As Storm Gloria Continues Ravaging Spain, Mallorca Gets Hit By Huge Waves And Another Town Is Filled With Foam

If climate change deniers need more proof that what's happening with our planet is not normal, well, here it is. Storm Gloria is battering eastern Spain with extreme winds, heavy rainfall, huge waves, and even snowfall. Nine people have died already due to incidents related to weather extremities and four have been reported missing. Gloria has also left 220,000 people without electricity in the Tarragona region. As the storm continues ravaging Spain, Mallorca has been smashed with enormous waves and another town got filled with foam. Normally, sea foam forms when the ocean churns up high concentrations of organic matter. Although it often occurs naturally, pollution from contaminants found in sewage, detergents and fossil fuel can also be contributors to the formation of foam.

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Another video that was also shared on Twitter shows foam hitting the streets and people posing for selfies in front of the surreal sight. The Interior Minister of Spain has described the storm as "exceptional" and nine provinces of the country are still on orange or yellow alert.

Civil Protection Director for Catalonia - Isabel Ferrer - told the media that more rain is bound to hit the region, increasing the risk of flooding and overflowing rivers. "We are facing an emergency situation which is still not over," Ms. Ferrer says.

Local media reports that Costa Blanca, Costa Brava, and the Balearic have been by far affected the worst by Gloria. Some supermarkets in Mallorca told the media that they are running out of certain products as the extreme weather conditions had affected shipping from continental Spain.