Portugal could lose up to 5% of GDP as sea levels rise
The study assessed the economic impacts of sea level rise in 271 European regions, in a scenario without new coastal protection measures and with high emissions. On a scale of…
Algarve drought: Government to cut water for agriculture by up to 50% and urban consumption by 15%
According to the Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, Duarte Cordeiro, these are the measures needed at the moment to ensure that we reach the end of 2024 with…
Algarve. Water cuts are “unbalanced and unfair” for agriculture
The president of the Association of Beneficiaries of the Sotavento do Algarve Irrigation Plan warned today that the water cuts announced to cope with the drought in the region are…
Due to the drought in the Algarve, water’s days are numbered
“It was complicated last year. We’re entering a phase of near chaos,” said António Pina, President of the International Community of the Algarve. The drought situation is serious: it is…
The Mold Problem: How to get rid of excess humidity at home
Portugal in winter. High humidity or excess moisture can damage materials or cause health problems. Learn how to keep humidity at the right level in your home. See the best…
Drought contingency plan for the Algarve presented later this month
“The priority use is human use and agriculture will have a bigger cut,” said the vice-president of the Portuguese Environment Agency. The Portuguese Environment Agency expects to present a contingency…
Water from dams only enough for eight months
Beneath the exhausted dams, the dried-up irrigation channels and the citrus and avocado orchards, rivers and streams flow that form considerable bodies of water stored between the rocks. The Algarve…
Climate activists block access entrance in Lisbon
On the morning of Dec. 14th eight activists from the Climate collective cut off one of the road accesses to the city of Lisbon near Amoreiras. The action began at…
It will be cold and dry days of weather with little cloudy skies.
IPMA. Warning for cold in the coming days *Information in Celcius The cold, dry weather is back. On Wednesday it is expected to be a descent to the minimums between…
End of November leaves water levels of barragems unchanged
The water level of Algarve’s water dams did not significantly change during the month of November, meaning that the reservoirs of the Algarve continue to have very low levels for…