Environment News
The Euro Weekly News know how important it is to be environmentally conscious, so they report on the latest environmental news from across the globe so that British expats and international travellers can easily stay up to date.
Mosquitoes are evolving, and the sprays designed to kill them are losing power
They are smaller than a fingernail, but mosquitoes remain one of the world’s deadliest animals. Now scientists are warning that some mosquito populations are becoming...
Two Chilean recluse spiders with a fearsome reputation have reached Portugal
If you have recently seen headlines about one of the world’s most infamous spiders being discovered in Portugal and immediately started checking your shoes before...
Ávila wildfire is now Spain’s largest ever recorded as blaze reaches unprecedented scale
People hundreds of kilometres away from the flames are waking up to the smell of burning. Meteorologists are tracking an enormous plume of smoke drifting...
World’s first octopus farm left dead in the water in Spain
Thousands of tonnes of octopus were meant to leave a purpose-built facility at Las Palmas port every year. Instead, the tanks will remain on paper,...
The rabbit found nowhere else on Earth has been hiding in plain sight across Spain
It darts across country lanes, disappears into scrubland and is so common that most people barely give it a second glance. But scientists have now...
UN warns ‘Super El Niño’ could push global weather to dangerous extremes
A powerful El Niño is gathering strength in the Pacific, and scientists say it could have consequences far beyond the ocean where it begins. The...
Families flee as Spain’s largest wildfire of the year tears through Guadalajara
Imagine being told you have minutes to leave your home behind, with no certainty of whether it will still be standing when you return. That's...
Spain’s wildfire nightmare deepens as heads turn to bushfire bunkers in the hope of saving lives
As wildfires become faster, more destructive and increasingly deadly, could a last-resort shelter used in Australia offer another layer of protection for people living in...
Five villages evacuated as fresh wildfires push Aragón to breaking point
Hundreds of people have fled their homes, thousands of hectares have gone up in smoke and firefighters are now battling three major blazes as Spain's...
Spain’s forests have become a tinderbox: Decades of neglect are fuelling the next wildfire
Another summer, another wave of wildfires sweeping across Spain, as flames continue to tear through parts of the country, firefighters are once again battling extreme...
Scientists say giant heat ‘flames’ are rising beneath the Mediterranean and almost no one can see them
For millions of people, the Mediterranean means beach holidays, turquoise water and lazy afternoons by the sea. Yet far below the yachts, swimmers and sunseekers,...
Wildfire spreads through popular tourist hotspot in Spain as 12,000 confined indoors
A fast-moving wildfire tearing through the Costa Brava has left more than 12,000 people confined to their homes as flames continue to spread across dry...
Hundreds of thousands of poultry deaths in France reveal Europe’s farming heat risk
Hundreds of thousands of poultry deaths in France have exposed how extreme heat is putting pressure on European farming systems, from animal housing and carcass...
Scientists discover hidden Structure beneath Antarctica that could reshape what we know abouth earth
For most people, Antarctica is a place of endless ice, freezing temperatures and very little else. But beneath that frozen surface lies an entirely different...