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Home News What items should not be placed into the airport security box? What items should not be placed into the airport security box? Going through security is an unavoidable part of air travel, but how you organise your belongings can have a direct impact on your health.
Three out of seven schools in the Vale de Milhaços cluster in Seixal have contained asbestos for several years. Dozens of people gathered this Wednesday to protest outside the local council, which states it cannot resolve this and other issues without funding from the Ministry.
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The heat is back. Maximum temperatures of 30°C are forecast for this Friday and the weekend in districts such as Beja, Évora, and Santarém, placing mainland Portugal and the Madeira archipelago at high risk of ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure. According to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the Madeira archipelago and the districts of Viseu, Guarda, Castelo Branco, Lisbon, Santarém, Portalegre, Setúbal, Évora, Beja, and Faro are at very high risk levels, while Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto, Vila Real, Bragança, Aveiro, Coimbra, and Leiria are at high risk. While Beja (Friday), Santarém, and Évora (both on Saturday) are expected to reach 30°C, maximum temperatures in Lisbon, Braga, Bragança, Castelo Branco, Portalegre, Coimbra, Viseu, Setúbal, Vila Real, and Leiria are expected to range between 25°C and 28°C over the weekend. The UV radiation scale has five levels, ranging from extreme to low risk. For regions at extreme risk, the IPMA recommends avoiding sun exposure as much as possible. For regions with very high risk, the institute advises the use of UV-filtered sunglasses, a hat, a t-shirt, a parasol, and sunscreen, and recommends avoiding sun exposure for children. For regions at high risk, the IPMA recommends the use of UV-filtered sunglasses, a hat, a t-shirt, and sunscreen.
The weekend forecast predicts sunny weather with high temperatures reaching 30ºC, accompanied by a high risk of UV radiation exposure.
The Algarve region and the rest of Portugal face high levels of UV radiation alongside temperatures hitting 30 degrees Celsius.
For regions at extreme risk, the IPMA recommends avoiding sun exposure as much as possible.
The weekend forecast for Portugal indicates a risk of high UV radiation, with temperatures expected to peak at 30 degrees Celsius.
For regions at extreme risk, the IPMA recommends avoiding sun exposure as much as possible.
Home News Local Health Unit to reinforce warnings Local Health Unit to reinforce warnings Following worsening weather conditions in several regions of the country, the Santo António Local Health Unit ( ULS de Santo António) has issued health and safety recommendations, urging responsible use of e
Albufeira will close its municipal pools temporarily starting on Tuesday (December 2) after routine tests detected the presence of Legionella bacteria in the hot water system. The decision, announced by The post Albufeira shuts municipal pools after Legionella detected appeared first on Portugal Resident.
