The Canary Islands are in for another hot day this Tuesday, with temperatures topping 38ºC in parts of Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and southern Gran Canaria. Calima will be most noticeable at ground level in the eastern islands, while the west also bakes in the mid-30s.
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The number of foreign workers affiliated to Social Security in the Canary Islands rose by 2.51% in August to 152,523, up 3,747 on July. The general regime accounted for the bulk of the increase, with 111,562 workers registered.
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The IGN has recorded up to 12 earthquakes across the Canary Islands in just two days, the strongest measuring magnitude 2.3. Although tremors in the islands are rarely powerful, experts advise knowing how to react.
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The Canary Islands face a new episode of intense heat from Monday, with temperatures reaching 33°C in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and up to 36°C in the south of the island on Tuesday. A pre-alert for both high temperatures and calima has been declared across the archipelago, with Saharan dust concentrations expected to hit air quality in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura hardest.
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The Canary Islands government has declared a pre-alert for high temperatures across all seven islands from Monday, with Fuerteventura forecast to reach 37°C. A widespread calima episode will also bring Saharan dust and poor air quality until at least Tuesday.
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The Canary Islands government wants to limit property purchases by foreign buyers who do not use homes as their main residence. Clavijo is pushing both Madrid and Brussels for legal cover, as the EU unveils a new Affordable Housing Law.
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The week opens hot and dusty across the Canaries. Significant calima is forecast, strongest at surface level in the eastern islands, while inland areas of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Gomera and the eastern islands could top 34°C. Winds stay light, with calm seas on sheltered southern coasts.
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Three journalists from the Canary Islands have been named among Spain’s ten most influential tourism professionals. Ignacio Moll, Miguel Ángel González Suárez and Michel Jorge Millares occupy third, eighth and tenth place respectively in a ranking that highlights their contribution to specialised tourism journalism.
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Tenerife is set for a hot and hazy Sunday, with temperatures climbing above 30C in several areas and calima settling over the island’s high ground. Gran Canaria could hit 34C, while rough seas are expected across much of the archipelago.
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Calima and climbing temperatures define this Sunday across the Canary Islands. Saharan dust will be thickest over the high ground and inland areas of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, with temperatures topping 34ºC in parts of Gran Canaria’s south-east. Rough seas of up to 1.5 metres along the exposed northern and western coasts of the eastern islands.
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