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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…

‘Negra Tomasa’ arrives in La Palma to a 60,000 strong crowd for Los Indianos
‘Negra Tomasa’ arrives in La Palma to a 60,000 strong crowd for Los Indianos

Black Tomasa is the central figure of the carnival and hundreds of people, including school children, paint their faces black to join in the tradition…

AEMET: The haze will return to the Canary Islands this week
AEMET: The haze will return to the Canary Islands this week

There has been a reprieve from calima due to the passing of Storm Karlotta, but meteorologists say it will be short-lived…

AEMET extends weather warnings to five of the Canary Islands
AEMET extends weather warnings to five of the Canary Islands

The islands are being hit by strong winds from the tail end of Storm Karlotta…

Spectacular hat-shaped cloud signals the arrival of Storm Karlotta
Spectacular hat-shaped cloud signals the arrival of Storm Karlotta

Strong winds, maritime storms, and rain are on the way to the Canary Islands…

AEMET puts three Canary Islands on yellow weather warnings this weekend
AEMET puts three Canary Islands on yellow weather warnings this weekend

The warnings are for high winds with gusts up to 100 kilometres per hour…

HEALTH WARNING: Eight Scabies outbreaks detected in the Canary Islands
HEALTH WARNING: Eight Scabies outbreaks detected in the Canary Islands

There were only eight cases reported in the whole of 2023, so to have this many in one month is unheard of…

Rain is coming to the Canary Islands this weekend
Rain is coming to the Canary Islands this weekend

As the calima continues to lift, it is making way for rain from the tail end of an Atlantic storm…

Canary Islands to suspend fines for people living on tourist complexes
Canary Islands to suspend fines for people living on tourist complexes

Over 400 property owners have received fines and sanctions for the ‘illegal’ use of their apartments…

Health experts support the proposal to ban smoking on terraces and in cars
Health experts support the proposal to ban smoking on terraces and in cars

The Ministry of Health want smoking banned anywhere that children are present including bar and restaurant terraces and all beaches…

The Calima will start to subside this Tuesday in the Canary Islands
The Calima will start to subside this Tuesday in the Canary Islands

The haze will ease this afternoon bringing clearer skies and a change in the weather over the next few days…

The Canary Islands experienced the warmest January in the last 63 years
The Canary Islands experienced the warmest January in the last 63 years

It was also the 7th driest with only 13% of the expected rainfall all month…

Calima persists this Sunday in the Canary Islands with temperatures of 26°C
Calima persists this Sunday in the Canary Islands with temperatures of 26°C

Although the haze will be light this morning it is expected to get more intense during the afternoon…

International tourist arrivals in the Canary Islands soar by 12.65% in December
International tourist arrivals in the Canary Islands soar by 12.65% in December

The islands had 26% of all international tourists last year with the biggest increase from the UK…