Veerle's blog

The effects of the heatwave which affected Ibiza in June, July, and August, are still being felt. It was really really hot on some days this Summer, 40°C/104°F was no exception. Thinking about it now… makes my body urge to feel those nice sunbeams again. The effects were unbelievable. 

When we drove on our scooter, you felt the heat of the tarmac even at 80 km/h - 49 miles/h. The wind we felt didn’t give us a refreshing breeze at all. Those 3 months of severe heat has taken its toll because the high summer temperatures have played an unfortunate role in the second largest sector of the island economy, agriculture. The yield in almost all crops is well down on normal figures and it has been estimated that over 2.6 million Euro has been lost. Crops worst affected were watermelons (40% down), tomatoes (50%), and cereals (60%), and in one tomato plantation not a single one of 2,500 plants bore fruit because of the heat!  (source: Ibiza-Spotlight.com)

Boy do I miss Summer ;-) But… we can’t complain right now, this week’s weather has been mighty fine by me :-)