Eclipse excitement builds, Alentejo earthquake & Algarve animal summer surge

On Tuesday 11th August 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news focuses on the rare sunset solar eclipse due tomorrow (12 August) - the first total eclipse visible from Portugal in over a century. A narrow strip in the northeast will experience totality, while most of the country will see a partial sunset eclipse; proper solar filters or eclipse glasses are essential.

Other headlines include global sea-surface temperatures hitting a record 20.96 °C in July, a magnitude-4 (Mercalli) earthquake centred on Odemira and felt in neighbouring municipalities, Algarve animal shelters under pressure from a summer surge in unwanted litters, questions over the rapid disappearance of millions of euros in government support for farmers, and Novo Banco’s first-half profit falling 15.6 % amid higher taxes and BPCE-related costs.

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