Friday, March 29, 2024

Environment

SMOKE SIGNALS: Gandia bans smoking on Nord beach due to public health and environmental reasons

Each discarded butt is said to potentially pollute thousands of litres of seawater, leading to severe damage to marine life.

United Nations to investigate whether Spain is at fault for major pollution incidents in Mar Menor lagoon

A four-year campaign to get the United Nations to investigate whether Spain has breached environmental rules in the Mar Menor lagoon has succeeded. The Ecologistas...

Dutch captain speaks of ‘scary moment’ when orcas attack yacht in Straits of Gibraltar off Spain’s coast

A DUTCH captain described the ‘scary moment’ when a pod of orcas started to bite at the rudder of his yacht in the Straits...

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...

Mercadona supermarkets in Spain spending €60 million on solar panels for stores

THE Mercadona supermarket chain is to spend €60 million on installing solar roof panels at its stores in Spain this year. Renewable energy currently powers...

IN PHOTOS: Snow covers northern Spain as temperatures fall below 1C and orange alerts issued for Balearics

SNOW has begun to fall across northern Spain as temperatures have reached as a low as 0.2C. Asturias and Leon got the brunt of the...

REVEALED: Spain to have ‘warmer than average’ summer with Costa del Sol among hottest areas

The weather agency said in a press conference that temperatures will rise considerably next week across the country

Rare giant squid washes up on beach in Spain’s Cadiz

THE body of a giant squid measuring a metre and a half has washed up on a tourist beach in Cadiz stunning locals. The discovery...

Joy as Europe’s most critically endangered seabird spotted nesting off coast of Spain’s Ibiza

Environmentalists confirmed that at least 10 pairs of the Balearic Shearwater were seen nesting on the islet of Es Vedranell

Two rescued owls returned to the wild on World Environment Day in Spain’s Malaga

THE JUNTA has released two rescued owls in the natural park Los Montes de Malaga to coincide with World Environment Day, yesterday, June 5. Both...

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

Petition to to air Iceland’s banned Christmas advert on TV hits more than 900,000

Iceland, which has three supermarkets on the Costa del Sol, dedicated the heartbreaking advert to the ‘25 orangutans we lose every day’

IN VIDEOS: Streets of Marbella turned into rivers as Spain’s Costa del Sol remains on orange alert

    https://www.facebook.com/RoberRomanOrtiz/videos/vb.771090385/10160961840245386/?type=2&theater THIS is the moment rain began pummelling Marbella from the early hours of this morning.  A series of videos shared on social media shows the...

Solar power installations to increase 1,600% this year thanks to repeal of ‘sun tax’, leading industry union predicts

NEWLY installed solar power will see a massive 1,600% increase in Spain this year, according to a leading renewable energy union. The Spanish Voltaic Union...

Spain fears Trump administration will renegotiate agreement to clean up Palomares site where US accidentally dropped four hydrogen bombs

The agreement could not be implicated due to Spain's crippling political deadlock

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...

Green crackdown: owners of polluting cars face fines in Spain’s Catalunya

OWNERS of cars which pollute the atmosphere could face fines in Catalunya, the first Spanish region to consider such plans. Vehicle owners will be penalised...

Three rescued as severe flooding hits Cadiz region after torrential rainfall

Over 100 emergency calls swamp rescuers as familes flee

Sucked dry: How water theft to irrigate farmland is draining Spain’s precious wetlands and causing irreversible ecological damage

Environmentalists have sounded a harsh warning over illegal water extraction that is threatening to drain Spain’s wetland reserves and cause irreversible ecological damage.

Spain’s Malaga sets date for official switch on of its Christmas lights with energy saving measures in place

THE Malaga Christmas lights, one of the highlights of the festive period, will be switched on at the end of November in line with...

Olive oil crisis laid bare: These are the devastating factors behind a shock 50% fall in production of Spain’s...

IT is known as liquid gold among Spaniards. But the country’s olive oil industry has suffered a series of environmental calamities which have cut...

Rainfall ends 15-Month dry spell for La Viñuela reservoir in Spain’s Malaga

LA VIÑUELA has received a much-needed boost in water supply this Sunday, September 3. The start of September has brought storms, with lightning, thunder, and...

CO2 concentration in a village on La Palma is ‘incompatible with life’ following volcano eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands

THE village of La Bombilla in Spain’s isla bonita has carbon-dioxide (CO2) levels so high that the area poses a risk to life and...

BRACE YOURSELVES: Hot winds to bring temperatures of up to 39C on Spain’s Costa del Sol TODAY

Aided by a hot wind known as the terral or poniente, the punishing conditions will continue throughout much of province

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