The Balearic sea rose this Monday to 24.97 degrees and has exceeded the historical average of the same day by 2.63 degrees of the period 1982-2015, according to data from the Coastal Observation System of the Balearic Islands

The average temperature of the Balearic sea reached nearly 25 degrees this Monday – 24.97 degrees – and thus exceeded the historical average of the day by 2.63 degrees established in the period 1982-2015. This is according to data from the Sistema d’Observació Costanera de les Illes Balears (SOCIB). Last summer the Balearic sea recorded its highest average thermal value of 29.2 degrees and suffered several marine heat waves, five in total, between May and December.

In the Cabrera National Park, the temperature reached 25.34 degrees, which is 2.81 degrees higher than its historical average between 1982 and 2015. The Marilles Foundation, in the Balearic Islands 2022 Report, states that the waters of Sa Dragonera reached 33.3 degrees last summer, and thus reached the highest thermal value recorded at this point. And the highest average surface temperature of the Balearic Sea was measured there at 29.2 degrees. Thus, the surface temperature of the water increased by 0.36 degrees per decade in forty years.

According to Marilles, the rise in temperature is one of the causes of the rise in sea level, which is expected to be between 55 and 77 centimetres by the end of the century, and between 87 and 129 centimetres by 2150. This would mean a retreat of the Balearic beaches of between 7 and 50 metres. This rise has accelerated over the last 28 years.

 

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Heatwave in the Balearic Islands

Mallorca will not suffer from the heatwave that is sweeping the Spanish mainland. According to Miquel Gili, deputy spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) in the Balearic Islands. The forecasts announce that until Thursday there is expected to be stability and few clouds, with changes in the weather arriving on Friday 30 June.

According to Gili, the disturbance passing through the centre of Europe will affect the islands “tangentially”. Specifically, “a moderate north-easterly wind will blow, which will cause temperatures to drop, especially the maximum temperatures in the north of the island”. Thus, the highs will be around 27-32 degrees and the lows 18-22 degrees. There may also be some showers in the afternoon, but so far they are unlikely to be significant”. The forecast predicts that the sky will be slightly cloudy, tending towards cloudy intervals in the morning with occasional rainfall.