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The Aemet warns that the storm starts with strong winds and rain in these...

Starting this Thursday and until Sunday, "an important change in weather" is expected, according to the spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), Rubén...

The Aemet marks the most "adverse" day of the episode: widespread and abundant rains

Spain is on the verge of an episode of widespread and abundant rainfall, according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) in a special information...

They investigate the attack of a bear filmed when it killed and devoured a...

Environmental Agents from the Conselh Generau d'Aran have initiated an investigation to confirm and learn more details of what could be the first documented...

Goodbye to packaged fruit and vegetables: Europe will ban single-use plastic packaging

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement this Monday to make packaging safer and more sustainable,...

The population of European mink in Spain is estimated at just 142 specimens

The population of European mink, one of the seven species that were declared in 2018 in Spain as “in critical situation”, is estimated at...

The Aemet warns that the week begins with rain, winds and a rise in...

The beginning of the week will be marked by rain, strong gusts of wind and a general increase in temperatures, more pronounced in the...

The Aemet warns that March will bring two unexpected meteorological changes

The start of March brings with it a weather forecast full of changes and anomalies, as confirmed by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). Spain...

Snow reaches a good part of central Spain: Ávila, Segovia and Madrid, dyed white

The intense cold and snow have made an appearance for the first time this winter in several regions of central Spain. In cities such...

Spanish beef farming consumes 65% less water than the world average

A group of Spanish scientists has just published the study 'Evaluation of the environmental impact of beef production chains that integrate grazing and landless...

Climate experts propose a category 6 hurricane to raise awareness about the effects of...

Climate scientists Michael Wehner of Berkeley Lab and James Kossin of the First Street Foundation have presented a hypothetical Saffir-Simpson category 6 for hurricanes...

The Aemet predicts a weekend of rain and falling temperatures throughout Spain

The first days of March will be marked by the entry of several fronts associated with a storm. Starting this Friday and looking ahead...

Fish are getting smaller due to climate change

The weight of fish in the northwest Pacific Ocean decreased in the 2010s because the fish food supply is fleeing to colder seas due...

Eliminate microplastics from tap water: a Chinese team proposes this "simple" solution

Plastic waste in the form of nano and microparticles has been detected in recent years in practically every corner of the planet, from the...

The Aemet warns that winter weather will lengthen with new fronts and cold air...

Storm Dorothea says goodbye after leaving wind, precipitation and snow in much of the country. A respite that will last little, because this Thursday...

The Aemet warns that the storm Dorothea will still leave rain and strong gusts...

Spain will continue for another day under the effects of the storm Dorothea, which will begin to subside this Wednesday, although for today abundant...

The Government is preparing an increase in the water fee of almost 30% for...

The Catalan government is preparing important increases in the water fee, one of the rates included in the bill for this service that users...

The Aemet warns that the storm will leave winds of up to 100 km/h...

A post-frontal Atlantic circulation will once again leave a winter impression in our country, where strong gusts of wind, precipitation, waves, snow and a...

The Aemet warns that the cold front is saying goodbye with wind, snow and...

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) predicts that this Monday the passage of an Atlantic frontal system will end that will affect a good part...

Aemet alert: a strong storm comes ahead of Monday night

Spain is preparing for a Sunday and the beginning of the week marked by adverse weather conditions, as confirmed by the State Meteorological Agency...

The Aemet marks the arrival of Storm Louis on the calendar with intense rains...

Spain faces a weekend of unstable weather with the arrival of Storm Louis, which since last Friday has caused a sharp drop in temperatures,...

Good reception for the European pact to halve the pollution limit in 2030

Citizen and environmental organizations have welcomed the agreement of the European institutions to reduce by half the maximum permitted limits of air pollution by...

The lack of rain is partly due to increased pollution, according to a US...

Various studies on the effects of climate change have indicated in recent years that the emissions of gases such as carbon dioxide warm the...

These are the actions that save the most CO2 to the planet and we...

There is a gap between the actions that we think reduce emissions and those that actually do. Individual actions are essential to neutralize the...

The Aemet activates warnings in half of Spain due to waves, snow and strong...

The passage of a cold front will once again leave a wintery impression. For this Friday, a storm of precipitation, waves, strong gusts of...

New scientific demonstration of the activity of trees in air decontamination

Trees are not only excellent at absorbing carbon dioxide from the air, but they play a "surprising" role in retaining and transforming other pollutants...

The Aemet activates the orange warning in all these provinces due to coastal phenomena...

Up to 21 provinces and Ceuta will activate warnings this Thursday for waves and wind, which will blow strongly in the northern and eastern...

The Libera project exceeds the mark of one million waste collected from the natural...

More than 330,000 waste characterized, collected and removed (124 tons) in 2,100 points in the natural environment throughout Spain with the participation of 34,500...

New drastic change in weather in Barcelona: snow in these areas of Catalonia

The spring atmosphere of the last few days will give way starting this Thursday to a significant change in weather throughout Catalonia, where rain,...

How is it possible that tuna still has as much mercury contamination as it...

The genus of fish that we popularly know as tuna (which includes a dozen species) is one of the most popular foods of marine...

The green anaconda, the largest snake in the world, is actually not one species...

As most textbooks and also Wikipedia indicate, the green or common anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is a species of constrictor snake of the boa family...

The Aemet warns that the polar mass will plummet temperatures and leave snow in...

Winter weather is back. A cold, humid and unstable maritime polar mass will cause a sharp drop in temperatures starting Thursday, with possible snowfall...

The Aemet warns of an important change in trend in Spain from this day

Spring weather has its days numbered. Starting on Thursday, a change in the weather pattern is expected, with a thermal drop due to the...

The Brazilian flea toad, at 6 mm long, may be the smallest vertebrate animal...

The Guinness Book of Records points out in an article on its website that the smallest vertebrate animal known in the world is the...

What is the IPCC, who is it and how does it work?

Climate change has become one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. The effects of the climate crisis are felt in every corner of the...

The Aemet warns of the effects of the polar mass that will affect Spain...

Spring weather has its days numbered. Starting on Thursday, a change in the weather pattern is expected, with a thermal drop due to the...

A wolf born in Germany is discovered in the Catalan Pyrenees, 1,245 km away

A joint investigation by experts from Catalonia, France and Germany has been able to confirm the presence in Vilaller (Alta Ribargorça, Catralunya) of a...

The Doñana pact breaks down

The Andalusian PSOE and WWF have denounced that the Andalusian Executive has recovered, through the decree-law of administrative simplification, the initiative to declare forest...

The Aemet announces the entry of an Atlantic front that will leave abundant rains...

This week's weather will once again be marked by the anticyclone, which will leave a stable situation, with little rain and temperatures more typical...

What follows DANA could be more serious, according to Aemet

After a week spent in water in much of Spain, it seems that the weather is not going to cooperate anymore. With a drought...

The Arctic already has marine heat waves every year due to climate change

Marine heat waves already appear every year in the Arctic and will become more common in the near future due to greenhouse gas emissions,...