According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the Madeira archipelago has been placed under a yellow alert from 12:00 - 18:00 tomorrow (21.11) due to heavy rainfall.
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The Regional Directorate of Health has issued a statement on social media platforms, saying that Madeira is currently affected by a North African dust plume.
The captaincy of Funchal issued a bad weather and strong wind warning for the Madeira archipelago coastline until 06:00 tomorrow morning.
It may be an object of curiosity for tourists, but yesterday's landslide could have had serious repercussions.
Having sent offers of support to his Spanish counterpart, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, assured the population that the La Palma volcanic eruption will not affect Madeira and Porto Santo.
The Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), issued a second statement last night regarding the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands.
According to Vitor Prior, Madeiran delegate of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the ash cloud from the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, should not affect the Madeiran archipelago.
This afternoon news came in to say that for the first time since 1971, the Cumpre Vieja volcano in La Palma had erupted.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has placed the south coast and mountainous regions of Madeira under a yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms on Sunday the 12th of September.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and the Sea (IPMA), has once again extended the yellow warning that is currently in force until 21:00 Tuesday, the 7th of September, due to heavy rainfall and elevated temperatures.
As of midday today, Madeira was placed under a yellow warning for both rain and heat.
A report released by the American Meteorological Society, which assesses climatic changes in 60 countries, based on the data received from approximately 530 scientists, reveals that several climate indicators, such as greenhouse gases, sea levels and temperatures hit record heights in 2020.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), Madeira is on a very high UV radiation alert today.
According to the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, Humberto Vasconcelos, this year's harvest is a 100 tonnes less than 2020.
With red weather warnings for heat and fire, its small wonder that the regions temperatures soared above 35 degrees by the beginning of this afternoon.