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SMOKING on bar and restaurant terraces is permitted again in Mallorca.
The Spanish government this week approved a Royal Decree officially declaring the end of the Covid19 health crisis and therefore the lifting of all remaining restrictions.
Smoking on terraces was banned in August 2020 and in most Spanish regions the prohibition ended in March last year.
Not so the Valencia Region and the Balearic Islands, where the former regional government decided to maintain it until the central executive introduced a new, more restrictive Antismoking Law that, among other measures, maintained bar and restaurant terraces as smokefree zones.
However, the end of the Covid health crisis has come before the new law is approved, meaning that customers are now allowed to spark up again.
The lifting of the restrictions also does away with the obligation to wear a face mask inside chemists, health centres, hospitals and other healthcare centres.
MALLORCA is bracing itself for the arrival of a sudden increase in temperatures this weekend.
According to the State Weather Agency (Aemet), the mercury could climb up to 36ºC on Saturday and continue rising over the next few days until reaching 38ºC or even 40ºC in what could be the first heatwave of the summer.
But predictions suggest that it could feel even hotter, as high levels of atmospheric humidity could significantly increase the ‘thermal sensation’.
The temperature over the last couple of weeks has been up to two degrees higher than the nor mal registers for the time of year, with the weekend’s hot spell set to push the difference up to six or eight degrees.
For it to officially count as a heatwave, thermometers must stay above 36ºC for more than three consecutive days over a large area.
According to the ‘meteorological calendar’, summer officially started on June 1, but until this week the season had been considerably different to past years with heavy rainfall registered throughout Spain and weather patterns said to be more typical of autumn and even winter.
The Aemet reports that preliminary analyses suggest that this could have been the second rainiest June of the 21st century so far in Spain.
An average of 67 litres per square metre fell last month throughout the country, more than double the normal level of rainfall for June and second only to the same month in 2010, when 69 litres fell per square metre.
Among the reasons suggested by experts is the presence of the so called ‘Scandinavian blockade’ between the UK and Scandinavia that pushes atmospheric instability through to lower latitudes.
THE Housing department of the Balearic Islands Government has extended the deadline for residents to apply for public grants to restore buildings and houses.
Applications are now taken until December 31 as opposed to September 1 as previously announced.
The scheme has a total budget of €29.5 million and the grants are available to all owners or coowners of property who are over 18 years of age and are residing legally in the Balearic Islands.
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MALLORCA’S fun dog show Magawoof closed its third edition having raised a thumping €2,000plus for Music Therapy at Hospital Son Espases.
Organised by Calvia Lions in conjunction with host venue Baleares International College in Sa Porrassa, last Saturday’s event was attended by a kaleidoscope of canines and their humans, alongside a support act of dogrelated businesses, entertainment, and food trucks.
Event organiser and President of Calvia Lions, Adrian
INVESTIGATORS at the Oceanographic Centre in Palma and the Balearic Islands University have published a study into the second largest meteotsunami in history that was recorded last year.
A meteotsunami, also called meteorological tsunami, is a tsunamilike sea wave of meteorological origin that is reportedly generated when rapid changes in barometric pressure cause the displacement of a body of water.
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Elkinson, said: “Dogs bring us so much joy and it was such a treat to see so many from giant Great Danes to tiny Chihuahuas gathered together in one place.
“The atmosphere was surprisingly harmonious, nonetheless, dog trainer Pascale from Social Dogs was quick to unload a leaflet upon parents of a few feisty pooches. The judges found it very tough to appraise the eight Dog Show categories and, although judge they did, they were all winners.
“Special thanks to George Peña and son Nick for their inimitable compèring, Nick The Vet for his professional advice, CPR Instructor Karen Eppel for her invaluable demonstration, and Philip Rogan Photographic Artist for sublime dog portraits his squeaky toy worked over time.
“But, of course, the biggest thanks goes to all who attend ed and donated so generously to Music Therapy at Hospital Son Espases. See you next year!”
Please follow Magawoof on social media (Facebook @ma gawoofmallorca and Instagram @maga.woof) or email magawoofmallorca@gmail.co m for pupdates regarding the 2024 edition.
