The President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, will tomorrow at 11:30 am visit the construction works of the Lombo do Urzal Lifting Station, in Boaventura.
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On Tuesday, the 23rd of August, the Ribeira Brava Beach became centre stage for the new Águas e Resíduos da Madeira, S.A. (ARM), water saving campaign, 'Save every drop of your island – Water is Life.’
Heat waves similar to the one affecting western Europe, which hit Portugal last week, will be increasingly frequent and intense until at at least 2060, opined the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) today.
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.
A report by environmental organisation Zero indicates that Portugal's emissions
of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) have dropped by 52,000 tonnes per day as a result of
the Coronavirus 19 lockdown, who have compared March 2020 figures with the same
period in 2019.
Before presenting her lecture on 'Climate Change' to the Legislative Assembly of Madiera, UN expert, Joana Portugal Pereira, said that Madeira, "being a small island," is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Not only because of the higher incidence of extreme events but also because of the dangers associated with rising sea levels.
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