Crete is experiencing these days under an orange-tinted sky due to the arrival of a mass of Saharan dust driven by the wind. The phenomenon has drastically reduced visibility and altered normality throughout the island. The impact is most noticeable in air transport, with affected operations and diverted flights due to the difficulty of operating safely. Isolated incidents have also been recorded in other services.

A spiral taking flight, as part of an artistic creation. Smoke—and smoking—is integral to the aesthetics of photography. Throughout the 20th century, smoking was used as a creative and narrative element to create more compelling, transgressive, and modern images. Smoke and the smoker serve to reveal more complex or ambiguous individuals. Smoke expresses the fleeting nature of the moment. Through smoke, photography becomes a snapshot, rising like an invisible thread in popular culture. Despite its known dangers, the ritual endures, laden with symbolism. We journey through images, exploring the history that links smoke to photography, connecting this habit with black and white images that evoke another era and a bygone aesthetic.

Periphery_ From Latin peripherīa, and this, from Greek peripheria. Extremities or margins of any entity. Anthropology F. A discipline that studies human beings from a social and cultural perspective, the essence of humanity and their place in the world. Border FThe boundary between two closely related things. The blurred line between belief and superstition. Bordering_ adjAdjacent, territory that is touching the limits or borders of another territory. Satellite_ mThat depends on an external influence. Satellite city. Threshold_ m. Extreme value of a magnitude that, when exceeded, changes the characteristics of the established system. Outskirts_ m. Periphery of a city. Metropolis_ Main city of a region, of a state. Anarchism_ mA social theory that, based on the principle of individual freedom, advocates the abolition of all forms of political power. Libertarian_ Supporter of the ideology and attitudes proposed by anarchism. Emma Goldman_ F. A key anarchist in the development of anarchist philosophy in the first half of the 20th century. Return_ m. The act of returning to the place from which one had departed.

The weather forecast for Christmas Day indicates that the snow level will drop significantly, settling around 500 meters. This will be the prelude to a Boxing Day celebration that will likely bring substantial snowfall to the Pyrenees, especially on the southern slopes, as explained at length. Xavi Segura in space The Weather from our newspaper. With this photo gallery, which we begin today, We invite you to send us your best photographs of the snowfallYou can send them to the email address meteo@ara.cat.

In this report, we present a selection of the award-winning images from the tenth edition of the Bioimágenes competition, the biological photography contest organized every two years by the College of Biologists of Catalonia. This year, the competition brought together 396 photographs of astonishing quality, divided into six categories encompassing students of all levels—primary, secondary, high school, vocational training, and university—as well as teachers and other members of the public. Each category has two prizes, in addition to special awards for photomicrography and research photography, underwater photography, and the ARA newspaper prize, dedicated to images with a photojournalistic approach and documentary value. With this exhibition, the College wishes to recognize the talent and curiosity of all participants, as well as the work of the jury and the support of the collaborators. A celebration of life seen up close, through lenses that capture what often escapes our notice. The winning image of the ARA newspaper's special prize – which can be seen at the top of the report – was for a minimal yet powerful scene, with the author's personal vision and the ability to capture the plasticity and beauty of the animal, without losing the documentary and reportage sense.

Forty years ago, on the night of November 13, 1985, Colombia experienced one of its greatest tragedies: the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. After nearly seven decades of dormancy, the volcano awoke, and despite warnings from scientists, the country was unprepared for the catastrophe. A mudslide of mud and rocks—descending from 5,000 meters above sea level—buried the city of Armero, in the department of Tolima, wiping it off the map and causing the deaths of more than 23,000 people. That night, the face of Omaira Sánchez, a 13-year-old girl trapped in the mud, became a global symbol of pain and helplessness in the face of nature. Omaira ultimately died, surrounded by emergency services, who were powerless to save her life. Her farewell words, full of love and hope, became a poignant reminder of the devastation. Weekly report, from TVE, impacted an entire generation that the memory of their intense gaze continues to challenge.

Weegee is one of the great masters of photography. Born in 1899 in present-day Ukraine, Arthur Usher Fellig chose this pseudonym when he began working as a photographer in New York, where he emigrated in 1909. A prominent photographer with a very personal style, his high-contrast street photographs ended up in the spotlight. He captured the Lower East Side of the American city in the 1930s and 1940s. Much of his work documents realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injuries, and deaths. This work is a showcase of his documentary talent. Using infrared negative film, he photographed the audience at several movie theater screenings in the city. These are some of the photographs that the Getty Agency is distributing from its catalog of the International Center of Photography in New York.

We propose a graphic follow-up of the National Day of Catalonia 2025We begin early this morning with the floral offering at the Rafael Casanova monument, attended by authorities and organizations. Throughout the day, we will continue with rallies and other official celebrations. The three demonstrations Simultaneous demonstrations in Barcelona, ​​​​Tortosa and Girona, called by the main pro-independence entities, will be held at 5:14 p.m., followed by the institutional ceremony at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, followed by concerts on Passeig de Lluís Companys.

Quite a spectacle in the sky. Yesterday, a total lunar eclipse took place, a phenomenon in which the Earth's shadow is completely projected onto our satellite. The eclipse—known as a blood moon for its red tones—was visible in all its splendor, especially in Central Asia. In Catalonia, it was visible from early afternoon, but in cities like Barcelona, clouds initially obscured it, making it a bit of a wait. After the eclipse, a spectacular full moon could also be enjoyed.

Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress houses more than 178 million documents, including photographs. These unique collections depict the country's living conditions and traditions.

The boys and girls from the ARA Journalism Campus went out, accompanied by the ARA photojournalist and photography professor at the IEFC Peter Virgil, to report on the El Prat de Llobregat Weekly Market. Located in the Sant Cosme neighborhood, next to the Fundesplai headquarters and hostel, the young photojournalists documented the activities and the people who bring this market to life every Thursday. With their photographs and texts, they bring us closer to the reality of a tough and traditional profession in our country.

Don Pettit He recently spent seven months aboard the International Space Station. During his stay, Pettit contributed to research for future space missions. Pettit also shared what he calls "opportunity science" to demonstrate how experimenting with our environment can help us better understand how things work. In his understanding of science, this understanding is enhanced when art and science come together.

Rising temperatures, human pressure, overfishing and pollution are leading to Mother Nostrum at a point of no return. There are many scientific voices warning.

Southern Europe is scorching with an unprecedented heat wave for June. From Barcelona to Lisbon, from Seville to Rome, many cities across the Old Continent are facing another week of high temperatures. This is the big topic of conversation on the streets, as tourists caught out by the heat wave try to survive the high temperatures. For the next few days—as explained by Xavi Segura and Àlex Sancliment— to yours forecast in itNOW–, thermometers will fluctuate little, and intense heat warnings will remain in effect, affecting virtually the entire country, with nighttime heat alerts also in effect.

It is the 50th anniversary of the birth of the flagship music festival of theUnderground and counterculture in Catalonia in the 1970s. This year, Canet Rock celebrates half a century since that first edition, which was held under Franco's dictatorship and without government permission.

Eight and a half years ago, the then president of Aragon, Javier Lambán, inaugurated the visits to the exhibition of the Sijena monastery with the objects which had been returned by the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) by court order a rainy morning in late January. Last Thursday, June 12th, it was quite hot in the afternoon in Vilanova de Sijena: around 34 degrees. There were only a few days left until the museum's board meeting on Monday, during which Barcelona City Council, the Generalitat (Catalan government), and the Ministry of Culture will discuss how they will comply. the Supreme Court ruling which requires the return to Aragon of the mural paintings in the monastery's chapter house and, at the same time, how will they guarantee their conservation. here?" At the beginning of the tour, the guide tries to get the first shift of visitors, nine people in total, two of them journalists from the ARA, to come out from a patch of shade where they have taken refuge to better appreciate a detail of the building. The visitors are two retired couples from Zaragoza and a group made up of two women and a middle-aged man. They meet one of the workers who opened the door and who looks after the garden in the monastery courtyard. The Zaragozans know him because he was recently interviewed in the local press, and the others give him mementos from a relative. burned during the Civil War. Very soon, the guide also talks about the paintings in the chapter house, which were "stolen and plundered."

First there was silence. A silence of death and destruction. Then came the sound of volunteers' boots and shovels. Then the pump trucks and Kärcher pressure washers. Now, four and a half months after the DANA disaster, the soundtrack of the affected towns in Horta Sud is the sound of drills, hammers, and steep slopes. Everywhere you look, workers are working on the ground floors. In the Valencian Country, the time for reconstruction has arrived, and the streets have only just returned to some semblance of normality a few weeks ago once the mud was removed. But it's only an appearance, of course. Because every inhabitant has terrible stories from that night. The physical scar will take years to disappear, but the other may never do so. Perhaps that's why these days another sound can be heard mixed with the construction work: the children's firecrackers, anticipating a time of celebration, the Fallas, which should serve to begin to turn the page and leave so much misery behind.

There were many culés who on May 28, 2023 wanted say goodbye to the stage where so many joys have been experienced. Camp Nou began work in June to change its skin –and a little more– and become a stadium of the 21st century. While the renovation is still underway, already with some delay and many unknowns, Barça plays its matches at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. In this photo gallery we suggest you review the minute by minute –which we will update regularly– of the state of the construction work at the Spotify Camp Nou. It is the countdown of the culés to return home.