At 06.17 this morning, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), recorded an earthquake registering 2.1 on the Richter Scale off the southwest coast of Ribeira Brava. The quake had a depth of 10 km.
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A group of twenty-seven Czech farmers, including animal, fruit and vegetable producers, are currently visiting the region to learn more about the realities of farming in Madeira.
The Regional Government has announced that they will protect Porto Santo's sand dune line from the effects of steadily rising sea levels. The decision was announced this morning, 13th of October, by the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, as part of the LIFE DUNAS.
In an address to European partners by videoconference the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, stated that the situation within the tourist sector remains critical and stressed the need for new measures to boost this sector.
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The new Interreg EElabs project "Energy Efficiency Laboratories," which runs from 2020 to 2022, intends to continues its campaign to reduce the amount of light pollution that affects sea birds, such as shearwaters, and bats, insects and others animals. Furthermore, studies suggest that young people are being blinded by excessive light.
The Political Commission of the PSD (Social Democrats) of Porto Santo Island, has confirmed that TAP-Air Portugal will be operating a twice weekly, return flight from Lisbon to Porto Santo (Thursday and Sunday), from the 1st of November.
The 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Madeira in March this year, was as powerful as a nuclear test explosion, similar to those carried out by the North Korean government, states Geologist João Baptista.
According to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), without changes in the world economy and a reduction in gas emissions, climate change will cost 4.6 billion euros per year until 2070, increasing further thereafter.
Madeira's PSD party representative at the Assembly of the Republic recently stated that the new 'Sea Law' reinforces Madeira's autonomy.
EasyJet has announced, that they are reducing the number of flights between Lisbon and Madeira due to lack of demand, from the 1st of October.
At 02.42 this morning, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) recorded an earthquake registering 3.3 on the Richter Scale, located 300 km from the Region. Further information states that the quake had a depth of 10 km.
Emergency services were called this afternoon (29th), after someone fell into a ravine in the Prainha area of Caniçal.
Although, information is sketchy, the emergency services have confirmed that the fall was fatal, and that the recovery of the body has been passed over to the competent authorities.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea, an earthquake registering 2.6 on the Richter Scale was recorded off the south coast of Câmara de Lobos on the evening of the 28th at a depth of 5 km.
This morning at 05.59, the Portuguese Institute for Atmosphere and Sea recorded an earthquake registering 1.8 on the Richter Scale off the south coast of Ribeira Brava.