Mark Tanzer said "we’re not against tourism taxes per se, it’s just that we’d like to see them invested in better tourism infrastructure or measures which reduce the strain on the domestic systems rather than going into general taxation as just another ta
Mark Tanzer said "we’re not against tourism taxes per se, it’s just that we’d like to see them invested in better tourism infrastructure or measures which reduce the strain on the domestic systems rather than going into general taxation as just another tax.”
Spain sees record December temperatures
Spaniards' hopes of a "white" Christmas are waning after a summer with four heatwaves amidst the hottest year on record.
Climate change will have a big impact on how people travel.
Climate change will have a big impact on how people travel.
New carbon passport could restrict how we travel
Cruise ships pump four times as many sulphuric gases into the atmosphere than all of Europe’s 291 million cars combined.
Fly electric to Mallorca
aAircraft will be converted to either battery - or hydrogen-electric power.
Quick, get a round in we’re running out of wine!
Drought-hit Spain has kept its position as the third largest wine producer.
2023 on track to be warmest year on record
September saw wetter than usual weather conditions in some parts of Europe.
Sea temperatures in the Balearics are on the rise
Sea temperatures in the Balearics are on the rise.
Effects of a boiling sea
A few weeks after an intense DANA (isolated depression at high levels) and with record temperatures, not only in our waters but also on a global scale, it is time to talk again about the worrying warming that our waters are suffering.
Balearic Sea has had 150 days of "extreme" temperatures this year
2022 was a record year, abnormally warm, and the past winter was the second warmest since the records began in 1982.
Climate change is real, and we're running out of time
There appears to be a movement across the western world by right-wing politicians to belittle climate change, why?
In Mallorca had a heat wave earlier this July
In Mallorca had a heat wave earlier this July.
Eco-warriors target superyacht for the second time
Yacht security has been beefed up since Balearic incident.
Rain in Spain leaves two dead, two missing, people stuck on roofs
Half a dozen bridges were torn down by water overflowing the riverbanks.
Calls for Balearic emergency boss to resign for “having a coffee” during the storm
Key members of the Balearic government were at a political party event on the mainland.
“Greens call for a ban on cruise liners and private jets: we need to have a constructive debate...”
“We know we must do something, and on a scale that dwarfs the global pandemic of 2020-2022, not least because it will have to be permanent.”
Mallorca will remain on extreme heat alert until at least Friday
A cold front could reach the Balearics late on Saturday.
Andratx beach shower restrictions due to the drought
Council has asked the public to make responsible use of the showers on the beaches and water in general.
Mallorca placed on flood alert
High sea temperatures make flooding the main natural risk in the Balearics.
- Traveller registration system: If Mallorca's demands are not met, the Spanish Government will be taken to court
- Fresh move to scrap new tourist registration scheme in Spain
- The Balearics become 'Nomadland': Homelessness swallows the working class
- The EU threatens the future of Mallorca beach bars
- Ryanair under fire: Two days after aborted landing, passengers arrive in Palma
Comment
The water in Mallorca...
It some areas of the island it still neither tastes how it should, nor is there enough of it with the tourist season looming.
Humphrey Carter23/02/2024 10:16