Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 22 September 2021
International team of scientists seeks unprecedented information on tsunamis in Paul do Martinhal
“Do you see that more yellowish sand there, just above the level where the water is now? It is the deposit of the tsunami of 1755”. César Andrade, professor and researcher at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, points to the layers of sediment in various shades of brown, which can be seen on the wall of the trench located on the now dry bottom of Paul do Martinhal, next to the beach of the same name, in Sagres.
It is here that the efforts of a team of researchers are concentrated, some of them still students, from that Portuguese university, but also from the University of Poznan, in Poland. The project, called TsunaStorm, also involves the University of Coimbra and a university in Switzerland.
The work started on September 14th and will continue until the 23rd of September. Carlos Andrade reported to Sul Informaçã that “we started by prospecting some holes to identify the best places to dig the trenches, then we opened small prospecting trenches by hand. Due to the precious help of the Municipality of Vila do Bispo, we have this machine, which makes our work much easier.” A backhoe machine, provided by the Chamber, was used to dig a twenty meter long trench. The investigators, wearing rubber boots, carefully examined the layers of slightly different colors which can be seen on the side walls of the trench. These layers measure from one meter high to the water table in the ground. “The fact that the marsh is dry for us is very good, it makes life easier for us,” says César Andrade.
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EasyJet announces the creation of 30 new jobs in Faro with additional planes
Air carrier EasyJet announced today that it will place a new plane at the Faro base for the summer of 2022 creating around 30 direct jobs in the Algarve. In addition another four planes will be added between Malaga and Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
According to EasyJet, this investment creates around 150 direct jobs for pilots and crew under local contracts in Portugal and Spain.
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, EasyJet has continued to invest in Portugal, where it opened a new base in Faro in June 2021 and increased the global Portuguese fleet by 60%”, says the carrier.
Thus, next summer, Faro will have four planes, bringing the Portuguese fleet to 13 planes, including five at the base in Lisbon and four in Porto.
“This investment will create around 150 direct jobs in Portugal and Spain. In Portugal alone, EasyJet currently employs more than 425 people, all under local contracts and negotiated with Portuguese industrial unions”, stresses the carrier.
José Lopes, EasyJet Country Manager for Portugal says he is very pleased to be able to announce this investment in the Portuguese market.
Portimão debates Sustainable and Healthy Mobility with experts
“Sustainable and Healthy Mobility” is the theme of the workshops that take place today and tomorrow, in the auditorium of Portimão Arena, as part of the European Mobility Week. The initiative has the presence of specialists in the subject.
The holding of these workshops, which will also be broadcast on the Facebook site of the Portimão City Council, aims to raise the discussion of principles and ideas that encourage behaviours compatible with sustainable development. The purpose is to make citizens aware of the effects that their choices will have on the environment, while providing them with opportunities to move around in a sustainable and healthy way.
Since it is important to rediscover and enhance the heritage of cities and towns by their own inhabitants, preferably in a healthier and more pleasant environment, the program will start on September 21 with the workshop “Sustainable mobility”. This panel will deal with the role of children in the conception of the new city. Pedro Ribeiro da Silva, urban and land planner, will speak.