Sunday will be marked by strong winds and rough seas across much of the Balearic Islands. According to the forecast from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), the day will begin with intervals of clouds and showers with thunderstorms that could be locally heavy and accompanied by light rain until morning, especially in Menorca and northern Mallorca. As the day progresses, the sky will tend to clear in the Pitiusas Islands, where a more stable and partly cloudy atmosphere is expected by evening. The snow level will be around 1,000 meters and will rise throughout the day. Nighttime temperatures have dropped significantly, while daytime temperatures will also experience a slight decrease. But the main feature of the day will be the north and northwest wind, which will blow moderately to strongly and occasionally very strongly, especially in Menorca.

The only short-term option the Consell d'Eivissa (Island Council of Ibiza) foresees for valorizing waste from the Pitiusas Islands is the export of manure to Mallorca, according to sources within the island institution speaking to ARA Baleares. Therefore, the fact that the Waste Law has not yet been amended to include this operation significantly complicates the waste situation in Ibiza. The Ca na Putxa landfill is very close to the end of its useful life, as waste generation in Ibiza has skyrocketed in recent years. For this reason, the two island councils, with the supervision of the Balearic Government, decided that transferring manure to Mallorca would be the best temporary alternative while a permanent solution is being discussed. According to the Consell d'Eivissa, the definitive solution—which involves permanently transferring the waste to Mallorca or building an incinerator plant in Ibiza—has not yet been chosen. Furthermore, while awaiting the final measure, the temporary solution cannot be implemented either, because Vox blocked the decree-law on accelerating strategic projects in Parliament, which the governing teams of the Ibiza and Mallorca councils intended to use to provide legal cover for the project. The failure to amend the Waste Law (which prohibits exporting waste between islands) has also prevented the pilot program—scheduled to begin in October of this year and end in May 2026—from taking place. This pilot program was meant to bring approximately 30,000 tons of Ibiza's waste to Son Reus. Given this uncertainty, the Mallorca Council has not even included the 50 million euros that the Balearic Government owes the island institution to compensate for the environmental costs of importing waste from Ibiza in the 2026 budget—which was initially approved this Monday. Sources within the island institution have justified the exclusion of the €50 million from the 2026 budget by stating that the initiative "does not yet have legal backing." Although the Consell (Island Council) has not included the waste transfer in its budget and the project currently lacks legal approval, the Councilor for the Environment, Rural Affairs, and Sports of the Council of Mallorca, Pedro Bestard, asserted that the waste would be transported from Ibiza to Mallorca.Period."

Horseshoe snakes have become an exponentially growing problem in the Balearic Islands. In 2024, the regional government captured 3,878 snakes in the Pitiusas Islands, compared to 2,007 the previous year. Specimens have been found measuring almost two meters, although the normal length of an adult snake is between one and one and a half meters, with a weight of 500 grams. The reptile poses a danger to native fauna such as the lizards of the Pitiusas Islands and specific areas of the islands. But it doesn't only affect this species; it also threatens shrews, specifically the grilled shrew, a subspecies endemic to Ibiza, and mice.

Ibiza does not want to maintain this strain on natural resources, and the Consell government team has decided to take a clearly restrictive measure: no new homes may be built or any renovations carried out without water. This provision will be included in the revision of the Island Territorial Plan (PTI), which is already on the way to final approval. "Specifically, what we propose is that if you are in an area where the aquifer is in poor condition, which is the case in most areas, you will have to ensure that you have desalinated water available or you simply won't be able to obtain a license," explains Mariano Juan, councilor of the Department of Territory, Tourism Planning, Mobility, Road Infrastructure, and the Fight against Intruders.