Yesterday at 05:26, seismographs from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) detected a 2.0 magnitude earthquake off the northeast coast of Porto Santo. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
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The body of a man was found floating in the sea off Câmara de Lobos this morning. According to a statement issued by the National Maritime Authority, an alert was raised at 10:55 this morning by a crew member from one of the maritime-tourist vessels operating nearby. Officers from the…
Ribeira Brava, Ponta do Sol, Calheta, São Vicente, but also in Funchal and Santa Cruz, there were dozens of occurrences during the night, due to the passage of a rain front, but above all due to the cyclonic wind that ravaged the island at 03:00 this morning. In Ribeira Brava…
At 03:00 this morning, Madeira was hit by exceptional winds, with many gusts reaching red warning values. In Santa Cruz/Airport, the anemometer marked 147 km/h at 03:20, the highest value in the IPMA network. This was followed by 122 km/h in Ponta do Sol/Lugar de Baixo, 116 km/h in Chão…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has updated the yellow warnings for precipitation, wind, and sea agitation for both the island of Madeira and Porto Santo. On the south and north coast, a yellow warning for rain, sometimes heavy and persistent, with a chance of thunderstorms, will be…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has issued a yellow rain warning for Madeira and Porto Santo on Wednesday, the 12th of November. The warning is in effect between midnight and noon on Wednesday. Thunderstorms are also predicted during this time. This warning covers Madeira and Porto Santo. Samantha…
An earthquake registering 2.7 on the Richter Scale was recorded yesterday afternoon off the northeast coast of Porto Moniz. Located at a depth of 41 km, the small quake was recorded by the IPMA at 15:07. Given its distance, depth, and intensity, it was only ‘felt’ by seismographs from the…
The body found floating this afternoon near the Maiata Beach, in Porto da Cruz was that of a 44-year-old Irish man. Bruno Teles, Commander of the Maritime Zone of Madeira, explained that the man swam out to help a 14-year-old girl. However, the teenager was rescued as bystanders threw her…
Wind gusts of 80 and 73 km/h have already been recorded this Monday in Madeira. Early this morning, the weather station at Chão do Areeiro recorded guts of up to 80 km/h, followed by Santo da Serra, with 73 km/h. At Madeira Airport, the Santa Catarina weather station recorded 65…
A small earthquake was recorded yesterday off the north coast of Santana. The 1.4 magnitude earthquake occurred at 13:50 and had a depth of 36 km. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
A “joint and complex” operation culminated in the seizure of 2.3 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of Madeira, in an operation led by the French Navy. The information was released by the French Navy itself, through the social network X (formerly Twitter), where it detailed that the seizure of…
The French Naval Frigate ‘Courbet’ arrived in Funchal harbour this morning and will remain here until the 23rd of October. Tomorrow, October the 20th, the ship’s commander, Captain Arnaud Richard, will officially greet local entities. This will be followed by an official lunch on board. As part of this stopover,…
The Ocean Victory cruise ship has already left the port of Funchal and is now heading to Montevideo, Uruguay, where it will begin its winter operation. This crossing marks the repositioning of the ship for the South American season, during which it will explore itineraries different from the usual European…
A seagull that tested positive for the avian influenza virus (H5) was collected on the 4th of October in Funchal. The confirmation was made by the National Institute of Agrarian and Veterinary Research (INIAV) on the 13th, after analysis of samples sent by the Veterinary Service of the Region. The…
The Portuguese Navy’s hydrooceanographic ship, NRP D. Carlos I, is carrying out, together with the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the Hydrographic Institute (IH), and the Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INEScTEC), an oceanographic campaign in the Madeira-Tore geological complex. According to the Navy,…