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WATCH: Incredible moment TORNADO approaches shores near Spain’s Costa del Sol

https://www.facebook.com/100003871886568/videos/1477107405761641/ THIS is the moment a tornado was captured off the shores of southern Spain yesterday afternoon. The clip shows the weather phenomenon seemingly approaching

23 Oct, 2019 @ 00:59

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

WARNING: ORANGE and yellow alerts for heavy rainfall activated for Spain’s Valencia, Mallorca and Costa Blanca just weeks after devastating gota fria floods

SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has issued several weather alerts for the east of the peninsula and Balearics. Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca are all on yellow

20 Oct, 2019 @ 13:13

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

IN PICTURES: Aftermath of huge fire that ripped through hills of Spain’s Costa del Sol

As many as 90 firefighters had been called into extinguish the inferno, while up to 40 people are believed to have been evacuated

19 Oct, 2019 @ 18:31

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Around 40 people forced to leave homes near huge fire in hills of Spain’s Costa del Sol

There were reports that horses travelling in a lorry and in a horse box being towed by a car needed to visit the equine hospital

19 Oct, 2019 @ 10:09

Environment·Lead·Malaga

‘SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND’: Campaigner hosting kids’ climate change event in Spain’s Marbella slams teen activist Greta Thunberg

Nihlson has previously said that ‘children are 25% of the world’s population, and 100% of our future.’

19 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead

Watch_ Local Mayors Protest Feature Image From La Verdad

WATCH: British expats and Spaniards protest after 3 million fish found dead in Spain’s Mar Menor catastrophe

Local fishermen also wore black, in memory of the fish that perished in the shallow waters

18 Oct, 2019 @ 16:26

Environment·Lead

Minister demands ‘honesty’ from local government after Mar Menor ‘environmental emergency’

SPAIN’S Minister for Ecological Transition has demanded answers from the Government of Murcia over the ‘environmental emergency’ at the region’s Mar Menor. Teresa Ribera has

17 Oct, 2019 @ 15:57

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

WET WEEKEND: Rain forecast for Spain’s Andalucia and Costa del Sol as temperatures drop

THE temperature drop experienced across Andalucia this week is set to come to a wet end. It comes as rain is forecast across Spain’s southernmost

17 Oct, 2019 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

WATCH: Gota fria has left Mar Menor in environmental crisis after THREE TONNES of dead fish pulled from waters in Spain’s Murcia

Thousands of fish and crustaceans have died after suffocating due to the change in the water's properties following last month's flooding

14 Oct, 2019 @ 18:10

Environment·Lead

FEELING HOT: Expat installs Europe’s first solar-heated jacuzzi on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WHOEVER said luxury and eco-friendly couldn’t be used in the same sentence? Expat Peter Spahn has just installed what is believed to be Europe’s first

14 Oct, 2019 @ 13:29

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

TERRIFYING: Terrorism, killer heatwaves, deadly drought predicted for Spain as climate change study reveals Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than global average

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gases, the temperature increase by 2040 will stand at 2.2C, before climbing to as high as 3.8C by

11 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Temperatures to rise today on Spain’s Costa del Sol as HEATWAVE will set upon Andalucia

We may only be two months away from Christmas, but the Andalucia weather is still fine enough to sunbathe in.

7 Oct, 2019 @ 09:45

Environment·Lead

Electricity giant to scrap dirty coal power station to cut costs in Spain’s Andalucia

The two plants would not have complied with emission limits imposed by the EU, which come into force on June 30, 2020.

5 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead

British family in ‘nightmarish’ limbo as insurance assessors still to evaluate ruined home three weeks after catastrophic floods

A BRITISH couple who lost ‘everything’ in their Vega Baja villa during last month’s devastating floods are STILL in limbo as insurance assessors are yet

4 Oct, 2019 @ 20:21

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Four hamsters in a cage found by rubbish bins in Benitachell on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR little hamsters in a cage have been found by rubbish bins in Benitachell on the Costa Blanca. The white-coated creatures were spotted in a

2 Oct, 2019 @ 20:28

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Valencian students win national James Dyson Award with buoy that filters microplastics from the ocean

STUDENTS from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) have won a national design award with a buoy that filters microplastics from the ocean. The buoy,

2 Oct, 2019 @ 17:57

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Huge forest fire rages behind homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol as authorities warn ‘winds not helping’

It comes after a level 1 emergency was declared after the fire broke out at around 7pm in Casares

1 Oct, 2019 @ 23:27

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Brits help restore Costa Blanca community of 140 left with only ‘one working kitchen’ after September floods

CARING listeners of an English-language radio station have rallied round to donate furniture, electrical items and cleaning equipment to an urbanisation left with just ‘one

1 Oct, 2019 @ 14:49

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Beach Rubbish From Guardamar Prensa Oficina

Urgent plea from Mayor as Costa Blanca beaches cleared of 1,000 tonnes of flood rubbish

Up to 1,000 tonnes of rubbish was collected from Costa Blanca beaches following the devastating floods that killed seven and displaced thousands. José Luis Sáez,

30 Sep, 2019 @ 16:06

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Councillor says Costa Blanca floods were a ‘humanitarian crisis’ largely ignored by world media

A BRITISH councillor has called the gota fría catastrophe ‘a humanitarian crisis’ largely ignored from international media. Darren Parmenter, British San Fulgencio Councillor for International

30 Sep, 2019 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Thousands of teenagers march for action on climate change in solidarity with Greta Thunberg across Spain’s Andalucia

The young people held up signs saying 'change you life, not the climate' and 'rescue the planet NOW!'

27 Sep, 2019 @ 23:52

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

West Nile virus threat level is raised to four in several areas of Malaga province - including the capital

Up to a BILLION ‘aggressive’ tiger mosquitoes ‘set to swarm Spain’s Costa Blanca’ after devastating gota fria floods create perfect breeding environment

The worst flooding in 140 years has left scores of muddy lagoons, the perfect breeding ground for the blood-sucking pests

26 Sep, 2019 @ 12:28

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

David Lesak In His Patio Beside Babyplant

Expat feels ‘imprisoned’ in own home after agricultural plant built without planning authorisation next door

A BRITISH expat is demanding action after a seven-metre high and potentially toxic agricultural plant was built just yards from his Costa Blanca home. David

26 Sep, 2019 @ 10:52

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

GRAPHIC: Firefighters and Protección Civil remove 1,450 dead animals from floodwaters in the Vega Baja region Alicante

THE Spanish government is employing a hundred personnel in the flood-hit Vega Baja region to remove more than 1,400 animals killed by the floods. The

25 Sep, 2019 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Alicante cuts speed limits to 30km/h as Spain’s DGT urges all cities to reduce traffic accidents

ALICANTE has joined Spain’s major cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Malaga in cutting speed limits to 30 km/h on one-way and single-carriageway streets in

25 Sep, 2019 @ 15:25

Environment·Health·Lead

Flood victims in the Vega Baja can apply for up to €4,500 emergency aid – here’s the form

VICTIMS of the Vega Baja’s worst floods for 140 years can now request emergency funds ‘up to €4,500’ from their respective Town Halls. Residents can

24 Sep, 2019 @ 14:24

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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WATCH: Incredible moment TORNADO approaches shores near Spain’s Costa del Sol

WARNING: ORANGE and yellow alerts for heavy rainfall activated for Spain’s Valencia, Mallorca and Costa Blanca just weeks after devastating gota fria floods

IN PICTURES: Aftermath of huge fire that ripped through hills of Spain’s Costa del Sol

Around 40 people forced to leave homes near huge fire in hills of Spain’s Costa del Sol

‘SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND’: Campaigner hosting kids’ climate change event in Spain’s Marbella slams teen activist Greta Thunberg

WATCH: British expats and Spaniards protest after 3 million fish found dead in Spain’s Mar Menor catastrophe

Minister demands ‘honesty’ from local government after Mar Menor ‘environmental emergency’

WET WEEKEND: Rain forecast for Spain’s Andalucia and Costa del Sol as temperatures drop

WATCH: Gota fria has left Mar Menor in environmental crisis after THREE TONNES of dead fish pulled from waters in Spain’s Murcia

FEELING HOT: Expat installs Europe’s first solar-heated jacuzzi on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TERRIFYING: Terrorism, killer heatwaves, deadly drought predicted for Spain as climate change study reveals Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than global average

Temperatures to rise today on Spain’s Costa del Sol as HEATWAVE will set upon Andalucia

Electricity giant to scrap dirty coal power station to cut costs in Spain’s Andalucia

British family in ‘nightmarish’ limbo as insurance assessors still to evaluate ruined home three weeks after catastrophic floods

Four hamsters in a cage found by rubbish bins in Benitachell on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Valencian students win national James Dyson Award with buoy that filters microplastics from the ocean

WATCH: Huge forest fire rages behind homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol as authorities warn ‘winds not helping’

Brits help restore Costa Blanca community of 140 left with only ‘one working kitchen’ after September floods

Urgent plea from Mayor as Costa Blanca beaches cleared of 1,000 tonnes of flood rubbish

Councillor says Costa Blanca floods were a ‘humanitarian crisis’ largely ignored by world media

Thousands of teenagers march for action on climate change in solidarity with Greta Thunberg across Spain’s Andalucia

Up to a BILLION ‘aggressive’ tiger mosquitoes ‘set to swarm Spain’s Costa Blanca’ after devastating gota fria floods create perfect breeding environment

Expat feels ‘imprisoned’ in own home after agricultural plant built without planning authorisation next door

GRAPHIC: Firefighters and Protección Civil remove 1,450 dead animals from floodwaters in the Vega Baja region Alicante

Alicante cuts speed limits to 30km/h as Spain’s DGT urges all cities to reduce traffic accidents

Flood victims in the Vega Baja can apply for up to €4,500 emergency aid – here’s the form

Father stabs speech therapist to death in Valencia and turns himself in to police claiming ‘he was abusing my son’

MD of monolithic US asset manager BlackRock in Spain says ‘we are the star of Europe’ as world eyes up Spanish housing market

Marbella’s certified best beaches this summer for families, activities and dog lovers — and where you can let it all hang out

Murder victim shot dead in centre of Barcelona was ‘young man with multiple false identities wanted by Belgian authorities’

Three in four people in Spain now doubt the truth of what they read online, report finds

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