Environment/Nature news & information for Andalucia

For over six months now catching any fish in the Strait of Gibraltar has become extremely difficult. On hurling their nets into the waters with the hopes of catching sole, bream or cuttlefish, the only catch they have...

HALF A CENTURY ago, two young men begged Europe to stop a wetland in southern Spain from being wiped out by wealthy landowners exploiting the area for eucalyptus and rice farming – and the Doñana National Park, now...

AN EARTHQUAKE reaching 4 on the Richter scale shook the Granada-province town of Cijuela at exactly 09.42 this morning, sparking dozens of calls to the emergency services.

TWO earthquakes out to sea last night (Sunday) shook the coast of Fuengirola (Málaga province) within the space of 10 minutes, reports the National Geographical Institute (IGN).

SCIENTISTS have discovered a string of submerged islands between the Cabo de Gata (Almería province) and what is now the Spanish city-province of Melilla on the northern Moroccan coast, close to the Algerian border.

The wildfire that broke out this morning (Monday) in the Manilva area of Málaga has been stabilised and the 400 people who were evacuated from their homes and from a nearby hotel have now been allowed back.

A NEW fault line has been found in the Alborán Sea by members of Spain's High Council of Scientific Research (CSIC).

AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale shook the province of Granada in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday) – but failed to wake the neighbours.

AN EARTHQUAKE in the province of Jaén (Andalucía) was barely felt in the early hours of this morning (Saturday), despite reaching level 4 on the Richter scale – normally enough to cause minor damage.

AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale was reported in the province of Cádiz early yesterday morning, the National Geographical Institute (IGN) has just revealed.

ANDALUCÍA will add another National Park to its list midway through 2018 – the Sierra de las Nieves, literally the 'snow mountains', will be named the 16th of these official areas of outstanding natural...

THREE minor earthquakes hit Andalucía in succession yesterday (Friday) morning, according to the National Geographical Institute (IGN), but no damage or injury have been reported.