forecast from Friday onwards as a ‘mass of very

23 Oct, 2018 @ 11:07

Environment·Lead

Donkeys in Mijas to FINALLY get new protections following meeting with mayor and animals rights group

The proposal includes introducing weight limits for riders

22 Oct, 2018 @ 20:46

Environment·Lead·Malaga

HISTORIC: Malaga town sets ALL TIME record in Spain for rainfall following weekend’s floods

A MALAGA town has set a national record for the highest amount of rainfall in 12 hours. Alpandeire, in the Serrania de Ronda, saw 399.4

22 Oct, 2018 @ 18:03

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Earthquake registered off the coast of Costa del Sol hotspot

AN earthquake has been registered off the Costa del Sol today. The quake, measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale, was recorded at 1.12pm, according to

22 Oct, 2018 @ 17:40

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Devastating Malaga floods leave more than €30 million in damages as government set to declare it a disaster zone

THIS weekend’s heavy downpour and flash floods have caused around €32 million in damage. According to the Insurance Compensation Consortium, there is set to be

22 Oct, 2018 @ 12:13

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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