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It is useless to buy polluting new clothes Fashion skilfully playing with the colors and lines of the stitching of fabrics leads to the purchase of new clothes that most of the time do not serve to change garments from well-stocked wardrobes, then it is a very polluting industrial chain and when these clothes end up in the environment they are full of toxic substances that threaten biodiversity. Some say that the most sustainable wardrobe is the one we already have, then for new clothes the plastic fibers in which they are often woven by washing them release microplastics into the water and also happens that after wearing them a few times they deteriorate quickly ending up in landfills. A hole in an old dress can be easily repaired and a missing button replaced, then eventually can buy second-hand "vintage" clothes. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 23, 2023 
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 Singapore well adapted to climate change With natural ventilation favored by many trees on the streets, parks and gardens, as well as energy-efficient buildings Singapore would be a metropolis well adapted to climate change thanks to measures supported by the city-state authorities, then some consider it the best in the world for adaptation and a laboratory of cities to imitate. About forty-seven percent of the city that has seen tumultuous development in the past is covered with vegetation that allows a kind of healthy breeze to blow without the use of air conditioners. The six million inhabitants apparently faced without too many problems the record temperature peaks reached this year considering that the city is located near the equator even if the question remains whether this good adaptation can be maintained with greater global warming. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Oct 07, 2023 n: 5462 Consequences of fires on animals A study carried out in Canada would have shown high stress in animals in response to the fires that affected British Columbia, for example, by analyzing the excrement left by animals that reveal high concentrations of cortisol (the stress hormone), the loss of precious fat stores and the reduction of reproductive capacity although further research should be done to understand what the consequences are taking into account the climate change on animal organisms. Planting trees after fires does not mean recovering the habitat of the ecosystem especially if aim at the exploitation of wood, should think in a naturalistic perspective of regeneration as happens after a natural fire and therefore planting trees that favor a return to proper biodiversity. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Sep 26, 2023 n: 5452 Ocean color slightly changed The effects of climate change on life in the oceans would be visible according to the researchers also by their color that apparently would have changed slightly in the last twenty years in more than half of the world's oceans and this is mainly due to changes in the presence of microscopic plankton with consequences on the ecosystem; in fact, from the color can evaluate his state of health. A color that tends to deep blue indicates that there is not much life while if it tends more to green it is the photosynthetic activity of phytoplankton due to the green pigment of chlorophyll that produces the oxygen that we breathe and fundamental for the carbon cycle and therefore of the food chain in the oceans. This could also be useful to monitor the health of ecosystems with instrumental examinations regarding color and identify areas to be protected. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 13, 2023 n: 5387 Prevent long and intense heat waves To try to mitigate the devastating effects on the territory of extreme events caused by climate change, urgent action should be taken to prevent them; In fact, it is estimated that there were one hundred and ninety-five thousand victims between 1980 and 2021 from floods, landslides, storms, heat waves and fires as well as huge economic losses. In particular attention in Europe is focused on how to cope with heat waves since the average age of the population advances, therefore with less resistance of organisms to high temperatures and in the summer of 2022 for example there were more victims than usual; then climate models warn that heat waves will be longer, more intense and more frequent. Farmers can grow plants that are better adapted to extreme weather conditions while also seeking appropriate planting days and watering periods. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 15, 2023 n: 5363 New rules for e-cigarettes in Australia The Australian authorities would have proposed new restrictive regulations to avoid the spread of electronic cigarettes especially to protect the health of young people from the use of these devices that may seem attractive; in fact, import controls have been introduced on packaging and printing methods, colors, smells and flavors used in packaging accused of trying to create a new generation nicotine addicts of these unhealthy products. It promotes in particular with an aspect of the pharmaceutical type packaging a use for people who want to find help to quit smoking traditional cigarettes in order to avoid the use that has now become almost recreational in the country, especially for younger people with an appearance and location of the products on sale that resembles that of chocolate bars and lollies. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 02, 2023 n: 5325 Too much time spent in front of video screens It is estimated that by 2050 fifty percent of the world's population will be short-sighted, at least according to the opinion of international organizations that warn that people spend too much time every day in front of the video screens of smartphones and computers, then in addition to myopia in which the structure of the eye changes lengthening there would be a sharp increase in another irreversible problem that damages vision such as dry eye with red eyes and increasingly dry with consequent burning due to atrophy of the glands that lubricate the eyes with tears. To avoid these pathologies should limit the time spent in front of these screens and take breaks, then put the screen to watch in a position that allows easy vision and every twenty minutes take twenty seconds of pause and fully blink twenty times. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 24, 2023 n: 5320 Making mud and straw houses in Hungary An ecological alternative proposed in Hungary to cement, responsible for eight percent of global emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, would be to make mud and straw bricks to be used for very sustainable constructions since they are really cheap and guarantee excellent insulation as well as being fireproof and non-toxic. The materials to make a brick in a minute are easily found in Hungary and it takes about twenty thousand to build a house that will not need air conditioning; in fact, mud and straw houses regulate humidity to a fair value and are also suitable for asthmatic people. A poor choice that dates back as a technology to Neolithic times that has unexpected performance from the point of view of ecological footprint and energy efficiency, then does not pollute at the end of the life cycle of the bricks. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Feb 17, 2023 n: 5263 Unbreathable air in Bangkok Thailand The concentration of PM2.5 fine particles in the capital of Thailand would be fourteen times higher than the levels recommended by international health organizations recommending, according to new guidelines established last year, that PM2.5 particles are no more than five micrograms per cubic meter, arguing that even low concentrations can cause significant health risks. In Bangkok and nearby a kind of thick fog consisting of pollution of vehicles and seasonal fires of brushwood on agricultural land makes it difficult to breathe, while there are those who complain that they burn their eyes, then the visibility is reduced and the authorities suggest the population to stay at home avoiding heavy work outdoors; in fact, the weather conditions with stagnant air favor the accumulation of pollutants. It is estimated that every year in the world about four million two hundred thousand people are victims of pollution. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Feb 03, 2023 n: 5251 Covid prevention with masks and distancing The forecasts based on computer models warn of the risk of new virulent pandemic waves also due to the increase in serious cases in some intensive care units and in general of outbreaks of infections, so as always it will be prudent to protect oneself with masks and appropriate distancing. For those who cannot stand prolonged use, it may be useful to go outdoors and remove it at regular intervals to let the skin breathe and take a break (perhaps even with relaxation exercises). It is not clear what the real impact on the population is of two new Omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that manage in part to circumvent the protection of vaccines or antibodies formed by infections with previous Covid variants. A dozen states have established rules for travelers from China, a country that does not provide reliable data on victims and infections. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jan 03, 2022 n: 5225 Salutary and Well-being * 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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