Portuguese newspaper, Diário de Notícias, has reported that flu has come back in force this winter, leaving people seriously ill and filling up hospital emergency departments.
A mass of polar air, originating in the Scandinavian region, will invade the north of the Iberian Peninsula later this week, cause further drops in temperature on Thursday.
The Algarve now has a state-of-the-art radar with dual polarization technology, offering significant improvement in weather surveillance and forecasting.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 on the Richter scale was recorded this Sunday at 3:34 pm, with its epicenter located approximately 35 kilometres south-southeast of Faro.
AL establishments continue to attract tourists, registering 10.8 million overnight stays in 2023 up until November, a new historic high.
The strike by Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) workers today led to the cancellation of 284 trains out of 438 scheduled (64.8%) by Comboios de Portugal, between 00:00 and 10:00h.
The Volunteer Firefighters of Faro-Cruz Lusa have proudly announced on their Facebook page the addition of a new member to the corporation - Sky the dog will become “a vital part of our corporation”, say the firefighters.
The environmental association Zero have warned that the amount of water produced by the desalination plant planned for the Algarve is almost equal to that lost in the supply systems, and does not guarantee the resilience of public supply in the region.
