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Storm Kristin damages the Portuguese F-16 Fleet at an air base. Update for UK travellers and expats

Air Base damage. Credit: Facebook, World Of Fighter Jets, @Drecas_2000 Storm Kristin caused significant damage to Portugal’s Military Aviation Infrastructure The following are some of the most effective ways to improve your own effectiveness. January 28After extreme winds tore off the roof and doors of a maintenance shed at Monte Real Air BaseStorm Kristin could have affected a significant portion …

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Gibraltar’s neighbours almost became the “ninth Province”

How Gibraltar’s neighbourhood nearly became the ”ninth province”

Firstly, there was opposition at the local level. Authorities in Cádiz and Málaga resisted losing territory and influence. Photo credit Tudoran Andrei/Shutterstock In 1969, in the last years of Francisco Franco’s regime, Spanish officials considered creating a province that would have united towns surrounding the Campo de Gibraltar area. Though the proposal did not come to fruition it remains an …

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The Fujiwhara impact: the perfect storm in Spain that does not relent

The Fujiwhara effect: The perfect storm over Spain that doesn’t relent

Spain is currently experiencing continuous heavy rains, strong wind, and widespread alerts for weather due to Storm Joseph. A deep low pressure system, its unusual behaviour has been so prolonged because of a rare Fujiwhara effect. This unusual phenomenon is a combination of a powerful atmosphere river and intense precipitation. It keeps intense rain locked over many regions. This increases …

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