Latest news and stories about geology in Portugal for expats and residents.
The conversation with João Duarte covers the cause of the 1755 earthquake, the idea that oceans do not last forever, and the hypothesis that a new subduction zone is forming southwest of Portugal.
Home News Algarve beach hides a 70-million-year-old volcanic past Algarve beach hides a 70-million-year-old volcanic past Anyone who has spent time at Praia da Luz will probably recognise the dark rock formation rising dramatically from the otherwise pale cliffs at the eastern end of the beach.
The Monte de Santa Luzia, on the outskirts of Viseu, featuring the Galopim de Carvalho Interpretation Centre, opened in 2012, and the excavations that proved mining activity at the site since the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Researchers from Nova de Lisboa and the University of Lisbon concluded that geological reservoirs between 1,000 and 2,500 metres deep can store up to one terawatt-hour of renewable energy.
One or two million years ago, the largest river on the Iberian Peninsula flowed into the sea further south than it does today, in a wide, low-lying corridor between the parallels of Almada and Arrábida. Opinion by António Galopim de Carvalho
An article exploring the geological connection between the mountains in Portugal and the Appalachian range in the United States.
A scientific study examines the geological impact of Portuguese magmatic activity on the development of the Madeira and Canary archipelagos.
Why did two earthquakes happen almost at the same time? There is still no definitive answer. Geologist Paula Figueiredo explains what scientists have already been able to determine.
Filipe Rosas also compared the phenomenon felt this Wednesday in Venezuela to the 1969 earthquake that struck Portugal.
Study analyses an “intense episode of volcanic-tectonic activity” in S. Jorge in March 2022, with the recording of “thousands of earthquakes, which did not culminate in an eruption”.
Study shows that major geological faults can simultaneously guide the ascent of magma and help prevent eruptions.
Recently approved by the Council of Ministers, the Geology and Energy Agency (AGE) emerges at a truly decisive moment for the energy transition in Portugal. The Government’s stated objective is simple: to consolidate, into a single organisation, several entities operating in the fields of energy and geological resources. It intends to reduce overlaps, clarify responsibilities and ...
