Month: July 2025

Let’s pay more for diesel

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Spain will receive 23.9 billion euros from Europe in the fifth section of European fund aid. It would be greater if they had unlocked each and every one of the requirements that Brussels has imposed on Spain. As if it were a video game, each milestone achieved had its reward in money. And uploading diesel taxes was one of those unnegotiable issues. 1.1 billion euros. That is the money that Spain will stop receiving a package awarded from 23.9 billion euros which is part of the fifth section of aid provided by the European Union within the framework of the Next Generation funds. To receive the funds, Europe forced various reforms. Two of them have not been fulfilled. The first is the one that has to do with the interim who Europe wants to become fixed workers but that do not swell the official’s lists. The second was a tax reform that contemplated a rise in diesel taxes. Failure to comply with both reforms has left Spain without 1,100 million euros. What do we pay? Europe has been pressing time for the price of diesel to equal to gasoline. At least in its tax section. That means that Spain should eliminate the subsidy that this fuel has in the section of the Special Hydrocarbons Tax. Right now, the figures are as follows: 98: 431.92 euros/1000 liters or 0.432 euros/liter gasoline. No lead gasoline 95: 400.69 euros/1000 liters or 0.401 euros/liter Diesel: 307 euros/1000 liters or 0.307 euros/liter. To this stretch of the tax we must add the autonomic that, since 2019, is linear in 7.02 cents/liters. This leaves us a special hydrocarbons tax of: 98: 0.504 euros/liter gasoline. 95: 0.473 euros/liter gasoline Diesel: 0.379 euros/liter. To these figures you also have to add VAT. As this is 21%, the impact will be greater the more expensive the fuel is. That is, in a liter of gasoline more money is collected in VAT than in one of diesel. According to the latest European bulletinin Spain we pay on average the liter of diesel to 1,425 euros/liter. No taxes would be 0.799 euros/liter. That is, 56% of what we pay in a liter of diesel are taxes. Match diesel. Despite this, the great objective of Brussels is to match diesel and gasoline taxes. This fuel is marked from Europe because its pollutant emissions They are more harmful for human beings than those of gasoline and therefore promote measures to reduce their use or get them out of the center of cities. To reduce their use and pressure drivers to look for cleaner alternatives, since Europe they have insisted on equalizing taxes. This would raise the price of diesel in almost 10 cents/liter, ending its competitive advantage in gas stations. I do not do it. Obviously, uploading the price of diesel has an obvious political cost for society. In April, Europe gave an ultimatum to Spain. He had to reach an agreement to raise the diesel or the funds would be frozen. The threat resonated more strongly after November 2024 It would slide from the government that had already reached an agreement to rise to 11 cents the liter of diesel (match the special hydrocarbons tax and the relevant percentage update with VAT). That agreed tax reform He never materialized. It was a failure that arrived three years later from another announced up in 2021 That, as it can be intuit, ever occurred. But that was after the Coronavirus crisis and before the Ukraine War. The conflict gave a last truce. But even before, in 2018, Mariano Rajoy’s government He also torted the possibility to raise diesel taxes. In the end, that reform that was going to affect diesel resulted in a widespread rise of all fuels. The European pressure resulted in the harmonization of the rise autonomic section that It is applied since 2019. Those 7.02 cents/liter of those we have already spoken. 18 million cars. The resistance to implement these measures is not accidental. According to the Latest data collected by ANFACthe Spanish mobile park is made up of 31.3 million vehicles that remain active. Of these, 58.9% are cars moved by diesel fuel. That is, three out of five vehicles, more than 18 million cars still use diesel to move daily. It is the result of a few years 2000 where diesel came to accumulate a market share that seemed irreplacement. In 2007 1.6 million cars were sold in Spain. Of them, 1.14 million were diesel -moved cars. Photo | Daniyar Orazov and Xataka In Xataka | We thought that gasoline cars were much cleaner than diesel. We did not have the effect of the sun

The radios of the battlefield are a trap for which it transmits. In China they think they found a solution

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Use radio systems for communications in a hostile environment has always involved A technical risk: Issue energy means leaving a trace. Therefore, for decades, the challenge has been to find a system that allows you to transmit information without being detected. In China they could have achieved it According to SCMPresearchers have developed a solution that breaks with the traditional model: allows you to send data without issuing active signals. There are no radio pulses, nor do you make microwave. Everything is based on reflecting what is already in the air. The system takes advantage of the presence of radar satellites – like the Gaofen-3 and Ludi Tance 1– To use their own echoes as a means of transporting information. It is not what is issued, but what is reflected The key is on an intelligent surface formed by hundreds of programmable metamaterial tiles. When a synthetic opening radar (SAR) illuminates the goal – be it a tank, a ship or an airplane – these tiles manipulate the reflected signal by changing its phase: 0 ° when it is “burning”, 180 ° when it is “turned off”. That simple alternation allows you to encode messages directly in the radar echo. It is a system that modulates what comes to it. And it does it without preventing the radar from fulfilling its function: researchers say they have managed to maintain image loyalty with a loss of less than 10 %. The platforms that use it should be able to exchange information safely, avoiding revealing its position. Smart surface formed by programmable metamaterial tiles Making this type of communication work far beyond playing with reflexes. The main challenge was to survive in saturated cities of signals, where electromagnetic noise floods everything, and in agitated seas, where constant balancing distorts the reflected signals. The team led by Liu Kaiyu says that It has designed algorithms capable of raising the signal/noise ratio up to 300 % and inertial sensors that correct the movement of the platforms in real time. Metasuperficie of information combined with a passive wireless communication system For now, everything has been tested in controlled environment: laboratory, simulations and data analysis obtained by satellite. There is no evidence that this technology is deployed on the battlefield. But Liu’s team has clear plans: try the system with real platforms and validate its resistance to signal blocking. Its road map includes combining this technology with radars of multiple ways and creating an integrated network between space, air and floor. The ultimate goal is ambitious: build a safe communications system capable of working even in Scenarios with intense electronic warfare. The details of the investigation are available In an article published in Journal of Radars. Images | Liu Kaiyu and Team | Xataka with Grok | ABODI VESAKARAN In Xataka | Iceland has a key Atlantic corridor for Russia. So the US has sent its first nuclear submarine

There is a single opportunity in 11,000 years of reaching the planet Sedna. Some Italians want to use this nuclear engine

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A team of Italian scientists has drawn a plan to achieve one of the most distant and enigmatic objects of our solar system: the Dwarf Planet Sedna. Two options. Research, Prepublished in Arxivdetails two concepts of spacecraft to drastically shorten the trip to Sedna. Not only with the aim of doing so in less time, but also quick enough to arrive before the dwarf planet immerses itself in the dark of deep space for thousands of years. One of them is a high -tech solar candle that, according to researchers, could make the journey in just seven years. The other is a nuclear fusion rocket that would do it in about ten, but with a great advantage: it could enter orbit once there. The moment is key. He Planet Sednadiscovered in 2003, has an extremely eccentric orbit that lasts about 11,000 years. In 2076 he will reach his perihelio, the point of his orbit closest to the Sun, although “close” is a relative term: it will be almost 11,000 million kilometers, about three times the distance from Neptune to our star. It is a unique opportunity in millennia to send a probe. With current rocket technology, such a trip would require between 20 and 30 years, which would force to develop in record time an incredibly complex and high -budget mission. The cheap alternative. The first option is A solar candle that takes advantage of the thrust of the photons of the sun To propel the ship, a concept already tested in missions such as Lightsail 2 of planetary society. However, this candle would go one step further: it would be covered with a material that, when heated with sunlight, released molecules through a thermal disorption process that provided an additional thrust. Thanks to Jupiter’s gravitational assistance, this ultralight ship could reach SEDNA in just seven years. The great advantage is that it would not need to load with the weight of the fuel. The disadvantage is that I could only overflow, quickly through Sedna, As did the New Horizons probe with Pluto. I would collect valuable data, but the meeting would be brief. The ambitious alternative. The second proposal is more ambitious: a rocket driven by the direct fusion engine that is already being developed in the Plasma Physics Laboratory of Princeton University. This engine would not only generate thrust, but also electrical energy from a controlled nuclear fusion reaction, offering continuous and powerful acceleration. A trip with the nuclear engine would have been ten years. Although it is slower than the solar candle, it has a major prize: the ability to insert the ship into the Sedna orbit, making possible a much more detailed long -term study of its surface, its composition and its interaction with the space environment compared to the solar candle. Why Sedna? Not only because it is a transneptunian object, an ice cream that orbits beyond Neptune. Its reddish surface and its extreme orbit make it a pristine relic of the formation of the solar system. Scientists believe Sedna could contain organic compounds and water ice, the original “bricks” of the planets. Since most of its time passes far from the Sun, its surface has been protected from radiation and heat, being almost intact. One of the most fascinating hypotheses is that Sedna could be an exoplanet captured by our solar system during a stellar encounter in the past. Being able to analyze its in situ composition would literally study material from another star system without leaving ours. Image | CSWANCMU (CC) In Xataka | Electronuclear and Nuclear Fusion Propulsion are the options of science to take us to deep space

This is worth just 2 euros per month

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You just have to take a quick look to the Internet to find several free VPN. There are quality and that can serve us quite well, although as is normal, They have several limitations. If we are looking for the best experience, the best thing we can do is bet on a payment, even more so when we can find several at really attractive prices. Imagine that you are on vacation in a hotel where the coverage is bad. Most likely it counts Free wifi, But these types of networks are not the safest in the world. There can be great a payment vpn such as surfshark, one that has a great value for money: barely costs 2.19 euros a month Surfshark Starter Subscription – Monthly * Some price may have changed from the last review Very easy to use and available on all the devices you want Using a VPN is perfect if, for example, we are going to make some online transaction or we have to access our bank’s app on a Wi -Fi network that we do not know at all. It is a way to encrypt traffic and be much safer online, all for a price than barely exceeds two euros of the month and that it is one of those things that does not occupy just space and that we will appreciate to take installed. Precisely, the installing has a plus with Surfshark. In addition to that it is very easy to download and use on our device, it should be noted that We can carry it in all of us who want. It does not matter if it is a phone, a tablet or a laptop: all with the same account and without the need to do anything weird with our user. This VPN does not come alone. Surfshark’s most economical plan, which is called Starter, includes this and another tool: ALTERNATIVE ID. Imagine that you access a web page and you have to enter your data to register, but you don’t want to put your real information. Precisely for that it serves: it will create a series of fictional data that you can use as if they were yours. This plan, as we have said a little higher, has a price of just 2.19 euros per month. That means that its 2 -year -old plan has a total price of 55.56 euros, a bargain if we take into account that its price without promotion is 439 euros. And eye: because we will also receive 3 months freeso we will have 27 months instead of 24. Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Anastasiia Shyrokykh in Unspash In Xataka | Why it is dangerous to connect to public wifis and what you should do to protect yourself In Xataka | Better VPN: Guide with the 17 best services to protect your online privacy

This loading brows with 192 solar panels and a hybrid system. The most striking thing is that you can do it without crew

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Covered by 192 solar panels, Blue Marlin It seems more a floating installation than a traditional freighter. But under that futuristic aspect a remarkable advance is hidden: this ship, designed to operate in interior waters, is the first in its class capable of Use sun energy to drive. We do not talk about auxiliary or lighting systems on board: panels feed their electrical propulsion system. And best of all, he is already sailing. The technical advance is not alone in the design: it is in how it moves. The Blue Marlin combines solar energy, batteries and diesel generators in a hybrid system capable of adapting to each section of the trip. Under good light conditions, panels can generate up to 35 kilowatts, enough to feed the propulsion system without external help. At other times, what is known as Peak Shaving: Automatic management that allows reducing the use of generators, activating them only when it really takes. Solar panels and diesel: all that at the service of a specific task Solar energy has already been the protagonist in other maritime proposals: since Cruises that install panels on the balconiesuntil Flexible candles with Perovskitas that promise a new generation of sustainable ships. There were even those who, more than a decade ago, dared to go around the world with him larger solar boat ever built. Blue Marlin has not been created to go around the world or to travel oceans. Its objective is much more concrete: transport steel and bulk by northwestern Germany. These types of routes, which cross interior channels, are key to reducing the use of trucks and emissions in the logistics chain. By incorporating electric propulsion, they affirm, Blue Marlin allows you to reduce until 36,000 kilos of CO2 a yeara figure nothing smaller for a single ship. In addition to its hybrid propulsion system, the Blue Marlin incorporates a second relevant innovation: remote navigation. Thanks to Seafar technology, the ship can operate without crew on board in certain stretches of the journey. After overcoming the evidence, the German authorities They have authorized that Blue Marlin Navigate telecontrolled between Salzgitter and Friedrichsfeld. This not only reduces operational costs, it also opens the door to a new logistics model in which part of the control can be done from the ground. One of the biggest challenges of river transport is to maintain operability when water level drops. Blue Marlin has been built with that problem in mind. Your helmet has been designed to guarantee stability and maneuverability With a draft of only 1.10 meters. Thanks to its veth helm propellers and an additional bow propeller, it can maneuver precisely even in complex sections. This capacity makes it a robust tool for an increasingly unpredictable environment. Behind the Blue Marlin there are two key actors: HGK Shipping, that moves 43 million tons per year in Europeand Salzgitter Agresponsible for one of the largest steel productions on the continent. Together they have developed a freighter that not only fulfills a logistics function, but also symbolizes a change of course. The construction has been carried out in several phases and countries, with very demanding standards. Images | HGK Shipping GmbH In Xataka | Soon we will begin to see solar panels everywhere thanks to the Perovskitas. Australia is going to start with ship candles

Each year is needed more

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Every year, the goal of reaching Rico’s status seems to get a little more for most mortals. The gene generation, the youngest in join the labor market and to start being economically independentis the one that best understands this new economic scenario. Living comfortably costs more than ever. According to data from the ‘Modern wealth survey 2025‘Prepared by the consultant Charles Schwab to more than 2,200 Americans, to have a accommodated situation an American would need about $ 839,000, a figure far greater than the $ 778,000 that were needed in 2024 or the 624,000 dollars that were needed in 2021 to live quickly. This constant increase demonstrates that financial stability is an objective every time more difficult to achieve. These figures refer to having a accommodated financial situation, but the threshold to be considered rich It moves away every year from the rise of the six figures, and every year that passes it becomes more difficult to reach that status. The richness threshold also rises. To be considered rich in the United States, it is no longer enough to exceed one million dollars. In fact, according to Study data Charles Schwab need 2.3 million dollars to be considered a rich person. In 2021, 1.9 million dollars were needed to reach this status. Although this figure represents a slight moderation with respect to the 2.5 million dollars that were required in 2024, it remains a very high bar for the majority of the population. This change reflects that the perception of wealth is dynamic and responds to both economic factors and social expectations. The money needed to feel rich varies, but the general trend is still upward driven by factors such as inflation, the deterioration of the economy or the increase in fiscal pressure. Beyond money: What does it mean to be rich? The survey also reveals that money is not the only factor to feel rich. 45% of respondents claimed that money was nothing if it was not accompanied With personal happiness. In the end, the popular saying that Money does not give happiness. In addition, 37% of respondents said that the feeling of wealth should be accompanied by physical health, and 32% highlighted the importance of mental health to fully enjoy their heritage. When asking those who are already considered millionaires, 83% of them feel rich in terms of personal relationships and happiness, while 81% consider that an important part of their wealth is to have enough free time to enjoy it. Generational differences regarding money. The perception of what it means to be accommodated varies greatly according to the generation that is asked. For the Young people from generation Z$ 329,000 are enough to feel economically accommodatedwhile for the Baby Boomers the threshold amounts to 943,000 dollars. Millennials are considered accommodated with $ 847,000 and generation X with $ 783,000. The Z generation, accustomed to austerity, is the one that demonstrates Best planning of your goals Financial 39% of these young people have an established financial plan and 43% of them have at least thought about it. In contrast, 45% of babyboomers have not even thought about it, and only 26% have planned their financial future. In Xataka | The Z generation is facing precarious salaries and triggered rentals: it will soon be the richest generation in history Image | Unspash (IGAL Ness)

reproduces spotify without touching the mobile and keeps more surprises

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It looks like a radio from another era, but inside hides functions that we did not see coming. Ikea has launched a Bluetooth speaker called Nattbadwith retro design, wireless function and something that usually reserves to some headphones: the possibility of reproducing spotify without having to look for the mobile at home. Vintage design with modern spirit Nattbad is designed not to go unnoticed. Its rectangular shape, its rounded corners and its front grid remind the desktop radios of decades ago. Ikea has thrown it into three colors – negral, pink and yellow – and presents it as an object designed not only to sound, but to be part of the space. The design responsible is Jon Eliason, who defines it as a “social meeting point at home”, inspired by those family radios that gathered people before streaming. One of Nattbad’s most curious details is his integration with Spotify tap. This function allows Put music by pressing a buttonwithout having to unlock the mobile or open the application. And if you don’t like what it sounds, you can press again for the system to choose another song. It is a more direct and unusual way of listening to music outside the headphones market. Nattbad In addition to sounding on its own, Nattbad allows you to link several speakers with each other to play the same music in different rooms. There is no need for an app, nor a specific Wifi network: it is enough to have more than one speaker and link them through Bluetooth. Nattbad Nattbad Cuesta 49.99 euros. It is not the cheapest speaker of the Ikea catalog, and of course it is not If we look at the market in generalwhere there are cheaper options. It remains in the hands of each user to decide if it fits their budget. Blomprakt This is not the only speaker that Ikea has on the horizon. The company has also announced Blompraktan integrated speaker lamp and a peculiar design, whose launch is scheduled for October. We do not know its characteristics and price. From JanuaryIn addition, Ikea plans to launch more than 20 new smart products Compatible with Matterthe standard that seeks to unify the domestic ecosystem. A relevant characteristic now that He directedits control center has finally added this promised compatibility. Images | IKEA In Xataka | Nothing Headphone (1), Analysis: The first Nothing headband headphones are beautiful, comfortable and they are heard of fear

Samsung’s triple folding did not appear in the Unpacked. The good news is that it will not take long to see it

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Samsung’s unpacked left us with a whole new range of folding devices. The fold7 and flip7 They were the protagonists of the evening, also hollowing the Flip7 Fe and the new ones Samsung Galaxy Watch8. However, we stayed with the thorn stuck to know more about that rumored Triple folding of the firm. The good thing is that we will not have to wait for much more to know about him. Official confirmation. Roh Tae-Moon, responsible for the Samsung device division, has declared that he hopes to launch the ‘Trifold’ phone before the end of the year, he mentioned the media The Korea Times. “We are working hard on a Trifold smartphone with the aim of launching it at the end of this year,” the executive explained. The company is now focused on perfecting the product and its usability, although they have not yet decided its final name. A new member joins its folding. Samsung has been dominating and popularizing the folding smartphones market, which initially generated skepticism in the industry when they made an appearance For the first time in 2019. Now these devices have become an important segment for the company’s brand image, and the technological giant wants to continue marking the rhythm. The Trifold would represent the next natural evolutionary step after the popular Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip. Three folds, three sizes. The device would allow three different configurations: as a traditional smartphone, as a tablet when partially deployed, and as an even bigger screen when completely opened. It would also allow you to use one of the three faces as a support for a surface. Although it is rumored that it could be called Galaxy G fold, Samsung has not yet confirmed its official name. The company He gave little clues of this concept in January during its unpacked event, and several internal files of One UI 8 suggest that its development is advanced. The competition has aroused Samsung. The Korean firm is not alone in this race. Huawei already markets your Mate XTthe only trifold currently available in the market. Another Samsung executive who did not reveal his name, commented to the environment Android Authority That the company has the design ready and could “put it in production”, but that they must first identify a clear “purpose” for this new factor of form. “We have been with a trifold, designed and everything. What we are discussing is viability. Is there really demand for this form of form?” He explained. And now what. The launch of the Trifold would also be framed in Samsung’s strategy to create optimized devices for artificial intelligence. The company considers that smartphones are no longer only tools, but are becoming “colleagues” who see, understand and respond to what users are seeing in real time. Samsung plans to take the functions of Galaxy AI at 400 million galaxy devices that exist in the world before the end of the year. Cover image | Samsung In Xataka | Best folding mobiles in 2025. Which to buy in Spain and recommended models

A strike arrives at its airports to collapse European air traffic

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“Today we had to go home and the first flight available is July 8. We don’t have a floor, we don’t find a hotel, a car, or train. We found nothing.” The comment He is from Mariano Mignola, an Italian tourist who last week suffered in his flesh the effects of the France’s air controllers strike just when he was preparing to take a flight in Orly with his children. Its case is not unique and reflects an alarming reality that has shaken the sector, both in France and in the rest of Europe, including of course Spain: The capacity of Gauling drivers to knock out the traffic European. What happened? That French air controllers have demonstrated their pressure capacity. And big, inside and outside your country. On Thursday 3 and Friday 4, just when thousands of Europeans made their bags to start their vacations, the collective He summoned a break that put the air traffic above the continent. The strike was organized UNSA-ICNA (The USAC-CGT union also added) after two unsuccessful meetings with the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and a clear purpose: improve workers’ conditions. According to Precise I mondeextended to 270 from a total template of 1,400 controllers. Was it affected traffic? Yes. On Thursday the break had already felt in 11 airports From the French network and some of the most relevant in the country were forced to suppress 25% of all its programming. To tackle the problem and adjust the operation to the number of controllers available, on Friday the DGAC even asked to airlines that canceled about 40% of their flights in the three main Paris terminals. Nor for those avoided the intense chorreo of complaints of tourists, Companies And even Professional associations. Can the impact be measured? Yes. The sector has not taken to share figures that give an idea of ​​the impact that the strike in air traffic had, both French and other nations. “The European skies are unnecessarily paralyzing during Le Grand Départone of the most busy weekends for trips “, He denounced Thursday Airlines For Europe (A4E)an association that includes Ryanair, Air France-KKM, Lufthansa, British Airways and Easyjet. To prove it, I shared Some figures: More than 1,500 canceled flights, almost 300,000 affected passengers and more than 500,000 minutes in delays (equivalent to a whole year). And that, he stressed, when the strike had not yet ended. Is there more data? Yes. A4E was not the only one to alert the consequences of the strike for the European sector. In its latest weekly Eurocontrol report Recognize that the network was “significantly affected” by the break and speaks of delays that directly blames what happened in the France control towers. According to your calculationsthe strike accumulated important delay in traffic management, both directly and indirectly. Regarding operations, Your balance It is resounding: “3,343 flights less from/to French airports compared to the previous week and (…), 1,206 less overflows with Gallic airspace.” Was Spain affected? Yes. And clearly. The Association of Airlines (Wing) He took stock Yesterday of what happened and concluded that “one in three flights operated in Spain” on Thursday and Friday was affected by the strike. In traffic that is equivalent to almost 2,000 flights with departure or arrival Spain with delays and thousands of harmed passengers. The collective estimates that during the stop days the average delay of the flights affected in our country was around 42 minutes. “On Thursday 1,082 flights operated in Spain (31% of the flights) suffered delays due to the strike in Gallic air control, with an average of 49 minutes per flight. On Friday, 873 flights were affected (23%) with an average of 33 minutes per flight,” he says. With those figures on the table, ClarifySpain would be the second most affected country, behind France. There he estimates that direct operation (take -off and landings) descended 32% due to protests. What does the sector think? Alert impact on air traffic and tourism. In fact wing claims that are protected with “urgency” the over -uelos in France when the controllers of the country declare themselves on strike to “avoid damage to passengers and airlines.” It would be nothing new, remember: it is already done in Italy, Greece or Spain. “Citizens cannot be captive to the strikers’ strikes in France, whose affectation extends beyond their borders, impacting worryingly in our country,” Crows Its president. Very critical The general director of Ryanair, Michael O’Lery, has also been shown, who recalled that much of the affected passengers did not fly with origin or destination France, but that they crossed the country’s airspace. “It makes no sense and is extremely unfair for passengers and EU families who go on vacation,” emphasize The manager, who has already asked Ursula von der to adopt “urgent measures” to protect the flying. “It is unacceptable that flights that survive France and that could operate without interruptions are unnecessarily canceled, simply because the European Commission does not protect overflow flights or defends the single market.” Images | Charles (Flickr) and Vincent Desjardins (Flickr) In Xataka | We have been binding to the suitcases to identify them at the airport for years. Your employees warn that it is a bad idea

Drought is a real threat after an extremely warm, and also dry June

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The month of June has been the warmest since we have records, as confirmed by the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet). Perhaps more striking is the fact that, despite successive storms interspersed among the warm episodes, the first summer month of 2025 has been drier than average. Warm and dry. Aemet has published Your meteorological summary of the month of June. In this confirm something that we already sensed: last month it was extremely warm, with an average thermal anomaly of 3.6º Celsius above what would be common at this time. It has also been drier than usual, with 68% of the rainfall that would be expected from the sixth month of the year. 23.7º. According to the published summary, the average temperature during the month of June was 23.7º in the Peninsula, which implies the aforementioned anomaly. June 2025 has become the hottest in the historical series for a wide difference: 0.9º above the previous record, marked in 2017. The Balearic Islands also saw a month “extremely warm”, with an average 3.1º above the average. The Canary Islands however remained in a somewhat less extreme record: with an anomaly of 0.7º, its June was listed as “very warm.” Returning to the Peninsula, in some areas of the northeast thermal anomaly in this month exceeds 4.5º. Lack of water. The Meteorological Summary Results With regard to heat they are expected, but there is another important detail and is referring to rainfall. Last month it was also drier than usual in peninsular Spain, with average rainfall of 21.7 mm, more than 30% below the average June. This can be striking if we take into account the various stormy episodes seen throughout the month. These storms were interspersed, serving as relief among the successive warm episodes that occurred during the month. Balearic Islands, with hardly any water. But the most extreme case was not that of peninsular Spain but the one lived in the Balearic Islands. In the Mediterranean archipelago, rainfall fell about 99% compared to the average. During the past month the archipelago received only 0.1 mm of rain. Without reaching such an extreme, the Canary Islands also experienced a dry month: 0.7 mm, 27% of what would be conventional in June. In the peninsula some isolated areas saw rainfall higher than average, especially in the northern plateau and in the Ebro valley. Change in the trend? Between the past fall and the last spring, the high rainfall managed to get a good part of the country out of the drought situation in which it was. Swamps and reservoirs before under minimums saw their volume of water significantly grow. Great news that was welcomed with a certain degree of skepticism after more than a year of drought. June is not the first month dry than usual we see in the last year, but the less a reminder that the hydrological bonanza era will not be eternal and that we must prepare for when the drought prevails again. In Xataka | “Clouds of fire”, the phenomenon that makes escape from sixth generation fires can make it impossible Image | Aemet

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