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Excessive tourist presence in Antarctica It is estimated that the number of tourists visiting Antarctica each year has increased from twenty thousand to one hundred twenty thousand over two decades, but this has significantly raised the pollutants released into the environment from the combustion of petroleum derivatives that power ships, airplanes, vehicles, and support infrastructures; the concentration of fine particles containing heavy metals (such as nickel, zinc, copper, and lead) would be ten times higher than it was forty years ago. Snow melts on the white continent much faster due to the fine polluting particles, to the extent that a single tourist can contribute to the melting of up to one hundred tons of snow, and this could lead to potentially irreversible climate changes driven by climate change, with ocean levels rising by meters, resulting in consequences deemed truly disastrous for generations. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 21, 2025 
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 A hurricane strikes Puerto Rico The category four hurricane called "Erin" has battered Puerto Rico with torrential rainfall and strong wind gusts causing flooding and disruptions, it is then quickly approaching the Bahamas in the Caribbean (which has already been affected by heavy rain and wind along with a wide area in the North Atlantic) and the trajectory of the strong vortex according to weather forecasts, could get closer to the coasts of the United States up to Canada, possibly strengthening slightly at first but gradually weakening afterwards. It is worth mentioning changing the subject but remaining on natural themes that a violent storm in southern Spain at a beach near Granada has damaged structures, uprooted trees and required the rescue of five people on boats pushed offshore, while devastating wildfires continue to ravage the country fueled by climate change. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 19, 2025 n: 6030 Torrential rainfalls in Pakistan There would be at least three hundred and forty-four victims and over one hundred and fifty missing in northwestern Pakistan due to intense monsoon rains and subsequent floods and landslides, the authorities have sent thousands of rescuers who are searching for the missing by digging through houses buried by large masses of landslide debris; streams of water and mud have also swept away cars and much debris. To report changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic themes the significant damage to vegetation in Spain in the vast areas affected by fires fueled by gusts of wind and one of the longest heat waves ever recorded in Europe since monitoring this type of data began, there are reports of victims and injuries, with firefighters severely burned while trying to tackle the flames near Ourense in the northwestern region of Galicia. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 18, 2025 n: 6029 Fires in Spain, Portugal and Turkey A fire not far from Madrid, partially under control has burned vegetation in a park and gardens, then other fires in Castile, León, Castile-La Mancha, Andalusia, Galicia and Estremadura are engaging many firefighting teams, there is mention of two victim and thousands of people have been evacuated from homes, hotels and even tourists at beaches affected by the fires. In Portugal a large fire is ravaging the vegetation in the municipality of Trancoso, three hundred and fifty kilometers northeast of Lisbon. In Turkey a large fire in the province of Canakkale is under control, but causing evacuations and hospitalizations of people exposed to smoke from the fires. To report changing the subject but remaining on natural themes the temporary halt of reactors at Gravelines in France, the largest plant in Europe, due to a proliferation of jellyfish. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 13, 2025 n: 6026 Landslides and floods in Guansu in China There would be at least fifteen victims and twenty-eight missing in Guansu, northern China, due to torrential rain and the resulting landslides and floods, with the Yuzhong county in Lanzhou being particularly affected, as well as some other areas like Zhouqu; authorities have sent rescue teams that are digging through piles of debris and mud in search of the missing and to assist people in distress, with mass evacuations also being discussed to facilitate rescue operations. To report changing the subject but remaining on environmental themes a large fire in the Vesuvius park in the Campania region of Italy has burned over five hundred hectares of vegetation with an imposing front of fire engaging firefighting planes and many firefighters who are also trying to create firebreaks to prevent the advance of the flames. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 11, 2025 n: 6024 Severe heat hazardous to health in Japan With temperatures reaching nearly forty-two degrees Celsius, Japan is setting a new record due to climate change, with reports of fifty-three thousand people hospitalized for heat strokes during the summer and an overall oppressive heat; some recount unpleasant incidents such as in Tokyo where filling a water bottle at a fountain reached a temperature of forty-two degrees thus higher than the temperature at which a bathtub is filled for a warm bath. The city of Isesaki was particularly affected by the heatwave, along with parts of Kyoto where tourists often find themselves in difficulty. Globally July was the third hottest month ever recorded, thus interrupting the streak of records set in previous months, but experts warn that this does not mean average temperatures are starting to decline, and in practice the heat sometime lingered over Arctic regions with serious consequences on ice melting. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 8, 2025 n: 6022 Storm with flooding in northern India A severe storm described as devastating in northern India in the Himalayas has caused a flash flood in the Darali area of Uttarkhand, with reports of at least four victims and fifty missing; there were also landslides and a hillside collapsed. A massive and violent flow of water descending from the mountains swept away anything in its path, destroying everything and even washing away houses. Between twenty and twenty-five hotels and tourist accommodations were destroyed, authorities have sent aid to the affected areas while experts say this is an extreme event linked to climate change. to report shifting the focus to Iran a heatwave that has hit Tehran and several other provinces resulting in service closures or reduced hours of water supply (reserves are low) and electricity. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 06, 2025 n: 6020 Heatwave in Finland and the Arctic With temperature peaks between thirty-two and thirty-three degrees Celsius, Finland is experiencing a heatwave described as unprecedented that has lasted for about ten days, then this extreme heat at these latitudes is partly extending to many regions of the Arctic causing an imbalance in atmospheric circulation with colder air masses that were stationary over the Arctic Circle being pushed south replaced by warmed air due to climate change. It is worth mentioning changing the subject but remaining on environmental issues the recent wave of bad weather that has affected some regions in Italy with hailstorms, gusts of wind and strong whirlwinds in some cases; then a few days ago the declaration of a state of emergency in New York and New Jersey in the United States due to heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 04, 2025 n: 6018 Consequences of the earthquake in Kamchatka As a precaution the authorities in Chile have ordered the evacuation of one million four hundred thousand people from the coasts due to possible high tsunami waves following the recent earthquake of magnitude 8.8 in the Kamchatka Peninsula on the eastern coast of Russia; then also Peru has closed sixty-five of its one hundred twenty-one ports. It is likely that the eruption of the Klyuchevskoy volcano with a lot of lava flowing down its western slopes accompanied by explosions, one of the tallest volcanoes in the world about four hundred kilometers north of the regional capital Petropavlovsk, which also occurred in the Kamchatka Peninsula is linked to the strong earthquake. It is worth noting changing the subject but remaining on natural themes many wildfires damaging vegetation in Spain that are putting a heavy strain on the firefighters, as well as in the Balkans. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 31, 2025 n: 6015 Floods and landslides in northern China and Beijing There would be at least thirty victims in Beijing and eighty thousand people evacuated due to torrential rain and the resulting floods and landslides that have also affected areas in northern China, with about three hundred thousand people impacted by the bad weather; authorities who have sent rescue teams often forced to intervene even by swimming in streets turned into rivers have stated that the country is in a critical period for flooding. To report changing the subject but staying on natural topics that many buildings along the coast in Alexandria of Egypt are facing security issues due to the rising Mediterranean Sea; in fact, water is infiltrating under the foundations and eroding them to the point where they could collapse, some are already leaving their apartments due to structural movements, and it is estimated that about seven thousand buildings are unsafe. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 29, 2025 n: 6013 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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