Environment/Nature news & information for Catalonia

A fisherman from the village of L´Ampolla (Tarragona) found the body of one of the three people who went missing after their 4x4 was swept away by floods as they were returning to their holiday home in Cambrils on...

A tornado, which struck the town of Mollet del Vallés at 9.30am this morning and lasted for ten minutes, caused substantial material damage although nobody was injured.

Around 1,500 visitors to Montserrat monastery had to be evacuated by cable car yesterday after a landslide in the Els Degotalls zone blocked road and rail access to the emblematic tourist attraction.

The heavy rains that have fallen across Catalunya have flooded low-lying areas of Barcelona, with many roads cut off by the floodwater, and filled rivers and reservoirs in Girona to the brim.

Heavy rain, especially in eastern Catalunya, has virtually collapsed the Tarragona coastline again, with flooding bringing road and rail traffic to a standstill. Firefighters in Catalunya had already received 142...

TORRENTIAL rainfall in Vinaròs (Castellón) and the province of Tarragona today has left roads cut off and up to 50 centimetres (1'8”) of flood water on the pavements.

STORMS battering the east coast of Spain have hit the region of Catalunya worse than anywhere, with 13 roads blocked off on the Costa Brava, four rivers threatening to burst their banks and even sink-holes opening in a...

A TOWN near Barcelona is sitting on an underground Artesian bore well over 200 metres (650 feet) deep with a water temperature of 60ºC and a flow capacity of 30,000 litres per hour, say scientists.

TRAVELLERS on Barcelona metro are less likely to pick up contagious illnesses such as the 'flu than they are in a health centre, according to long-term research by the High Council for Scientific Research (CSIC).

AN EARTHQUAKE on the Costa Brava at lunchtime today (Saturday) was felt right across the province, but no known damage has been reported.

AIR pollution caused by carbon monoxide leads to significant changes in children's brain structure, even when levels of contamination are below the European Union's recommended maximum, says a worrying report by...

FIREFIGHTERS were still bailing out garages, car parks and ground-floor buildings in the city of Girona last night (Saturday) after a freak hailstorm covered the streets in a blanket of white on Friday.