Tag: effect

Barcelona plans to ban short-term rentals as cities rethink the Airbnb effect

Barcelona plans to end short-term rentals by 2029 to address the housing crisis. Rents in Barcelona rose 36% from 2018 to 2022 amid a broader Spanish rental crisis. Opponents argue the ban will not significantly impact housing availability or rental prices. Barcelona plans to end short-term rentals after complaints that tourism has priced locals out […]

Tornado warning over for Keene area; tornado watch still in effect for N.H.

Jun. 23—A tornado warning was issued and quickly lifted early Sunday evening for several towns in the Keene area, and a tornado watch is in effect until 8 p.m. The warning, which means residents were in imminent danger, was issued for Keene, Jaffrey, Swanzey, Marlborough, Fitzwilliam, Dublin, Richmond, Harrisville, Nelson, Troy and Peterborough around 5 […]

Air quality advisory in effect in Northeast Ohio through midnight

An Air Quality Advisory for ground level ozone has been issued by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit counties. The advisory is until midnight Sunday. Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups during this period. Those in the sensitive groups category ofchildren, the […]

Sunny, hot today; Air Quality Alert in effect

Jun. 13—Today will be sunny and hot, with highs around 90 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. There is an Air Quality Alert in effect until midnight tonight, issued by the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency and the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency. Both agencies predicted that air pollution will reach levels […]

Air quality alert in effect Thursday, heat index to hit 100 next week

The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency has issued an air quality alert through Thursday night. According to the National Air Quality Index, ozone pollutants are expected to reach the “orange” level, which is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, particularly young children, the elderly, and those with respiratory conditions. The alert is effective from midnight through 11:59 p.m. […]

Amnesty for Catalan separatists goes into effect in Spain

A controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists has entered into force in Spain. The “Law for institutional, political and social normalization in Catalonia,” published in the Spanish Official Gazette on Tuesday, means that separatists who fled abroad to escape the Spanish justice system can return home without fear of arrest. Most notable among these figures is […]

Ozone pollution alert in effect for North Texas until Tuesday evening

An air quality alert was issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Tuesday. The alert is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Hood, Johnson, Ellis and Henderson counties. “The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Tuesday, June […]