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WATCH: Fancy a free fridge? Bizarre rescue operation continues after dozens of units fall into the sea off the coast of Spain

A SURREAL clean-up operation is underway off the southern coast of Spain. Dozens of white refrigerators and several cargo containers have been spotted floating in

9 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Cadiz·Lead·Video

Jellyfish alert in Spain as a second Portuguese Man o’ War washes up on the Costa del Sol

ANOTHER Portuguese Man o’ War has been spotted on the beaches of the Costa del Sol. A specimen of the deadly jellyfish washed up on

10 Mar, 2025 @ 17:06

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Nature

Pelagia Noctiluca Purple Striped Jellyfish

Malaga beach with ‘glow in the dark’ waves becomes a hit with influencers – but what’s behind the fluorescent phenomenon?

ONLINE influencers are always looking for interesting content that will make its way to your timeline, and if that content happens to be a beautiful,

21 Jul, 2024 @ 12:17

Lead·Malaga·Nature

Mediterranean Sea on its way to reach its highest temperature ever recorded

Mediterranean Sea on its way to reaching highest temperature ever recorded

RISING thermometer readings are not only affecting mainland Spain, but they are also having a significant impact on the Mediterranean Sea. So far this summer,

19 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Nature

Loggerhead turtle is returned to sea in Spain’s Estepona

THE JUNTA has returned a loggerhead turtle back into the sea. The young turtle, named Velez, was rescued two months ago, on May 10 in

18 Jul, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain

ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Cadiz·Castellon·Environment·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Nearly 80 tons of garbage ‘fished’ from Valencia’s coastline last year

Almost 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) of garbage were gathered from the sea in the Valencian region in 2022, according to a recent report from environmental

13 Apr, 2023 @ 12:15

Alicante·Castellon·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Sea Dragons in Alicante

A number of Glaucus Atlanticus, known as BLUE SEA DRAGONS, have been discovered off the coast of Alicante for the first time in 300 years.

10 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Environment·Lead

190 tonnes of plastic ‘fished’ from sea off Spain’s coastline to make clothing

EVERY year, human activity causes tons of marine litter to accumulate in the oceans, threatening marine biodiversity, harming animal and planet health as well as

27 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain's Costa Blanca

Emergency services attend 42 calls to assist with near fatal drowning in Spain’s Malaga during July and August

THE Health emergency number 061 has assisted 130 SOS calls for near fatal drowning in Andalucia between the months of July and August this year—13%

15 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Rescatan Una Patera Con 51 Inmigrantes A Bordo En La Playa De Los Cristianos En Tenerife

Canary Islands report more than a thousand migrant deaths in year so far

Spain’s Canary Islands have calculated that more than a thousand would-be migrants have either died or disappeared at sea while trying to reach land in

8 Sep, 2022 @ 15:23

Canary Islands·Lead

SEABIN: Port of Spain’s Malaga installs Seabin to clean sea of unwanted litter

THE Port of Malaga is taking action to keep their waters clean by installing a revolutionary new device, known as a Seabin, to collect trash

7 Jul, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Wild boar causes panic on Costa Blanca beach in Spain and bites elderly woman

A wild boar caused chaos on Albir beach in l’Alfas del Pi on Friday after coming out of the sea and biting an elderly woman.

3 Jun, 2022 @ 14:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

Sex attacker and thief almost freezes to death after escaping from police on Spain's Costa Blanca

Sex attacker and thief nearly freezes to death in desperate sea plunge on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO men have been charged with robbing and sexually assaulting a woman, 25, in the Old Town area of Alicante. One of the assailants went

30 May, 2022 @ 16:50

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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WATCH: Malaga schoolgirls scoop top environmental prize with ode to the sea music video

TWO Malaga students have scooped the top prize in a renewable energy competition with their creative message highlighting the threat to the world’s oceans. Ana

28 May, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga