The smallest island in the archipelago – but with a story all its own.
This is where we track the current situation in El Hierro: breaking news, weather updates, tourism developments, cultural events, and the kind of local stories that rarely travel far beyond the island’s shores. Updated every day.
Pioneering carbon offset plan for Canary Islands unveiled
The Canary Islands is developing a pioneering carbon footprint register that will allow businesses to offset emissions through innovative projects such as restoring ravines…
Canary Islands aims to become green investment hub
The Canary Islands government is creating a carbon emissions register to attract green investment, allowing companies to offset their pollution through local sustainability projects….
Sunday: second heatwave of the summer arrives
The second heatwave of the summer kicks off this Sunday, with temperatures hitting 34-36ºC in Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura. AEMET has issued a yellow…
Canary Islands heatwave: alerts issued as temperatures soar
The Canary Islands is bracing for a heatwave starting this Sunday, 5 July, with temperatures set to soar and wildfire risks increasing. The regional…
Canary Islands tourism holds steady with 6.77 million visitors
The Canary Islands welcomed 6.77 million foreign tourists between January and May 2026, virtually identical to the record-breaking figures from the same period in…
Who should watch the volcanoes? Canary Islands dispute
A long-running dispute over who should monitor the Canary Islands’ volcanoes has flared up again. The region, the only part of Spain with a…
Latest News from Individual Islands
El Hierro may be the smallest, but every island in the archipelago has something worth following. For news from the others:
- Tenerife News – the latest updates from the archipelago’s largest island
- Gran Canaria News – current information from the third-largest island
- Lanzarote News – breaking news from the island of volcanic landscapes
- Fuerteventura News – updates from the surfer’s paradise
- La Palma News – news from the “Beautiful Island”
- La Gomera News – updates from the island of the whistling language
- El Hierro News – latest news from the smallest island
We keep a close eye on El Hierro every day – from Valverde to La Restinga, from the biosphere reserve to the underwater volcanic fields. Heading to the island or already there?
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