While the UK has been going through a rather wet and mild summer, temperatures are well above average across some of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe, reaching as high as the low 40s over the coming days. Many holidaymakers will soon be heading to cities and coas...
Portugal tends to be a humid country as the Atlantic climate predominates in most of the country. Most of Portugal is located in the humid zone of the Iberian peninsula, predominantly the northwest, which is rainy and humid. Some houses are more vulnerable to humidity when the walls are...
infrastructure is traditionally built to withstand the local environmental and climate conditions. However, the 10 warmest years in the historical record have all occurred in the past decade – from 2014 to 2023...
How was the impact of heatwaves on daily hospital admissions in Portugal (2000-2018)?doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.023BACKGROUND. Climate change has increased the frequency, intensity, and duration of heatwaves, posing a serious threat to public health. While the link between high temperatures and...
Geological hazards, in the form of slope failures, combined with increasing visitor numbers and climate change, pose significant challenges to the management of the site. The area is influenced by regular mass movements in the form of rockfalls, debris slides, complex landslides, and block falls ...
The values, preferences, consumption habits, time-sharing of each individual, and social conditioning imposed by governments are all changing in a social climate defined by uncertainties. What directions for action can firms see in this new social climate? So, for the whole period after 2008 and...
To qualify for a Youth pass you must be under 28 on the first day of pass validity. The age limit was increased from under 26 in 2017. Back to top Interrail global pass prices An Interrail Global Pass covers all participating countries from Portugal to Poland, download the map here. Check...
Journeys from the UK to Portugal currently have to use one of these trains, or a bus from Seville to Faro. Which route to choose? For Lisbon, option 1 via Barcelona & Madrid is fastest and easiest. However for Porto, it's better to use options 2 or 3 via Vigo. Going via Barcelona...
First, in the current political climate, the term “loyalty” frequently comes up and is often labelled a “virtue.” Loyalty isn’t a Stoic virtue, and in fact I wonder if it’s a virtue at all or it is just tool to keep people under control. Historically, people have often done ...
The proceeds of a City of London trading firm are set to help scientists answer one of the most controversial questions in climate science: can humanity safely alter the atmosphere to cool the planet? The University of Exeter is to receive £750,000 from the Quadrature Climate Foundation (QCF...