Mobile Tech & Gadgets

Now its creators want to carry the innovative concept much further

by

When someone steps on the Vegas for the first time, it is wrapped by a dazzling show: sources that dance to the rhythm of music, imposing structures and a frenzy that it never seems to go out. But beyond the casinos and bets, there are corners that offer a difficult experience: viewpoints that challenge the vertigo, museums that unravel their history and shows that lead entertainment to another level. A giant screen in the middle of the desert. The Sphere is not just an auditorium, but a monumental structure Designed to offer shows in a completely new way. Its most striking feature is its double LED screens system, which covers both the interior and outside of the building. Inside, the enclosure is equipped with a 15,000 square meter LED screen, an enveloping surface that allows the space to be transformed into any imaginable scenario, from a starry sky to a futuristic city. Outside, the building’s exosphere has an even larger LED screen, 54,000 square meters. Both were designed by Saco Technologies, a Canadian company specialized in LED video screens and lighting. U2 at the inauguration of The Sphere Since its inauguration in September 2023 with a U2 concertThe Sphere has attracted attention both for its size and its technological deployment. During the day, the structure shows great distance images, and at night, its interior houses shows designed to take advantage of its enveloping screen. With capacity for 20,000 people, its format is rare in the entertainment industry. The cost of costs. Developing such a project was not cheap. The Sphere’s initial budget was 1.2 billion dollars, But it ended up costing 2.3 billionalmost twice as planned. To that we must add another problem: not any artist can play there. Unlike a stadium or conventional theater, a show in The Sphere requires audiovisual content specifically designed for its screens. This implies an additional investment in production, which limits the number of events. The Sphere de Las Vegas in full construction With these costs in mind, replicating the model in other cities seems complicated. Few companies or governments would be willing to assume such a high investment without guaranteeing money. However, Sphere Entertainment believes having found a solution. The commitment to smaller versions. To make the most viable model, the company has announced the development of smaller versions of The Sphere. According to Av MagazineSphere Entertainment revealed in a call with investors that works in ‘Mini-Spheres’ with capacity for 5,000 people. These versions will reduce both construction costs and show production, maintaining the immersive experience of the original enclosure. It has not yet been confirmed in which cities these new enclosures will be built, but the possibility that some are located outside the United States is real. Abu Dhabi, in fact, It will be the first In having a large -scale version, although it still remains to be seen when the project will materialize. In any case, The Sphere makes it clear that immersive entertainment has potential, but its expansion will depend on whether the company manages to make its model sustainable without the costs making it unfeasible. Images | SOUNDERBRUCE | LISETTE ( CC by-SA 4.0) | Sphere At The Venetian Resort (Instagram) In Xataka | A man has climbed the top of The Sphere in Las Vegas. No one knows how he got it

There is a potentially habitable planet only 59 light years from Earth. The IAC has just discovered it from the Canary Islands

by

Spain has a lot to say in the search for potentially habitable explanets. On this occasion, an international team led by researchers from the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC) has discovered a planet in the habitable zone of its star, just 59 light years from Earth. The finding. The newly discovered planet is called GJ 3998 d. It is a superstierra, which means that it is significantly larger than our planet, in this case with a mass six times greater than land. The important thing about GJ 3998 d is that orbits its star Within the “habitable zone”which means that it could have liquid water on its surface, whenever it is a rocky planet like ours. The habitable area. This new exoplanet orbit the GJ 3998which is a red dwarf. This type of star is much smaller and colder than the sun, so the habitable zone is at a lesser distance. GJ 3998 D completes an orbit around its star in approximately 42 days, a sixth part of what lasts a land year. Despite the proximity to the red dwarf, it only receives 20 % more radiation than the earth, which makes it a candidate to house the necessary conditions for life. Neighbors. Another point in favor of this new extrasolar planet is that it is relatively close to us, 59 light years away, which makes it a perfect candidate for more detailed studies in the future. Scientists plan to investigate whether GJ 3998 D has atmosphere and if there are signs of oxygen, which would be a strong indicator of the possible existence of extraterrestrial life. But for this they will have to wait for the future spectrograph Andes of the Extremely large telescope (Elt) of that, who will be able to analyze the composition of his atmosphere. Or to the telescope Exo Life Finder (ELF), currently in development by the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands. A red dwarf galaxy. Red dwarfs are particularly interesting because they are very common in our galaxy. They constitute almost three quarters of all known stars. In addition, its low mass facilitates the detection of planets that orbit around it. GJ 3998 has three known planets: GJ 3998 B, GJ 3998 Cy the newly discovered GJ 3998 d. This discovery was possible thanks to the Hades project, an international initiative that uses the Nazionale Galileo telescope (TNG) at the Rocque de los Muchachos Observatory, in La Palma, to look for planets around small and near stars. Image | Gabriel Pérez Díaz (SMM, IAC) In Xataka | The Webb Telescope has observed a planet so extreme that the clouds are rock and in the cold night 600 ºC ago

reinvent the ways of playing

by

The multiplayer has been present in video games since the beginning of time: and the legendary ‘Spacewar!’ or ‘pong’, grandparents of current video games, were designed to be enjoyed in company, although always with competitive spirit. But for a while to this part, and at the time of the infinite branching that video games have lived in an entire panoply of styles, arguments and public, cooperative multiplayers are living a new golden age. ‘Split Fiction’, point and apart. The new EA game makes it clear that we live an ideal time for those players who prefer to build together a story or a game experience, rather than play to kill (which is also very good). And it does not come out of nothing: its creators, Hazelight Studios, already revolutionized the cooperatives a few years ago with the fabulous ‘It Takes Two’, setting a game form that favors, in its mechanics and its aesthetics, the joint construction: through the split screen, the players have to cooperate to advance in platform areas, fight with enemies or overcome joint challenges laser). He always cooperated. Almost from the same medium origins we find cooperative games. Already in the golden age of the Arcades, titles such as ‘Joust’, ‘Mario Bros.’ or ‘Gauntlet’ promoted collaboration to overcome common enemies. But later, in the nineties, it should be remembered that one of the most famous genres of the time, the Brawlers Street or ‘I against the neighborhood’ were eminently cooperative. ‘Final Fight’, ‘Double Dragon’, ‘Golden Ax’, ‘Cabal’, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, ‘The Simpsons’ and many more had a very clear mechanic: he takes a friend (or more) and survive this infinite wave of donkeys with crest. Ech me a hand. Collaborating in the resolution of a problem is a mechanic that has only evolved to current games and video games. Anyone who has solved a ROOM escape In the company of a group of colleagues or have played epoces of collaboration in board games such as ‘Gloomhaven’ will know about the unique levels of satisfaction (many of them studied by science, both at the level psychological as behavioral) that is achieved with this type of mechanics. The new wave of cooperative games. However, the times of diversification of styles and players, and also the popularization of games not exclusively oriented to the public Hardcore has led to the appearance of a New cooperative games styleoften frantic, accessible aesthetics and arguments with a daily point, which sweep sales and become fans of specific fans. They are titles such as the kitchen game Fast, brief, fun and with more depth and addictive load of what it seems. Fresh times. These games (and his competitive classmates, that a Mario Kart is still a Mario Kart) encourage the local game, the push -ups on the couch and the screams live at the time when the multiplayer seemed to have definitely cooled direct relationships playing before the screen. That is why they are especially appropriate for couples of players, and we return to It Takes Two, they have been qualified as ‘Couple therapy’ In video game format. Header | EA In Xataka | 104 Multiplayer games for PC, consoles and mobiles with which to play with friends

characteristics, price and technical file

by

Irobot, the company behind Robot robots Roombajust announced a good handful of devices that also premiere (and simplify) the nomenclature of their catalog. And it is that the firm has launched not one, not two, not three but four robots vacuuming to each most powerful. Robots with which Irobot updates in terms of power, options and functions and in which we find things as curious as a waste compactor. Yes, as it sounds. Understanding the catalog. Roomba vacuum robots have had the most diverse names and with the new Irobot nomenclature aims to facilitate things. From now on, they will be called three ways: Roomba, Broken Plus and Roomba Max (followed by their numerical surnames). They refer to the most basic range, the mid -range and the premium range, respectively. All the models announced today are two in one robots (this is: they aspire and friendly), they have more suction power than their predecessors, improved navigation, carpet detection and faster mapping thanks to the Lidar. Some models, as we will see later, also have precisionView, or what is the same, front camera. However, each one has its peculiarities. Romba 105 Combo | Image: Irobot Roba 105 Combo. This is the most basic model and stands out for offering 7,000 PA of suction power, that is, up to 70 times more than the series Roba 600. It also has a mop and has the smartly smart fherred that until now we only found in the high range of the company. It can be purchased alone or with the highway and load base, a base that has the capacity to store up to 75 days of waste. Price without Highway Base: 299 euros. Highway -based price: 399 euros. Romba 205 DustCompactor Combo | Image: Irobot Roba 205 Dust Compactor Combo. This is undoubtedly the most curious model. The company has thought that having a highway base is very good, provided you have space to place it. That is not always possible, so in the 205 Dust Compactor Roba Irobot has decided to integrate the highway base in the device itself. The result has been an aspirator robot with waste compactor that also shares power and functions with the previous one. The idea is as simple as curious. Inside the robot there is a mechanical sweep arm that compacts the dirt as it enters and moves it forward and backward. In this way, dirt is stored more efficiently, to the point that the deposit takes up to 60 days to fill. That eliminates the need for a highway base. Romba 405 Combo | Image: Irobot Plus 405 Combo Roomb. We go to the mid -range with a robot that leaves aside the conventional mop to implement a double -rotating double mop system. This system, increasingly popular, improves scrubbing and protects carpets, since the mops rise ten millimeters to avoid wetting what they should not. Another function that offers and that their Non-Plus brothers are the function back to work after recharge. As for the base, that of this model has a waste storage system (up to 75 days), space for an extra bag, a three -liter clean water tank and another of dirty water of 2.3, as well as self -limited functions. That includes washing and drying of the air by air. Romba 505 Combo | Image: Irobot Plus 505 Combo Roomb. And we end with the most powerful model of the four presented today, a device that takes everything of the previous one and improves it. This device incorporates a more powerful Lidar system and a camera with artificial intelligence, so that it detects and avoids objects, furniture and walls. It also has two circular mounts, with the difference that the right mop has an extensible arm that brings it closer to the edges of the walls and corners. With regard to the base, it is very similar to that of the previous model, but it has an interesting novelty: the mops are dried with heat. This system is faster and more effective, according to Irobot. This last model, by the way, is the only one compatible with the Matter protocol. Availability. All vacuum robots can be purchased from March 18 in presale. And to the question of “what happens to the Max Roomba”, the company explained that, for the moment, the company’s flagship will continue to be the IROBOT ROOM COMBO 10 MAX With Autowash. Images | Irobot In Xataka | Best vacuum robots in quality price. Which to buy depending on the use and five recommended models

The main astronomical events of March 2025 and where will they be seen

by

After the month of February and that unique opportunity to see a historical planetary alignment, it is the turn of March. Total lunar ellipse, equinox and a surprise with mercury. As we always say, prepare your team, be it a simple camera either telescopebecause the month is really exciting. Growing fourth moon Event where The increase in lunar lighting will already be a constant As for visibility from Earth, on a path to the full moon. When it will be: March 6 Where will you see: around the world Maximum elongation east of mercury The time comes where the planet closest to the sun will be visible on the horizon during dusk of this day. Mercury will be at a distance of about 18.2º of the Sun when it is hidden on the horizon. When it will be: March 8 Where will you see: around the world Full moon and total eclipse One of THE “MOMENTS” OF THE MONTH. The first eclipse of the year will be a Total lunar eclipse. The so -called Full Moon of the worm will become red like blood for 65 minutes. When it will be: March 14 Where will you see: It will be visible from North America and part of South America and, partially, from the rest of the continent and from Europe, as well as from Africa, Asia and Oceania. Neptune in solar conjunction On March 19, Neptune will be in its closest point to the sun In heaven. The planet will be only 1 ° 15 ‘from the Sun, which means that Neptune will be completely non -non -observable for several weeks, lost in the Sun’s glow. By the way, in astronomy, solar conjunction is a heavenly configuration in which an object has an elongation of almost 0 °, which means that it is in the same heavenly length as the sun. When it will be: March 19 Where will you see: worldwide. Equinox The time comes when None of the hemispheres of the earth is inclined towards or contrary to the sun. The night and day They will distribute the duration of the day. At 09:58, peninsular time (08:58 UTC), the rotation axis will be parallel to our orbit and the sun will be placed over Ecuador, starting spring in the northern hemisphere. When it will be: March 20 Where will you see: worldwide. Luna Fourth Mongant The last lunar phase. When it will be: March 22 Where will you see: worldwide. New moon and partial solar eclipse The moment the satellite will cross its less luminous phase and will lose sight of the “back” to our sun. When it will be: March 29 Where will you see: It will be visible from a good part of Europe, especially northeast. From Spain will be Galicia the autonomous community that can best appreciate this partial solar eclipse. Image | Starryearth In Xataka | Total Luna eclipse of March 2025: When is it and how you can see it from Spain In Xataka | NASA’s most powerful computer has just detected something strange: there is a spiral structure surrounding the solar system

We compare it with those of Europe, the United Kingdom and the USA

by

A few days ago, the Manfred Technological Employment Platform published A study with the Salary tables per experience profile For software engineers in the main technological in Spain. Now, the platform has expanded that study by comparing the TECHNOLOGICAL SECTOR SALARIES in Spain with those of the rest of Europe, the United Kingdom and the US. Percentiles and data samples. As details the employment platformthe salary analysis is based on the data collected by the Levels.fyi salary reportcomplemented with specific observations of the Spanish market. To interpret the results, percentiles are used. The 50% percentile reflects the salary average of the sector, while 10% and 90% represent the extremes of the lower and upper salary ranges, respectively. This allows identifying the salary ranges from the developers who earn the least to the ones that receive the most income. How much does a software engineer charge in Spain? According to the data provided by Manfred, the average salary for Software Engineers in Spain It is about 54,107 euros per year. There are exceptional cases above 60,000 euros, but the salaries of most professionals are below the 50,000 euros ceiling. Only 10% of Spanish technological talent (90% percentile) exceeds 92,600 euros per year. This means that higher wages are relatively scarce compared to other European countries. Spanish companies looking for attract and retain qualified talentthey must offer salaries near or higher than the national average. Those that do not reach this threshold of the 50,000 euros are at high risk of talent leak. Technological salaries of our neighbors. Compared to other countries in southern Europe, Spain is consolidated as one of the countries with better technology salaries. For example, in Portugal, the salary average is around 43,781 euros per year, while Italy records a wage average of 37,510 per year. France slightly exceed the average salary of its software engineers, with 56,162 euros per year compared to the little more than 54,000 euros in Spain. However, our neighbor concentrates more the salaries of its engineers between 30,000 euros and 56,000 euros, reducing the incidence of 10% and 90% percentiles. The tax advantages offered Ireland have turned this country into a magnet For large technology companiesleaving wages are remarkably high than in Spain. The Irish average is 96,153 euros per year with a very distributed salary silhouette among the percentiles, offering very close salary percentages from the range of 40,000 euros (10%percentile) to 130,000 euros (75%percentile). European countries with greater salaries. Germany and Switzerland stand out as European countries With better salaries For software engineers. In Germany, the average salary reaches 80,558 euros per year. In addition, the German 25% percentile (which represents 75% of developers) already exceeds the Spanish average with salaries above 66,000 euros per year. For its part, Switzerland is placed as one of the most interesting destinations For European software engineers, with a wage average of 132,572 euros a year. Here, the salaries are very concentrated between 88,000 euros and 135,000 annually, the rest of the very minority percentiles being. Salaries in the United Kingdom and the United States. The United Kingdom is another Outstanding labor market For software engineers. It offers an average salary of 99,979 euros a year, doubling the salaries of Spain into that profile. The most experienced developers (90%percentile) can reach up to 190,300 euros per year, while the lowest percentile is above 68,000 euros. In the United States, figures are even more impressive. The average salary for software engineers amounts to 168,271 euros per year and can exceed 320,000 for 90%percentile. This market offers astronomical salary opportunities due to its High technological demand and to the impact of global remote work. Spain exceeds the average, but there is a margin of improvement. Manfred’s analysis confirms that Spain is the southern European country with better salary ranges in technology, surpassing the countries around us. However, other countries such as Germany or the United Kingdom double the Spanish salary and the United States. Despite that data, when the average salary with the cost of local life From each country, Spain offers a good quality of life for its technological developers, offering salary ranges Above the country’s average. In Xataka | How much money you need to be among the richest 1% in Spain Image | Manfred

Justice has sentenced that it is not a secret and have to readmit it

by

In 2026, European regulations It will force all companies to make their salary tables public. That way, it puts itself end to salary secret And all employees can know how much the classmates of the same professional and position charge. However, in 2021, the employee published on his Facebook profile the salary ranges of his company. Then, the company initiated an investigation that ended with the Disciplinary dismissal of the employee by an alleged revelation of secrets. Now the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands has declared void the dismissal for considering that those data must be public Because they are generic information, condemning the company to compensate the worker who, at that time, was on paternity permission. What happened? As explained in the Resolution 623/2024 From the Superior Court of Justice of Palma de Mallorca, in April 2021 an investigation began that would derive in the disciplinary dismissal against an employee he had published The salary tables For new company cabin crew in a Facebook group with 22,000 users. Although the worker was enjoying his pPaternity ermisowas summoned to a meeting at the company’s headquarters to explain the publication, which he considered an interference in his “legitimate right to permission for paternity without having to address any work activity, including disciplinary.” In June 2021, while he still enjoyed said parental permissionthe company executed the disciplinary dismissal. To do this Workers Statute Regarding professional discretion, pointing out “a transgression of good contractual faith.” Partial acceptance in the first instance. In the first instance, the Social Court No. 4 of Palma validated the disciplinary dismissal in 2021. Although in his judgment he recognized that The salary tables They did not constitute a “strategic secret” for the company. However, he considered that there could be a damage to the company since “the salary is factor hiring determinant“ The first sentence, stressed that the employee’s response to other users on social networks “urged to rethink working in the company”, harming the company’s prestige and, as stated in the sentence, justified the disciplinary measures adopted by the company. This decision forced the worker to resort to the Balearic TSJ to challenge the resolution. Appeal before the Superior Court of Justice. The Balearic TSJ analyzed three key aspects of the case: the nature of the published salary informationthe context of the paternity permit, and possible union reprisals. Regarding the salary tables, the Court said that “no individualized payrolls with personal data were published, but generic information”, discarding violation of the Business Secrets Law on which a good part of the argumentation of the disciplinary dismissal was based. Regarding Paternity periodthe ruling emphasizes that “dismissal was issued during the enjoyment of a fundamental right, which only generates nullity.” He also considered that the fact that the disciplinary process was done in English due because it was an international company, caused “helplessness” for the employee and detected evidence of reprisals for his candidacy to participate in the Company Committee. Salary tables are of public interest. The sentence of the Balearic Islands declared the zero dismissal for two main reasons: first, because “the salary tables are of public interest” and second, for not violating the Right to freedom of expression collected in article 20 of the Constitution. “It is a constitutional right to freedom of expression and information. And even though the brief answer made by the plaintiff indicates a specific figure to contrast, even if it was issued by approximation, no less true is that it accompanied the salary tables in which the members of the social network could contrast the perceptions and the remuneration complements,” the sentence said. Readmitted and compensated. As a consequence, the Superior Court of Justice of Balearic Islands has condemned the company to readmit to the worker again for having fired “having been issued in the period of enjoyment of paternity.” In addition, he condemns the company to compensate the employee with 15,000 euros for moral damages and economic damages derived from dismissal. In Xataka | “Unpresentable” and meaningless: justice declares inadmissible a dismissal for a letter generated with an AI Image | Unspash (Omid Armin), Wikimedia Commons (Blue)

We thought we had seen everything about the futuristic city of Neom. A document has revealed what Saudi Arabia hidden: its cost

by

At the beginning of March Neom He was news again. Satellite images through Google showed that the expansion of its port had experienced a significant transformation as Part of oxagonthe “Pata” futuristic “leg” of Neom. Once again, the hyperbole flooded a project that was born exaggerated and that, perhaps, dies exactly the same. Dreams and chaos. We have treated countless times the project in Saudi Arabia. Neom is An ambitious project destined to transform the country into a global center of technology and businesses, which faces serious problems that have questioned their viability. As we will see below, despite the 50,000 million dollars already invested, uncontrolled costs, mass delays and a management model full of illusions and financial concealment have turned this megaproject into A monumental challenge For the heir prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS). A start to trompicones. The spectacular Inauguration event On October on the island of Sindalah, with the presence of celebrities such as Will Smith, Tom Brady and Alicia Keys, today it is seen from another perspective. The reason? One was hidden less glamorous reality: The constructions They were incompletethe budgets had been tripled and the heir prince himself was unexpectedly absent, a gesture interpreted by many as a sign of disapproval. Not just that. Weeks later, the CEO of Neom It ended up being replacedand a new executive team took control in a desperate attempt to straighten the project. Futuristic promises vs reality. No doubt, Neom was conceived as a city of the future with science fiction elements, including in equation A The Linethat pair of skyscrapers 170 km long and 500 meters high (then trimmed in the budget); Trojenathe skiing station in the desert; Oxagona kind of floating business and industrial district; either Sindalaha spectacular luxury resort in the Red Sea. However, reality It has been very different. Delays of more than three years in Sindalah, which still does not open its hotels or golf course, while Neom has to face A cut of your first phasewhich puts at risk attract the necessary population to justify the investment. To this we must add overflowing costs: It is estimated that Neom It will cost 8.8 billion dollars By 2080, more than 25 times the annual budget of the country. Plus: obvious logistics challenges, since construction in the desert lacks the necessary basic infrastructure (labor, roads, ports and electricity). The mega projected port for oxagon The financial disaster is uncovered. And so we arrive at the news of this week that has made the viability of the project jump through the air. An internal report of more than 100 pages, Reviewed by The Wall Street Journalhas revealed that the executives of Neom, with the support of the consultant McKinsey & Co., have been altering financial estimates to justify the increase in costs. In other words: the report found “evidence of deliberate manipulation” of figures to hide the real expense. In trojena, for example, when the cost is shot at 10 billion Of dollars, instead of reducing expenses, income expectations were inflated, artificially raising hotels and luxury camps rates. There are more. For example, the projected rate of a boutique hotel It went from $ 489 to $ 1,866 by night. And luxury “glamping” rose from $ 216 to $ 704 per night. McKinsey, who has charged More than 130 million dollars A year in fees for Neom, he validated these projections after another advisor refused to do so, according to the audit. The role of the prince. We already counted a few weeks ago that the project has started A monumental palace For the man behind the pharaonic project. The heir prince has been directly involved in each key decision, supervising architectural designs and promoting ideas Inspired by video games and science fiction movies. Some of its proposals include a “zero gravity” architecturethat challenges physical laws; or “El Candelabro”, a 30 -story skyscrapers suspended face down from a bridge; either Floating theaters between skyscrapers and a amusement park 300 meters high. When engineers have tried to reduce The Line height to save costs, Bin Salman He rejected the ideainsisting that the 500 meters high should be maintained. In another case, when The Line’s original architect, Thom Mayne, wanted to express concerns about excessive costs, Neom’s executives simply They blocked their access to the prince. Cuts and crisis. It has been the consequence. With the out of control costs, the Saudi government has begun to modify the deadlines and expectations. The initial construction of The Line was reduced from 10 km Just 1.5 km. A 30 km tunnel For trains it was canceled by excessive uprights. Finally, the goal of having the first functional section by 2030 has Delayed at 2034. That said, and despite the measures adopted, the prince and the Saudi Sovereign Fund They are still betting on the projectalthough they have begun to describe it as “a generational investment”, instead of an immediate growth source for Vision 2030. Time, of course, will issue a sentence, but today is approaching an example of quite unrealistic planninguncontrolled expense and lack of financial supervision. The futuristic city of the desert, conceived as the “civilizational revolution” of Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, seems to be trapped in a clash between fantasy and reality, already despite the billions of inverted millions, its success remains, at least, highly uncertain. Image | Google In Xataka | How much money Elon Musk has: how the fortune of the man who plans the colonization of Mars from a social network is distributed In Xataka | Who are the largest millionaires in Spain: the list of the ten richest people in the country

Accumulated sediments are a huge problem for reservoirs. And in the Ebro they have taken drastic measures

by

The reservoirs, both those for hydroelectric use and those for consumptive use, are a vital element in the hydrological panorama. However, for some time, experts warn of a problem that is aggravated over time and affects their functionality. He sediment problem. Half year of works. The works initiated last August to recover the drain of the Ebro reservoir will extend, predictably until 2026, according to They have indicated from The Montañés newspaper. The works, in addition to introducing improvements into one of the swamp drains, intend to recover their functionality from the accumulation of sediments in this. The tasks, explains the local newspaper, will require a team of divers for 3.5 meters of accumulated silt next to the drain gates. The works, with a budget of 2.5 million eurosthey will imply the installation in each of the ducts of the security gates with By-Pass and gates for the regulation of flows. The Arija swamp has two drains, one side and the other located in the dam. It is the latter that, as a consequence of the accumulation of sediments, has lost the ability to perform its function. Key reservoir. The Ebro or Pantano de Arija reservoir is a key element in the Ebro hydrographic basin. It is one of the largest reservoirs in this hydrographic demarcation (behind those of Mequinenza and Canelles). Located in the immediate vicinity of the Cantabrian city of Reinosa, the border between this Autonomous Community and that of Castilla y León in the province of Burgos. According to the latest datathe reservoir Albeca now 348 hm³ of water, 64.3% of its capacity (541 hm³). Some data that do not always reflect reality, precisely due to the problem of sediments. Limiting the capacity. The problem of sediments Not only does it affect the functionality of the drains of the reservoirs: they also limit their capacity. Decades of use have led to a significant accumulation of sludge and sediments in the reservoirs, sediments whose volume implies a significant reduction in the storage capacity of the swamps. Estimates of this loss vary significantly, but the most pessimistic talk about a loss of up to 40% of the volume In some basins. A study in 110 reservoirs launched a more optimistic but still alarming estimate, A loss of 5%. The latest rains seem to have helped reverse the drought situation that still affected some areas. However, our ability to prepare for the next drought is limited by this accumulation of sediments in the reservoirs. Where the sediments are missing. As if this were not enough, the problem of the sediments left over on one side is the problem of those missing in another. In this case, In the Ebro Delta. The Ebro delta is nothing more than the result of the accumulation of sediments dragged by the river current. The installation of numerous dams in this hydrographic basin has reduced the arrival of this matter to the mouth, which, together with the natural coastal erosion, has put the delta ecosystem at risk. An ecosystem on which not only depends the local fauna, but also a part of the agriculture and the economy of the region. In Xataka | In a corner of Andalusia the reservoirs are at 94% of their capacity. It seems excellent news, but it is not so much Image | Josu Aramberri, CC by-SA 3.0

force a 100% digital shipment

by

100%digital. That is Ryanair’s bet for this year in terms of his flight to his flights. The Irish company has a plan that aims to apply this year but has already delayed once: force all passengers to forget the printing cards. In a new attempt to press the passenger to download his own application, Ryanair has marked as deadline on November 3, 2025 to stop admitting passengers that use a printed paper to show their shipping card. It is something that the company has already announced and that It must have been implemented This same spring. However, it will not be until November 3, if everything is still underway, when Ryanair admits exclusively to passengers who use a mobile phone to enter their planes. A decision that, of course, comes with controversy. Ecological for Ryanair and illegal for Facua Ryanair’s intention that his passengers access their planes exclusively through a digital shipping card is, without a doubt, a pressure measure for the company’s user to also discharge the application of it. Claiming that they hope to reduce “300 tons of paper waste per year” and that 80% of their passengers already use the Digital Boarding Cardthe company sees enough reasons to force passengers to take this step. They point out that, in addition, with their own application Myryanair You can have access to many other services such as live flight information or its incident warning. In the information published by the company, it is not specified what will happen if a client has printed his boarding card and wants to access the plane with it. He also also acts his employees if, for example, the mobile phone is broken once the airport safety control is overcome and only the shipment remains. From Xataka We have transferred these questions to the company but, for the moment, we have not obtained an answer. However, this decision that was announced last year and that this same spring should be applied, It is illegal for Facua. The consumer defense association said this decision in October 2024 as “a practice contrary to the legislation as it is abusive.” In their statement, they also pointed out that the decision was especially unfair to vulnerable groups since, first, the company does not allow check-in At the time of purchase if an extra is not paid in choosing the seat. And, subsequently, it is emphasized that if the physical card is not issued on paper, you can be homeless to those who need their broadcast at the airport itself. The company’s echogologist speech is responded by Facua by focusing on the cost Ryanair would save to apply this measure. According to the association, what the airline is looking for is saving money on printed paper and, above all, in airport staff. The decision also comes in the middle of a controversy between the Government and the Irish company, which has announced the march of various airports in the country alleging that the operational rates are too high. It is really An response in the form of pressure measure to the fine imposed by an abusive use of the conditions of hand suitcases. Photo | Xataka In Xataka | We already know how big the hole that Ryanair will leave in the small cities of Spain will leave: 640,000 squares

Log In

Forgot password?

Forgot password?

Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password.

Your password reset link appears to be invalid or expired.

Log in

Privacy Policy

Add to Collection

No Collections

Here you'll find all collections you've created before.