"Flood zones have a bad habit of flooding." Alfredo Barón, former head of the Government's Water Resources Studies and Planning Service and an authority on the subject, has been saying this for years. His judgment was directed at the public authorities, who for decades allowed construction in areas considered prone to flooding, even long after the studies and initial regulations began to come into effect. Last week, the force of nature struck Ibiza again, and luckily, only material damage was reported. The most significant lesson from this episode can be learned by superimposing the flooded area with the flood zone maps (see main photographs): they are a carbon copy.

Autumn begins this Monday, September 22nd, at 8:19 p.m. It does so after saying goodbye to the last days of summer, which have brought calm weather and warmth. Thus, on the first day of the new season, a notable change in weather will arrive, with a temperature drop of about six degrees and a high probability of rain and storms.

Temperatures will rise slightly this weekend in the Balearic Islands, reaching a maximum of 34 and 36 degrees, while a cold front starting Monday afternoon will cause a drop in temperatures and some showers and rain.

This Thursday morning's storm has once again put Palma Airport to the test. Between 7 and 8 a.m., heavy rain fell heavily on Mallorca and caused several incidents at Son Sant Joan. According to Aemet data, 11 l/m² fell, but it was enough to cause leaks and seepage, which once again generated images reminiscent—albeit on a smaller scale—of those in June 2024, when the airport even flooded. Leaks, in fact, have been a constant on rainy days since the project's inauguration in 1997.