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Still damage from bad weather in Italy The disturbance that mainly affected the North causing damage that still causes inconveniences (the Alemagna road due to the landslide near Borca - Cancia di Cadore seems to be still impassable), has shifted towards the center-south with areas hit by torrential rain and hailstorms; for example, in Amatrice in Lazio region, the houses inhabited by earthquake victims were flooded and in Molise region there are reports of some crops devastated by hail, while in other areas the fields have been flooded by downpours, followed by alerts for various regions. Weather forecasts announce a new rise in temperatures after the brief passage of the bad weather wave and there are questions about the level of water reserves in regions affected by desertification like Sicily with basins that were already dry and the high temperatures causing strong evaporation, then the intense solar radiation tending to dry out vegetation. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 17, 2025 
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 Heat wave in Italy with heat islands Due to the influence of an African high-pressure system temperatures in Italy are reported to be six to eight degrees above average leading to a heat wave and a red alert for several cities (eleven tomorrow). For example temperatures could reach thirty-eight degrees Celsius in parts of the North, while in the South in Puglia and Sardinia peaks above forty degrees are also expected. Complaints have arisen in large cities in the North about ozone formation due to the creation of scorching heat islands with a call for planting trees and suitable vegetation to try to mitigate temperatures and make the sweltering heat more bearable which is rendering entire neighborhoods unlivable. To report shifting the focus to Greece there has been a significant number of lightning strikes, almost six thousand, in mountainous areas of Epirus, central and western Greece, and the Peloponnese, raising the risk of wildfires. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 14, 2025 n: 5975 Considerations on May temperatures The global average temperatures for the month of May would not have exceeded the threshold of one and a half degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels breaking a period of warming with twenty-one out of twenty-two months that exceeded it. However according to researchers this should not necessarily be interpreted as a positive value; in fact, these are global averages, and for example, in Iceland and Greenland, temperatures were three degrees above average due to an intense heatwave contributing to an increased rate of ice melting in Greenland. It has also happened that generally cold countries recorded unprecedented average temperature peaks. Considering the trend regarding greenhouse gas emissions, some researchers now find it unrealistic to try to maintain the one and a half degree threshold and believe that a greater commitment is necessary. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 12, 2025 n: 5973 Fragile Arctic collapsing due to maritime traffic The new routes that are opening for maritime traffic in the Arctic due to melting ice are increasing environmental pressure on a very fragile ecosystem, causing it to collapse rapidly; in fact, Arctic warming is already four times faster than in other parts of the planet and the season for maritime transport is extending; moreover, the new routes that allow for shorter transportation of goods are more convenient thus increasing warming, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity and pollution in a decidedly unhealthy vicious circle. For example soot left by the so-called black carbon emitted from diesel engines settles on Arctic ice increasing the rate of melting and being dark it attracts light rays causing surrounding air overheating contributing to climate change. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 09, 2025 n: 5970 Europe as a key player in the protection of the seas Essential challenges for the protection of the seas such as pollution, climate change, and illegal fishing beyond sustainable limits would be included in a European plan to be presented at a conference in Nice in France next week, at the forefront of the ecological sector also because biodiversity is threatened and there are concerning changes in the ecosystem along the coasts, this before an international congress begins to preserve the health of the Oceans. There is talk of great potential for investments in a sustainable economy that also means ensuring security; for example among the various points to plan would be the creation of marine reserves intended to capture and store carbon dioxide. Forty percent of Europeans live within a radius of about fifty kilometers from the coasts and are largely dependent on the aquatic food resources they consume. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 06, 2025 n: 5968 Risk of desertification for Greece Almost half of the Greek territory would be very vulnerable to desertification with fifty percent of water resources lost through leaks in the pipes and given the trend of accelerating climate change due to human activities, the situation can only worsen in practice. Rainfall in the eastern part of the country is scarce and comparable to Alexandria in Egypt where it rarely rains, while the western part seems comparable to Paris where it rains a lot; thus it is a complex situation to address, also due to tourism which significantly increases water demand. It is questioned whether hotels need to have pools when stunning beaches are just a few steps away, whether some houses should be adorned with large gardens, or whether agriculture should irrigate by flooding the land or using low water-efficient methods. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 03, 2025 n: 5965 Floods in northern Nigeria At least one hundred and eleven are believed to be the victims of floods that affected a large market in northern Nigeria where farmers sell their products to buyers from the south overwhelmed by torrents of water fueled by torrential rainfall. In the flooded neighborhoods the roofs of houses can be seen submerged by a kind of brown lake while residents tried to bring help also attempting to recover goods. There are reports of a country affected by climate change with prolonged periods of drought followed by heavy rains, particularly intense during the wet season. To report changing the subject but remaining on environmental issues that there is concern in Europe about the trend of rapid depletion of water supplies and how it is necessary to set a target for efficiency and reduce consumption by ten percent and increase water recycling. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 31, 2025 n: 5963 Large ice avalanche in the Swiss Alps In a glacier above the village of Blatten in Haut-Valais, which had been evacuated, a large mass of ice broke away, resulting in an imposing avalanche of snow, debris, and earth that enveloped everything in a kind of cloud; there are reports of damaged houses, some almost buried in earth and debris, and it seems that there is one missing person despite warnings to evacuate the area. To report shifting the focus to Italy that weather forecasts announce a probable heatwave with temperatures in the South that could exceed thirty-five degrees Celsius, following a period of intense rainy precipitation and sometimes hailstorms (particularly in the North) that have damaged crops, and often farmers complain that they no longer know what to plant due to erratic precipitation which is quite harmful for example for corn. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 29, 2025 n: 5961 Impact of invasive species under study It is estimated that the impact regarding the costs of invasive species to the territory is seventeen times higher than previously estimated, a huge sum that weighs on the budgets of societies, at least according to a study conducted considering data from 1960 related to non-native plant species and animals that harm agriculture, insects that spread diseases and lead to the extinction of other species. For example wild boars destroy crops and insects that are increasingly spreading due to climate warming transmit diseases such as dengue and malaria with costs that fall directly on health systems and on families who must face these health issues. It seems that plants are the most economically burdensome group in terms of damage and eradicating an invasive species is indeed very difficult. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 27, 2025 n: 5959 Active hurricane season in Canada According to weather forecasts Canada could soon be affected by potential hurricanes although it is difficult to predict when these vortices will form over the ocean, however it is an active year and post-tropical storms are pushing further north so it is advisable to be prepared to face the ensuing bad weather. Meanwhile also in this country in Manitoba the community of Lac Du Bonnett is lamenting the devastation caused by a recent fire, with the area appearing unrecognizable completely covered in charred debris. Notably shifting attention to China there are two victims and nineteen people trapped due to a landslide that occurred in a rural area near Quingyang in the southwest province of Guizhou; there are also reports of power outages in the township of Guowa again due to the landslide. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 24, 2025 n: 5957 Ambience and Nature * 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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