More torrid nights (over 25C) in the Balearics than ever before
Indications are that in future there will be more torrid and infernal nights and that heat waves will be more frequent.
Third hottest summer on record in Mallorca, top temp of 44 degrees
The highest temperature of the summer has been 43.9C in Sa Pobla.
Heatwaves cool the Balearic economy. Too hot to work
There will need to be a change in attitudes and an "obligation to adapt".
Over forty suspected cases of heat stroke in the Balearics this summer
Just three of these cases were confirmed.
Balearics tourism will be most affected in Spain because of rising summer temperatures
The European Commission has conducted a regional study of the impact of climate change on tourism.
July's average temperature in Mallorca's mountains was almost four degrees higher than normal
There were two heat waves in July but they lasted no more than four days.
Cooling down in Palma, Mallorca
Trying to get cool during last August's heat wave.
Mallorca summers are getting hotter; records show they are
The consistency with which 40C is now being reached and passed never used to be the case.
Summer has got longer in Mallorca over past 50 years
Record April highs of 35ºC expected this weekend in Mallorca.
Fatal warning of marine heatwaves in the Balearics
Increase in temperature has “serious consequences” for marine ecosystems and can have repercussions on the economy and human living conditions.
Three heat waves in Mallorca in 2022
Cooling down in Palma.
Heat, housing and a man called Taras: Mallorca in 2022
And tourist overcrowding, inflation, shortages and Rafa Nadal.
Living with eco-anxiety in Mallorca
The chronic fear of an environmental cataclysm.
Europe's heatwave may have caused more than 20,000 'excess' deaths
Summer 2022 was the hottest on record.
Mallorca crisis: island running out of snails!
The long hot summer killed off most of the snails.
Mallorca at threat from rising sea levels and heatwaves
Europe has warmed more than twice as much as the rest of the world over the past three decades.
How hot does it have to get to deter holidaymakers?
A "clear drop in visitor satisfaction levels" because of this summer's heat.
Now the met agency says Mallorca's heat wave could last beyond Monday
The heat wave in Mallorca, the longest on record, began on July 13.
The sea in Mallorca is three degrees warmer than usual
By July 27, the sea temperature is predicted to be almost four degrees higher than the average.
- Important information for British travellers arriving at Palma airport from April
- Passengers advised to head to Mallorca airport three hours before flights
- Mallorca restaurant concerns about lack of Easter bookings
- Former England, Newcastle and Liverpool star a winner in Mallorca
- Rafa Nadal expands his property empire
Comment
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?
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