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Western Azores islands under red alert for rough seas

Lights out: the island that goes dark to save young seabirds – in pictures

Skip to main content Skip to navigation After three months in the nest, young Cory’s shearwaters on Corvo are ready to take wing Every autumn, Corvo Island in the Azores turns off its public lighting for a few key days to help fledgling Cory’s shearwaters as they attempt to fly to the ocean guided b

The Guardian25 Oct

Ralph Chami: “The Portuguese government must understand the financial value of the Azores”

With a career spent in the IMF leadership, Ralph Chami's life changed after an encounter with a blue whale. He has now developed methods to calculate the value of nature — alive, rather than dead.

Tropical cyclone intensifies but is not expected to affect the Azores

The United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicts that cyclone 'Six', now designated tropical storm 'Fay', will continue to move north-northeast.

Volcanic alert level lowered at the Furnas volcano in the Azores

The V1 volcanic alert level was in effect for a period of eight days.

The 'forest beetle' that survives on Pico Island is a symbol of hope for insects in the Azores

A study by scientists from the Universities of the Azores and Lisbon, published in the scientific journal Nature, reveals that there is hope for the insects inhabiting the archipelago if protected areas are preserved.

Newcastle disease identified in dead birds on six Azores islands

Virus detected in rock doves and Eurasian collared doves on Graciosa, Terceira, Pico, São Miguel, Santa Maria, and Faial.

Has global warming not reached the Azores?

The climate crisis cannot, therefore, be measured solely by the experience of a single point on the planet; it needs to be viewed as the whole that it is. These are not mutually exclusive phenomena. Opinion by Filipe Ferreira

Portugal Is Quietly Revolutionizing Travel With Ponta Delgada, Proving That You Don’t Need Mass Resorts To Experience The Ultimate Azores And São Miguel Vacation

Travel And Tour World20 Jul

Volcanic earthquake alert levels on Terceira Island lowered to V1

Ponta Delgada, Azores, 11 July 2026 (Lusa) -- The alert levels for the Santa Bárbara Volcano and the West Fissural Volcanic System on Terceira Island, in the Azores, have been lowered to V1 (volcanic system in a metastable equilibrium phase), it was announced.

Fewer passengers, more local value

Strategy. With the drop in demand and the departure of Ryanair, the Azores are focusing on flow management, inter-island experiences, and an offer centered on 'exclusive nature' and slow tourism.

Study identifies bee ecotype in the Azores archipelago

The research findings were presented on Saturday at the São Miguel Agricultural Association by Artur Machado, a professor at the Centre for Biotechnology of the Azores.

Portugal: Study involving the University of Beira Interior helps decipher the volcanic crisis in São Jorge and reveals a "failed eruption" in the Azores

Research featuring the University of Beira Interior sheds light on the volcanic activity on São Jorge island, identifying a failed eruption event in the Azores.

Agência Incomparáveis10 May

3.1 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale felt on Terceira Island

The tremor was recorded at 14:23 local time (15:23 in Lisbon).

Flores and Corvo under yellow warning due to rough seas

The situation will occur from Tuesday afternoon onwards.

3.0 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale in Pico and Faial

The tremor was recorded at 2:13 am local time and had its epicentre about seven kilometres from Bandeiras, on the island of Pico. It was felt with a maximum intensity of III in Pico and intensity II/III in Faial.

3.0 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale felt in Pico and Faial

The epicentre was located about seven kilometres northwest of Bandeiras, in the municipality of Madalena, on the island of Pico.

2.7 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale felt in Faial

The earthquake was recorded shortly before noon (local time), with the epicentre located four kilometres north of Madalena, on the neighbouring island of Pico. It was considered a weak tremor.

Azores under orange and yellow warnings due to rough seas and wind

The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has issued orange and yellow warnings for the nine islands of the Azores, starting Sunday, due to rough seas and wind, following a cold front.

Snow may fall in unusual areas of the Azores this Wednesday

The IPMA has indicated the possibility of snow showers in higher areas of the Central and Eastern groups, where it is uncommon to snow. The last time it snowed across the entire archipelago was in 2009.

Azores expecting snow. Therese is to blame

In 2009, snow hit the high-altitude areas of several islands and fell across almost the entire Azorean archipelago, according to the IPMA.

Snow may fall in unusual areas of the Azores on Wednesday

The situation is associated with the low-pressure system Therese, which is expected to cause a significant increase in wind intensity.

Azores affected by unusual cold spell, says IPMA

The IPMA states that the drop in maximum and minimum temperatures is due to a 'northern current' and the 'joint action between the anticyclone centred west of the archipelago and a low-pressure system' currently forming.

Seismovolcanic alert levels on Terceira Island at V2

The island's seismic activity, although low, “remained clearly above reference levels,” clarified the Institute of Volcanology Research at the University of the Azores.

Sharp drop in temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Azores

The situation results from a northern current over the region, according to the IPMA.

2.1 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale felt on the island of São Miguel

The tremor had its epicentre about three kilometres south of Água Retorta.

2.1 magnitude earthquake felt on the island of São Miguel

The tremor was recorded at 21:53 (22:53 in Lisbon) on Saturday and had its epicentre about three kilometres south of Água Retorta, on the island of São Miguel.

Bad weather is back and heavy rain is expected: find out when it will start, how long it will last and where it will hit

Bad weather also affects Madeira and the Azores