Last Thursday, the daily mortality through heat-related deaths reached a peak of 345, with more than half being over 85 years old. Since last Friday, the number of deaths in Portugal due to heat has been above 300 per day. The IPMA predicts that maximum temperatures will remain high until…
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Temperatures in Madeira are expected to rise from Friday, with the hot weather extending over the weekend and into next week. “Temperatures will rise from Friday with hot and windy weather affecting the south coast of Madeira. A rise of two to three degrees is expected, with thermometers approaching 30…
An earthquake registering 2.4 on the Richter scale was recorded this morning (Tuesday) at 06:30 off the northeast coast of Porto Santo. According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the quake had its epicenter located at 34.597° north latitude and 13.114° west longitude, at a depth of…
Temperatures will increase from Thursday and exceed 40 degrees in some regions of mainland Portugal, especially in the interior, according to forecasts released today by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA). “There is a tendency for the anticyclone, located in the Azores region, to intensify and extend in…
This morning, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) issued a yellow heat warning for the mountainous regions of the Region. However, the warning was changed to orange, due to elevated temperature levels. The warning will remain in effect until 19:00 on Wednesday, reads the MSM weather forecast.  The south…
An earthquake registering 1.6 on the Richter Scale was recorded by the seismographs of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) at 6:41 p.m. yesterday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17 kilometers, off the south coast of Funchal. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 0
A microearthquake, registering 1.0 on the Richter Scale, was recorded by IPMA seismographs at 02:38 this morning off the east coast of Machico. Samantha Ganno info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 0
IPMA seismographs detected a 1.7 magnitude earthquake last night at 21:50 off the south of Câmara de Lobos. There are no reports that the quake was felt on land. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 3
At 01:30 this morning, seismographs at the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea detected a 2.1 magnitude earthquake off the northeast coast of the Desertas Islands. The quake had a depth of 23 km. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 1
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), registered a 1.4 magnitude earthquake off the south of Câmara de Lobos at 02:03 this morning. The quake had a depth of 8 km. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 1
IPMA seismographs recorded two earthquakes this morning. The first was at 03:07 off the Selvagens Islands registering 2,7 on the Richter Scale. A few hours later, at 04:47, a smaller 2.3 magnitude earthquake occurred off the north coast of Madeira on the Madeira Tore. Due to their size and location,…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), recorded a 1.8 magnitude earthquake at 22:08 last night off the northwest coast of Porto Santo. The ‘quake’ occurred at a depth of 22 kilometers. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 0
As predicted by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), Madeira woke up to a second day of a light dusting of snow on its highest peaks. With deteriorating weather conditions, the island remains under an orange coastal alert. Waves are expected to reach 11 metres on the northwest…
Snow has already fallen on Pico do Areeiro. It’s only a little. But enough for those who are visiting the peak to record the moment. Forecasts from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) did predict snowfall. However, this will soon vanish as a yellow alert has been issued…
An earthquake registering 2.3 on the Richter scale was recorded at 01:16 this morning off the south coast of Câmara de Lobos. The quake had an estimated depth of 10 km. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 2