Madeira was placed under a yellow alert this morning from 06:40, and will remain in place until 21:00 tomorrow evening.
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At 01:01 this morning, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), recorded a 2.1 magnitude earthquake off the north coast of Porto Santo, at a depth of 68 km.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere - IPMA, reported last night, that a third earthquake registering 1.5 on the Richter Scale was recorded at 22:07 southwest of the Desertas.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea, recorded a mini earthquake registering 1.6 off the northwest coast of Porto Moniz on the 4th of August.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), recorded yet another small 2.2 earthquake this morning.
At 4.00 pm yesterday afternoon, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) recorded a 2.2 magnitude earthquake off the northeast coast of Porto Moniz.
As of tomorrow, the 21st of July, Madeira's south coast and mountainous regions will be under a yellow weather warning, due to a raise in air temperatures.
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.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), Madeira will not be affected by the high temperatures and dust storms which are due to hit the continent between Friday and Saturday, where temperatures are expected to reach over 35 ºC. Temperatures in Madeira are believed to remain steady…
According to the latest data received by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), until 1:00 pm today, Funchal, Quinta Grande and Monte had recorded the highest temperatures. Values reached 29ºC at the Funchal observatory, followed by 27.1ºC in Monte and 26.6ºC in Quinta Grande with Cancela reaching a lunchtime temperature of 26ºC.
It was announced today by NAV– Navegação Aérea de Portugal, that the international tender for the acquisition of two new radars for Madeira Airport will be launched by the end of the semester.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), issued a statement confirming that they had recorded an earthquake at 10:45 this morning measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale, approximately 45 km off the south coast of Câmara de Lobos.
An earthquake registering 1.8 on the Richter Scale was recorded at 21.45 by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), on Saturday night off the Northeast coast of the Desertas.
Two earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.2 on the Richter scale were recorded today in the municipality of Velas, in São Jorge, in the Azores, revealed the Centre for Seismovolcanic Information and Surveillance of the Azores (CIVISA).
In addition to a orange/red coastal warning, waves are expected to reach anything between 5 and 13 metres on the north coast of Madeira and Porto Santo, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea has also issued a yellow weather warning for the north coast and mountainous regions of the Madeiran archipelago.