The two Canadair planes sent by Spain set to work quickly yesterday afternoon. The initial reconnaissance flights were first sighted at 17:09 at Pico do Areeiro, where a single aircraft was seen circling Pico do Gato, where the flames are intense, and shortly afterward, the second aircraft was seen approaching…
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According to the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds – SPEA, it will take decades for the island’s nature to recover from the fires. Thus, SPEA warns that the fires are “endangering the world’s only nesting colony of Madeiran Petrel. For this endangered seabird, the fire happened at the…
The ADN party has issued a statement proposing that a 20-year ban on construction be decreed in the burned areas. The party understands that this would protect those areas and allow their natural reestablishment. “This proposal arises from the urgent need to ensure environmental recovery, prevent future disasters, and ensure…
The access road to Pico do Areeiro has already been closed, due to the evolution of the fire that has raged over Fajã dos Cardos. According to CNN and RTP, circulation on the road is prohibited, as the flames have evolved upwards, thus reaching the high areas. The wind has…
Although the pedestrian routes are closed, several tourists continue to ignore the signage, climb barriers, and continue walking, oblivious to the danger they are putting themselves and others in. In the mountainous regions of Ponta do Sol, where the mayor has been following the evolution of the flames, the passage…
On its social networks, Copernicus EU, the European Union’s space programme for earth observation, shared an image seen from space showing a 130 km smoke plume from the fire that started last Wednesday in Serra de Água. The image, later released by the Insular Association of Geography, taken yesterday the…
A fire situation report was released at 20:00, confirming that the fire that started on Wednesday the 14th of August in the municipality of Ribeira Brava, is still active, relentless, and has spread to the parish of Jardim da Serra, in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, and continues to…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) advised this morning that “for precaution and safety reasons,” some of the classified walking routes are closed due to the occurrence/progression of the forest fire in the mountain area. Here are the closed trails: PR 1 – Vereda do AreeiroPR 1.3. –…
The Socialist Party PS-M, has criticized the measure announced by the Regional Government to charge for parking on Pico do Areeiro, and argued that there should be an exemption regime for Madeirans. “It is essential to create an exception regime for Madeirans, in parking and access to pedestrian routes, otherwise…
News accounts issued by the National Republican Guard give greater clarity on the number of animals that are smuggled into Madeira. The vast majority are birds, but there are also records of monkeys and recently, two ferrets. All cases are referred to the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, while the…
A team from the Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira (IVBAM) is in Porto Santo monitoring the 2024 harvest campaign and, according to data 12 tonnes of grapes have been harvested, mostly from the caracol and striprão varieties. Tiago Freitas, President of IVBAM, notes, the good phytosanitary status…
It is an alert from the Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira, replicated today by the Municipality of Machico, directed to the parish of Porto da Cruz, within the scope of the “Scaphoideus titanus, Ball. (St) 0 phytoplasma Grapevineflavescence dor&MLO, commonly referred to as Golden Flavescence (FD), a…
A report from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), confirms that a 2.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the southeast coast of the Desertas at 04:35 this morning. The quake is believed to have a depth of 10 km. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), a mini earthquake registering 1.6 on the Richter Scale was recorded off the Porto Moniz coast at 19:35 last night (090824). The quake had a depth of 10 km. this is the third earthquake recorded this month in the Autonomous…
“There is reflection on this matter and there are ideas to implement that go in this direction.” This was the answer of Eduardo Jesus, when asked this Tuesday by journalists if the possibility of closing access to Pico do Areeiro from some point further down is being considered, in order…
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