The University of Minho (Portugal), in partnership with Fibrenamics and Sciencentris, will host the 6th International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF2023) on the 19th, 20th, and 21st of June, at VidaMar Resort Hotel, in Funchal, Madeira.
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During the raising of the blue flag at the Ponta Gorda bathing complex, the Mayor of Funchal, Pedro Calado, announced that the beach will have, from tomorrow, Monday the 19th, a second surveillance post, located next to the new promenade to strengthen beach security.
The Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure, Pedro Fino, who was today at the closing of the Cherry Festival in Jardim da Serra, which has been celebrated since 1954, addressed local producers, admitting that, unfortunately, the recent rains and storm have created difficulties.
A new hybrid orchid has been created and named after the city of Funchal.
After the weekly political diatribe by the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) delegate on the state of the region's wages, the PSD discussed the works enacted by the Regional Government during Storm Oscar, with particular attention given to the island's rivers, which through a series of safety works protected much of the population when Storm Oscar hit the island.
APRAM - The Port Administration for the Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, were out this morning with cleaning teams at the Funchal Port Recreational Pier.
Nine hiking trails remain closed due to Storm Oscar.
Madeira has recorded a new national historical maximum value of precipitation, during the passage of Storm Oscar through the region, announced the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA).
A 30-year-old tourist risked his life this afternoon by walking along the rock wall of the pier of Câmara de Lobos, while the sea still raged from the effects of Storm Oscar. In front of the incredulous gaze of onlookers, the man traversed the knife-edge rocks only to be engulfed…
Storm Oscar brought unprecedented levels of rain, with Areeiro recording levels of 604 millimetres per m2.
As of 16:30 today, 35 incidents had been recorded in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos due to the high rainfall caused by Storm Oscar. Three families also had to flee their homes.
The Civil Protection has issued a statement confirming that in the last 24 hours, a total of 163 occurrences, resulting from Storm 'Oscar' mobilised 168 teams and 436 operational staff.
A group of foreigners ignored the closed gates and decided to investigate the Garajau beach despite the unfavourable sea conditions and driving rain.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), a 2.2 earthquake was recorded at 22:39 off the northeast coast of Madeira.
Today's rain has exceeded red-level warning limits in three mountainous areas overlooking the city of Funchal, said the Regional Delegate of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), Victor Prior.
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