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Floods in southern and central South Korea There would be at least three victims due to floods favored by intense monsoon-like rainfall affecting vast areas of southern and central South Korea, it is also reported that over a thousand people have been evacuated, along with roads transformed into rivers with cars floating and carried away, and hundreds of schools flooded and damaged. The locality of Gwangju was particularly affected with four hundred and twenty millimeters of rain, and central and southern areas of Chungcheong province experienced damage and inconvenience for the population. Sometimes rescuers had to intervene with boats to help people trapped in their homes. As often happens in cases of flooding there have been complaints about water management to improve prevention in order to avoid significant damage. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 18/07/2025 
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 Canada still grappling with wildfires and issues Due to the smoke emitted from the wildfires burning vegetation in Ontario and the Prairies air quality in Toronto is among the worst in the world leading to a warning for the population to limit outdoor activities especially considering the extreme heat affecting the city with particular attention to vulnerable individuals, visibility is limited and the use of masks is advised; moreover there are significant hardships for the population in the Pikangikum First Nation also due to wildfires that have burned energy distribution poles leaving vast areas in darkness (sometimes food reserves are scarce). Shifting focus to the United States the search efforts have resumed for around one hundred sixty missing people from the recent floods in Texas after heavy rains and severe weather; in the meantime the death toll has risen to at least one hundred thirty-two. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 15/07/2025 n: 6001 Unfavorable climate for students in the Philippines Climate disasters threaten the learning of students in the Philippines and schools are poorly equipped to face them, at least according to a group of teachers who emphasize the lack of funding allocated for the twenty-seven million students who returned to school in June, a season considered the beginning for typhoons; but heatwaves forced schools to close in April and May. There is a call to invest in infrastructure that can make schools suitable to cope with heatwaves and storms, considering that the education sector is still dealing with damage caused by natural disasters. To report shifting the focus to Texas in the United States that has risen to over one hundred twenty the casualties and one hundred missing in the toll from recent floods, some say that the location of summer camps may not have been well planned. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 12/07/2025 n: 5999 Considerations on the vegetation fire in Marseille The fire fueled by strong gusts of wind and rather dry vegetation reached the city of Marseille in southern France, the second largest in the country, forcing the airport to close and many residents to remain home raises the question of whether the unusually high Mediterranean temperature might have played a role; indeed, recently sea temperatures have reached five degrees Celsius above average in some areas (with a record of twenty-seven degrees on June thirtieth), reducing the nighttime cooling effect along the coasts. Some are making additional considerations regarding the flooding in Texas that has caused over one hundred ten deaths and one hundred seventy missing, as other areas could find themselves in the same conditions still in the absence of alert systems to be used in case of necessity. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 09/07/2025 n: 5996 A June with heat waves for twelve countries Unprecedented temperatures were recorded in June in twelve countries due to intense heat waves affecting nearly eight hundred million people in Europe, Asia, and Africa, from Nigeria to Japan, from Pakistan to Spain. In some countries temperatures are reported to be three degrees above the seasonal average, as occurred in Switzerland, Italy, and the Balkans; then in Korea two degrees above the seasonal average, but records for the month of June and extreme heat are also noted in China with record peaks (sometimes exceeding forty degrees) monitored by weather stations. Overall June ranks second for warming after 2024. It is currently worth noting a heat wave in Greece with temperature peaks of forty-two degrees Celsius, although weather forecasts predict sustained winds bringing somewhat cooler air in the coming days. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 08/07/2025 n: 5995 Weather alert in North Carolina in the U.S. According to weather forecasts, flooding is possible in central and eastern areas of the state of North Carolina due to the tropical storm "Chantal" which has now weakened and been downgraded to a tropical depression, then there are also reports of possible isolated tornadoes in South Carolina; meanwhile the death toll from flooding in Texas has risen to over eighty with around ten people missing, devastated areas covered in debris, and there are controversies regarding cuts to the funding allocated to the national weather control center and the lack of a smartphone alert system for weather warnings in the affected counties (which have long been considered vulnerable). Notably shifting attention to Italy there is one victim in Lombardy region due to a wave of bad weather that has also caused damage and disruptions, and there are reports of over twenty-seven thousand lightning strikes in Tuscany region. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 07/07/2025 n: 5994 Marine heatwaves in the Mediterranean Among the causes of the high temperatures recorded on the Mediterranean coasts with values sometimes well above the averages the question is raised whether the marine heatwaves in the Mediterranean with monitored values in some areas of the sea reaching up to four degrees Celsius higher than the averages may have played a significant role. Climate variations affect all countries bordering the Mediterranean and some cite the example of Turkey recently facing hundreds of fires with casualties and damage and Greece still experiencing fires with evacuations and inconveniences, (then hundreds the victims for the heat in the South of Spain). The European Union proposes to reduce polluting emissions by ninety percent by 2040 to tackle climate change, but there are also discussions around various flexibility formulas to ensure that the countries of the union can achieve these goals. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 04/07/2025 n: 5992 Still difficulties in Italy due to the extreme heat There would be at least three victims in Italy due to work-related ailments caused by the heat, with regions like Lazio and Sardinia banning work in fields and construction sites during the hottest hours. There are reports of increased access to emergency rooms by the elderly and in some cases, even deaths. In Veneto there was a landslide on the Alemagna road which had already experienced similar issues recently, then disruptions to train traffic on the Turin-Paris line due to landslides; complaints have also been made about temporary power outages in some areas possibly due to the heavy use of air conditioners. Shifting the attention to Canada to report a local state of emergency declared in British Columbia due to an uncontrolled fire near Lytton, and there are ongoing operations to clear fallen trees in a large park in northeast Ontario that was devastated ten days ago by a storm. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 02/07/2025 n: 5990 Fires in Turkey and extreme heat in Portugal Numerous fire fronts are affecting the forests near Izmir, Denizli, Aydin, and Manisa in Turkey, with reports of ten residential areas evacuated, especially in the Seferihisar region where high flames are visible even from the Greek islands, with soot reaching, for example, Patmos. Some fires are uncontrollable due to strong winds despite the intervention of many firefighting teams supported by firefighting vehicles. As for Portugal due to the unprecedented heatwave affecting all of Europe temperatures have reached forty-two degrees Celsius in Lisbon and locations in the interior of the country are even approaching fifty degrees perceived. Extreme heat is also present in the Spanish city of Seville complicating matters for tourists, while the entire southern part of the country is grappling with oppressive heat. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 30/06/2025 n: 5988 Landslide in Colombia and extreme heat in U.S. There are at least eleven victims, fifteen injured, and over ten missing in northwestern Colombia due to a landslide that occurred in the city of Bello in the Antioquia department near Medellin; there are reports of floods caused by intense rainfall that triggered the landslide, which swept away several homes. Rescue teams have been mobilized by the authorities of the province of Antioquia to aid those affected by the large landslide, and they are digging through the mud to search for the missing. Changing the subject but still on environmental themes, there are high temperatures recorded in the United States due to a heat wave, with New York approaching forty degrees Celsius; it is also reported that the glaciers in the country (such as those in Canada) are suffering, with the rate of ice melting having doubled compared to the previous decade. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 26/06/2025 n: 5985 Various and natural * The author doesn't assume some kind of responsibility for the bad use of the articles councils (all rights are reserved) |
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