The heat waves have caused recurring blackouts in businesses in the Balearic Islands during the tourist season, generating economic concerns and service quality issues among merchants and hoteliers. (translated)
In the last two days, Formentera has received the arrival of at least 89 immigrants in boats, raising the total number of arrivals to more than 4,500 so far this year. (translated)
Madò Farta, an anonymous activist who symbolizes the protests against touristification in Mallorca, uses striking aesthetics and silence as tools to raise awareness about the need to preserve the Balearic Islands for future generations. (translated)
A recent investigation has identified 73 sites of Francoist repression in the Balearic Islands, revealing a network of prisons and concentration camps more extensive than previously known, and highlighting gestures of resistance from prisoners who documented their suffering through drawings, letters, and writings on clothing. (translated)
In the Balearics, the records have been extraordinary. The buoy at Sa Dragonera reached 33.02 ºC on August 5, the highest value recorded by the Spanish buoy network. In Mahón, 32.36 ºC was reached, and in Tarragona, 30 ºC has also been exceeded. (translated)
A study highlights that bluefin tuna larvae in the Mediterranean are highly vulnerable to marine heatwaves, as current temperatures in the waters of the Balearic Islands are approaching their upper survival limit, which could threaten their future due to ocean warming and extreme events. (translated)
Una patrullera de la Guardia Civil protege el baño privado de Sánchez en La Mareta mientras pateras desembarcan tranquilamente en las costas de Andalucía, Murcia y Baleares https://t.co/NMXBdOMiZQ #GuardiaCivil #Inmigración #España
A patrol boat of the Civil Guard protects Sánchez's bathroom in La Mareta while the boats invade the beaches of Murcia and the Balearic Islands. (translated)
Son Coletes, located in Manacor, is a cemetery that has had a significant history, from its beginnings in 1820 as a burial place for victims of the plague, to becoming an emblematic symbol of Francoist repression in the Balearic Islands, where the remains of emblematic figures like Aurora Picornell were found, highlighted in the recent work of historian Toni Tugores that documents its evolution and the historical memory related to the Civil War and Francoism. (translated)
A sudden change in the weather is expected in Spain, with a temperature drop of up to 10ºC due to the arrival of a cooler air mass and a trough, which will also bring showers and storms, especially in the north and east, while the south and the Balearic Islands will maintain warmer temperatures. (translated)
The real estate market in Spain, especially in Málaga and the Balearic Islands, is exerting intense financial pressure on families, as rent consumes an average of 39% of their income, which represents a significant risk of over-indebtedness, with even more alarming figures in certain provinces where the cost of rent and home purchase approaches half of the monthly income. (translated)
Three children were found walking along the ledge of a third floor in Palma while their grandfather was taking a nap, which led the police to arrest the elderly man for negligence after receiving several alerts from neighbors. (translated)
A man was arrested in Palma for leaving his two minor grandchildren unattended, one of whom nearly fell from the third floor while he was taking a nap, which prompted police intervention after neighbors alerted them. (translated)
The organization Alarm Phone has alerted about the disappearance of 26 migrants aboard a boat that left from Tipasa, Algeria, heading to the Balearic Islands, after a recent shipwreck in which only four out of 32 people survived. (translated)
The article narrates the experience of the passengers aboard the sailing vessel Rafael Verdera, built in 1841, as they sail along the coasts of Mallorca to observe the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, an extraordinary event that attracts thousands of boats and generates significant tourist interest in the Balearic Islands. (translated)
Thousands of people in Spain have witnessed a historic total solar eclipse that crossed 40% of the country, leaving spectacular images from Galicia to the Balearic Islands. (translated)
On August 12, 2026, a historic total solar eclipse plunged Spain into darkness for more than a minute, observed across several provinces from Galicia to the Balearic Islands, with reactions of amazement and excitement from millions of spectators. (translated)
After learning about the withdrawal orders from the market disseminated by @FACUA, the brand Eclipse Baleares advises not to use its glasses and commits to refunding the money. (translated)
On August 12, 2026, Spain will become the best place in the world to witness a total solar eclipse, traversing the country from Galicia to the Balearic Islands, which will attract between 400,000 and 1.5 million trips to enjoy this exceptional astronomical phenomenon, which will also allow observing the reactions of nature to the change in light. (translated)
L'ombre de la lune va commencer à arriver depuis la Sibérie, puis faire une boucle en passant par le Groenland (...) et se terminer aux Baléares, en Espagne.
