https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Thousands of weird looking gelatinous see-through creatures have been washing up on the beaches on Andalusia. https://www.thelocal.es/20190618/strange-transparent-jelly-bean-creatures-invade-spanish-beaches Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:15:14 +0200 strange-transparent-jelly-bean-creatures-invade-spanish-beaches Hundreds of small jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on Costa Blanca beaches leaving a blue carpet of slime at the shoreline… but they are totally harmless. https://www.thelocal.es/20190503/strange-blue-creatures-wash-up-on-costa-blanca-beach Fri, 03 May 2019 12:41:10 +0200 strange-blue-creatures-wash-up-on-costa-blanca-beach A huge jellyfish bloom has washed up on beaches across the Malaga region. https://www.thelocal.es/20180619/authorities-scoop-eleven-tonnes-of-jellyfish-from-costa-del-sol-beaches Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:00:46 +0200 authorities-scoop-eleven-tonnes-of-jellyfish-from-costa-del-sol-beaches Toxic portuguese man o’war are washing up along Costa Blanca beaches forcing authorities to raise red flags and ban swimming. https://www.thelocal.es/20180522/portuguese-man-of-war-stingers-close-down-costa-blanca-beaches Tue, 22 May 2018 12:50:55 +0200 portuguese-man-of-war-stingers-close-down-costa-blanca-beaches Thousands of small jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on beaches around Barcelona leaving a blue carpet of slime at the shoreline… but they are totally harmless. https://www.thelocal.es/20180430/barcelona-beaches-invaded-by-swarms-of-strange-blue-sea-creatures Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:27:13 +0200 barcelona-beaches-invaded-by-swarms-of-strange-blue-sea-creatures Holidaymakers have been warned to watch out for jellyfish this summer, as the numbers of the stinging sea creatures are on the rise along the country’s Mediterranean coast. https://www.thelocal.es/20160606/summer-jellyfish-plague-med-spain Mon, 06 Jun 2016 16:51:15 +0200 summer-jellyfish-plague-med-spain A British endurance swimmer is preparing to brave jellyfish to make a record-breaking attempt to swim between the Balearic Islands. https://www.thelocal.es/20160518/british-swimmer-braves-jellyfish-for-balearic-challenge Wed, 18 May 2016 12:51:39 +0200 british-swimmer-braves-jellyfish-for-balearic-challenge Six beaches in Barcelona were reopened on Wednesday morning after being closed when lifeguards spotted several sharks very close to shore on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140716/barcelona-beaches-closed-after-shark-sighting Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:59:00 +0200 barcelona-beaches-closed-after-shark-sighting The presence of swarms of stinging jellyfish off the coast of Spain could be the result of climate change, an Italian biologist warns. https://www.thelocal.es/20130827/jellyfish-plague-stings-spains-beachgoers Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:05:00 +0200 jellyfish-plague-stings-spains-beachgoers