Portugal is gearing up for the 12th edition of ‘A Terra Treme’, the country’s annual nationwide earthquake awareness exercise ...
The municipalities of Portimão and Silves will be the setting for an exercise today (5 November) that will test the readiness of the Algarve Civil Protection in the event of an earthquake and tsunami.
A Terra Treme will be held again on Tuesday, November 5th, at 11:05 am, with the entire population invited to stop for a minute and practice the three gestures that can save lives: Drop, Cover, and ...
The Great Lisbon Earthquake, as it was called, killed up to 60,000 people in Portugal, Spain and Morocco, triggering a ...
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck near Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, Monday night. Tremors were felt in Évora, Almeirim and Ponte de Sor. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
The ground shakes for the first time – what would you do? Watch this hilarious take on history’s first earthquake.
In 1604, William Shakespeare's Othello made its debut. A new production of the famed play starring Denzel Washington and Jake ...
But after the great earthquake and tsunami of 1755 decimated Portugal’s coastline, the river mouth all but silted up, leaving behind a landscape of lagoons, quiet inlets, and tree-sheltered ...
Ex-Portugal international Ruben Amorim has been officially unveiled as the new Manchester United manager, and the outgoing ...
Green spaces yield to asphalt, agriculture - when not swept aside by industry - responds to demand, and in central Portugal a little ... Lisbon after the 1755 earthquake - that the region gained ...
This picturesque spot on Morocco’s Atlantic coast offers warm weather late into the year. Unwind away from the crowds, only a ...