The Mallorcan Cooperation Fund has cancelled all events planned for this Saturday to mark the Lighting of Towers, Watchtowers, and Talayots of the Mediterranean for Human Rights due to the poor weather forecast for Mallorca. The institutional event scheduled for 12:55 pm at Bellver Castle was cancelled early this morning, according to the organizers. Hours later, the event planned for 6:30 pm to capture images of the lighting ceremony from Sant Carles Castle was also cancelled. Emergency services (112) maintain an orange alert for strong winds in Mallorca, Ibiza, and Formentera, and for coastal phenomena in Mallorca and Menorca. Additionally, according to the emergency service's social media account, a yellow alert is in effect for strong winds in Menorca, and for coastal phenomena in Ibiza and Formentera.

A team of researchers from the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA) and the Cleanwave Foundation's MedGardens initiative have identified new techniques to promote the recovery of Posidonia seagrass meadows. The study, reported by the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) in a press release, analyzes different replanting procedures for this emblematic Mediterranean plant. The research was carried out in the bays of Formentor and Portocolom (Mallorca) and identified the most favorable options for enabling the natural recovery of degraded meadows, which until now had met with limited success. It compares, for the first time, different anchoring methods and evaluates both their ecological effectiveness and other practical factors such as cost, supply, carbon footprint, and logistics. After two years of monitoring, researchers have shown that gardening claws and bamboo stakes are the most efficient and sustainable options, boasting a 94% survival rate, low cost, and minimal environmental impact. "The research demonstrates that Posidonia seagrass meadows can be restored in a more affordable and environmentally friendly way by integrating ecological, economic, and logistical criteria. This is key to designing viable and sustainable long-term restoration projects," the study's authors emphasized.

With slogans, dressed in blue, and eager to highlight the importance of the sea, students and teachers from CEIP Ses Rotes Velles in Calvià took to Santa Ponça beach to commemorate Mediterranean Day. The day served to emphasize the need to preserve an ecosystem essential for the environment, biodiversity, and climate regulation, and to instill in the youngest students the values ​​of sustainability and respect for the planet. During the activity, the students read messages advocating for the care of the sea and the protection of ecosystems. Among other slogans, they proclaimed: "The sea is not a board game, but both have rules: the sea for living and games for playing," "We must care for and respect the sea," and "We want a cleaner Mediterranean, with living beings that can live safely and nature free from pollution, nets, and plastic." They also emphasized the importance of recycling and keeping beaches clean, with slogans like "Let's keep the beaches clean and recycle manure, so the future will be better. We are Blue Schools and we want more waves."

The tenth annual Lighting of Towers, Watchtowers, and Talayots for Human Rights in the Mediterranean will take place on January 31, 2026, with the aim of making this sea "a place of life, not death," explained Maribel Arnau, the Island Director of Heritage for the Consell de Mallorca. The objective is to reaffirm the collective commitment to defending human rights and welcoming refugees, and "to highlight our heritage to remind us that these historical sites can also symbolize values we share as a society," she added.

Adel and Alilou left Algeria on two small boats in 2020 and 2022. There was no trace of the first boat or its passengers; the second boat was rescued without two people. Years later, their families still cling to the hope that they are still alive: no one can prove them wrong. This is the silence faced by the loved ones of thousands of migrants who have disappeared after taking to the sea in an attempt to reach Europe, as EFE was able to verify when speaking with Adel and Alilou's siblings.

The Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC) has deployed a total of four landersOceanographic centers in the Balearic Islands will allow scientists to verify aspects such as temperature, salinity, and the direction and speed of currents. This work was carried out in June by staff from the IEO's Balearic Oceanographic Center in collaboration with personnel from the oceanographic centers of Cádiz, Gijón, and Murcia, according to Europa Press. This is one of the activities planned within the framework of the Ebamar-PortoC project, which will involve the installation of the islands' new climate station.

Since May, the Mediterranean coast has received around thirty manta rays (Mobula mobular) that have been stranded on the seashore. Of these, several have arrived on the Balearic Islands coast in recent weeks. In Mallorca alone, they have been located in Santanyí, Arenal, Illetes, and Cala Rajada; two specimens have also appeared in Ibiza, one in Sant Miquel and the other in Sant Josep. Most have died of exhaustion after trying to get stranded, or have had to be euthanized due to their condition. But what is the reason for this, according to experts, extraordinary number?

On June 24, the buoy that records the water temperature of Maó reached 29.3 °C, and this Monday the one in the Dragonera The temperature reached 30.55°C, record figures that, according to Miquel Gili, a meteorologist from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), "have never been recorded in the month of June." The Mediterranean is currently at temperatures between five and six degrees higher than usual for this time of year. In fact, Gili explains that the Mediterranean is the "warmest" sea in the world.