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8 people have died from drowning in the Canary Islands so far in 2024
8 people have died from drowning in the Canary Islands so far in 2024

The latest informative report gives details on these fatalities which are mainly down to "recklessness and negligence"…

Almost 12,000 irregular migrants have arrived in the Canaries already this year
Almost 12,000 irregular migrants have arrived in the Canaries already this year

This is over 10,000 more people than this time last year representing an increase of 540% in irregular immigration…

13 municipalities in the Canary Islands are identified as “rental stressed areas”
13 municipalities in the Canary Islands are identified as “rental stressed areas”

The residential housing market is getting even worse but it’s a complicated situation, here’s why…

AEMET announces much needed rain in the Canary Islands from Thursday
AEMET announces much needed rain in the Canary Islands from Thursday

It has been well reported that archipelago is experiencing serious drought conditions and needs some rain very soon…

AEMET activates yellow and orange weather alerts across the Canary Islands
AEMET activates yellow and orange weather alerts across the Canary Islands

Tenerife and the western islands have alerts from today extending to the other islands in the east until Wednesday…

Canary Islands remain under yellow alert for strong waves and wind this Sunday
Canary Islands remain under yellow alert for strong waves and wind this Sunday

CECOES have reported several incidents across the archipelago and the cancellation of local carnival events due to the winds…

HEALTH WARNING: Popular brands of cookies recalled from Aldi and Lidl supermarkets
HEALTH WARNING: Popular brands of cookies recalled from Aldi and Lidl supermarkets

AESAN are advising people not to eat them due to the potential presence of metal fragments found inside…

AEMET activates yellow weather warnings in five Canary Islands for this weekend
AEMET activates yellow weather warnings in five Canary Islands for this weekend

Strong gusts of wind up to 70 kilometres per hour are forecast with adverse coastal and dangerous sea conditions…

A clear and sunny day in the Canary Islands this Thursday
A clear and sunny day in the Canary Islands this Thursday

The Government have ended the pre-alert for haze as the calima has all but gone…

Climate change… what climate change? No rain, no snow, but 3 alerts for calima in February
Climate change… what climate change? No rain, no snow, but 3 alerts for calima in February

Where has the winter weather gone this year? On this day 8 years ago there was heavy snow and the peaks of the Canary Islands were closed…

VIDEO: Calima is back in the Canary Islands
VIDEO: Calima is back in the Canary Islands

The Saharan dust has returned from Africa causing reduced visibility and bad air quality…

10,000 more migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands by boat than in 2023
10,000 more migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands by boat than in 2023

The Islands have received 11,704 migrants to their coasts so far this year in 176 boats…

Man arrested for falsely reporting a €1,000 robbery after spending the money at a casino
Man arrested for falsely reporting a €1,000 robbery after spending the money at a casino

He claims he was mugged after he drew the money out of an ATM but the police investigation proved otherwise…

Population in the Canary Islands passes 2.2 million people
Population in the Canary Islands passes 2.2 million people

This population growth is predominantly driven by a 7.5% increase in people born abroad…

Government puts the Canaries on pre-alert for strong wind and dangerous sea conditions
Government puts the Canaries on pre-alert for strong wind and dangerous sea conditions

All the islands will be under a yellow warning from tomorrow due to winds that can exceed 80 km/h…

Police capture one of the most wanted drug traffickers in Canary Island waters
Police capture one of the most wanted drug traffickers in Canary Island waters

He was on a boat with 4.3 tons of cocaine heading from South America to Spain. See the video here…

Goodbye calima: Clear and sunny skies in the Canary Islands this Friday
Goodbye calima: Clear and sunny skies in the Canary Islands this Friday

Temperatures will drop slightly as the hot calima winds disappear, but will still be in the mid 20s…

Rising temperatures as the haze starts to dissipate in the Canaries this Wednesday
Rising temperatures as the haze starts to dissipate in the Canaries this Wednesday

Thermometers are expected to reach 30°C in southern parts of the islands. Here is today’s forecast…

Health authorities recall well-known medication for treating Type 2 Diabetes
Health authorities recall well-known medication for treating Type 2 Diabetes

If you have these tablets with the corresponding batch number and expiry date, take them back to the chemist as soon as possible…

Haze returns to the Canary Islands
Haze returns to the Canary Islands

It is more intense in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, and will only last a few days. Here’s why…