Thermometers in Funchal reached a new high this afternoon as temperatures soared to 38.7 degrees, beating yesterday's official temperature of 37.9, to become the highest value ever recorded in June.
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The Russian ship ‘Akademik Tryoshnikov:’ a Russian Icebreaker!! Sailed past the west coast of Madeira this weekend without being accompanied by the Portuguese navy, state CNN Portugal. Although two naval vessels are currently docked in the port of Funchal, ‘Orion’ and ‘Hydra,’ neither ship were requested to intercept or monitor…
The group met in the Gallery as usual. The topic was “AI” (artificial intelligence), more concretely ChatGPT and similar programs, The video is here: The speaker pointed out that vast amounts of information are placed in AI on a massive scale but this does not mean that AI is intelligent…
Madeira will not become a mass tourism destination, says Eduardo Jesus, the Regional Secretary for Tourism and Culture.
An aircraft that left Porto Santo shortly after noon today and was seen flying up and down the south coast from west to east created a lot of curiosity among those who were using Flightradar 24 to track its movements.
The top temperature recorded in Funchal at 15h00 was 36.3 degrees. It is the highest temperature so far and surpasses the 33.7°C recorded by the Cancela weather station.
A well-known businessman was rescued by a group of tourists today.
In view of the red alert issued by the IPMA, the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources, and Climate Change, Susana Prada, warns that everyone should be careful when using any of the forest spaces to avoid endangering lives, wildlife, and heritage.
The President of Portugal, António Costa, is currently in Madeira and will, from tomorrow, participate in the PS parliamentary days - 'Alongside the Portuguese: fair and solid growth.'
Strong winds led to the cancellation of 24 arrivals and the diversion of 5 flights.
A man threw himself into the sea, in front of the pontoon of the Madeira Electricity Company yesterday, and is still missing.
A Spanish tourist aged between 40 -50 fell fifty metres yesterday morning at the Água d' Alto, in São Vicente, while canyoning.
The Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure, Pedro Fino, today visited the Madeira Equestrian Association (AHM), in Caminho dos Pretos, Funchal to discuss the proposed renovation works for the centre.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), has made a decision on an appeal filed by Madeira over the Brussels decision that 'led' state aid to the region's Free Trade Zone, and then demanded that it be recovered.
The inauguration of the new Porto Santo Terminal will be held on the 24th of June at 16:30.