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Alert for record floods in Alaska Authorities in Alaska have declared a maximum level alert for the danger of flooding in the capital Juneau due to the sudden thermal collapse of the Mendenhall Glacier, located about nineteen kilometers from the city and a popular tourist destination, resulting in the release of large amounts of water. The flooding has already begun due to heavy rainfall and melted snow accumulating in the basin flowing into Mendenhall Lake and River; it is reported that this phenomenon has been occurring every year since 2011 due to climate change, with records set in 2023 and 2024, but last year the flooding reached almost five meters, damaging around three hundred homes. To report changing the subject but remaining on environmental themes the local state of emergency for the community of Vancouver Island in Canada due to a rapidly advancing of a fire. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 14, 2025 
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 Earthquake in Turkey and fires in Portugal A quake of magnitude 6.1 shook the north-west of the Balikesir province and was felt in several provinces and also in the country's largest city Istanbul (sixteen million inhabitants). There is talk of one fatality, at least two missing persons and around a dozen collapsed buildings. The epicenter was located in the town of Sindirgi where several structures collapsed, then in the village of Golcuk a minaret and a mosque gave way in addition to several houses; there were aftershocks, one of magnitude 4.6, with warnings for citizens not to return to damaged buildings. To report changing the subject but staying on environmental issues there are dozens of fires harming vegetation in Portugal [.. and in Spain with one victim], while investigations are ongoing into potential arson causes for the large fire that is consuming the valuable pine forest at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 12, 2025 n: 6025 Fires and strong winds in Greece A large fire is burning vegetation in eastern Attica, with reports of one victim in Keratea, and houses burned in Palaia Fokaia, many fire brigades are trying to combat the flames and personnel are engaged in evacuating the most at-risk areas. Fires are also occurring in Chelidoni (ancient Olympia) and near Irakleia, Ilia where the flames have advanced rapidly due to gusts of wind causing panic among residents. Regarding the strong winds reaching up to one hundred kilometers per hour authorities have reportedly ordered a navigation ban from the ports of Piraeus, Rafina, and Lavrio and forecasts announce that the gusts may continue for two days. To report shifting attention to France that the fire in Aude has burned one hundred sixty thousand hectares of vegetation the largest since 1949, with the wind fueling the flames. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 09, 2025 n: 6023 Large fire in Aude in southern France A fire that exceeds the size of Paris described by authorities as a disaster on an unprecedented scale has burned over thirteen thousand hectares of vegetation in Aude in southwestern France near the borders with Spain; there is one reported victim and several injuries, with around two thousand firefighters engaged in battling the flames supported by firefighting planes. The first outbreaks occurred near the village of Ribaute in Aude a region known for its vineyards and extensive tree cover, and due to the hot, dry and windy weather the flames have spread quickly, for example all residents of the village of Jonquières were evacuated leaving a scene of sadness and desolation almost lunar with over half or three-quarters burned. The Aude region is experiencing a period of drought with restrictions on water use due to lack of rainfall. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 07, 2025 n: 6021 Cloudbursts and floods in southern Taiwan There would be at least four victims and seventy-seven injured in southern Taiwan due to torrential rainfall and strong cloudbursts resulting in floods deemed devastating in some areas, with over two and a half meters of rain falling in just a few days. Almost six thousand people have been evacuated by the authorities, while rescuers delivering aid to those affected by these record floods are also searching for any missing persons buried by the numerous landslides that occurred; the city of Tainan in the south of the country has been among the hardest hit by a heavy cloudburst. To report shifting the focus to Italy that the weather forecasts warn that the African high-pressure system may soon return with temperatures peaking at around forty degrees Celsius leading to potential ailments for vulnerable people due to the oppressive heat and strong solar radiation. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 05, 2025 n: 6019 Landslide in a village of Darfur in Sudan There would be over a thousand victims from a landslide that swept through a village in western Sudan in the Darfur region, being described as one of the most severe disasters in terms of casualties in the recent history of this African country. It seems that only one person survived after the landslide following days of intense rainfall virtually demolishing the village of Tarasin in the Marrah mountains and international aid is being requested for an extreme event deemed unusual in scale. The volcanic area where the village is located is a world heritage site, with the mountain reaching three thousand meters characterized by a climate marked by low temperatures and heavy rainfall in the surrounding areas, more than nine hundred kilometers west of the capital Khartoum. The landslide occurred in an area accessible only on foot or by animals. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Sep 03, 2025
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Little preparation in China for flooding Chinese authorities have reportedly declared that they were poorly prepared to face the heavy rains leading to flooding that affected vast areas in the north of the country, forcing tens of thousands of people to leave their homes; meanwhile, the death toll has risen to forty-four with nine missing. The suburbs of the capital Beijing are said to be among the hardest hit and in general disaster prevention and mitigation plans should be adopted, for example with infrastructure in high places. It is noted that over five hundred seventy millimeters of rain fell in Miyun when typically in a year six hundred millimeters fall in Beijing. To report changing the subject but remaining on environmental themes that in Italy it is estimated that due to the tropicalization of the territory there are about ten thousand cases of West Nile virus with nine fatalities. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 01, 2025 n: 6016 Strong earthquake in Kamchatka in Russia A measurable quake with a magnitude between 8.8 and 8.7 shook the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia with the epicenter near Petropavlovsk at a depth of about nineteen kilometers, is described as one of the strongest earthquakes recorded in the area resulting in several injuries that are not severe, evacuations, and a tsunami alert in the regions of the North Pacific. According to experts aftershocks could last for up to a month, and concerning the tsunami a second wave could arrive even a day later; for instance, the first wave caused the precautionary evacuation of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. Changing topics but remaining within environmental themes to report that there have been several wildfires damaging vegetation in Sardinia and Sicily in Italy, as well as a large fire in Portugal. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 30, 2025 n: 6014 Landslides in China in the Guizhou province There would be at least two victims in southwestern China due to intense rainfall and resulting landslides in the province of Guizhou, there are also reports of the collapse of a bridge at the Houzihé Grand Bridge site which is part of the Xiarong Expressway. Rescuers are searching for any missing persons among the houses swept away by landslides and mud in the affected areas providing aid to people in need. It is noteworthy changing the subject but staying on natural topics that the International Court of Justice has recently warned that countries that do not take measures to protect the planet from climate change could be accused of violating pollution laws, and they will be called to pay for the consequences of extreme phenomena particularly focusing on countries not responsible for polluting emissions. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 25, 2025 n: 6010 Flooding in Manila in the Philippines There would be at least six victims, six missing and nearly seventy thousand evacuees in the capital of the Philippines Manila due to the tropical storm "Wipha" and resulting floods, torrential rainfall has affected Metro Manila and also surrounding provinces. These are reported to be among the worst floods in Manila, with operations and schools rendered unusable, significant inconveniences, and many people forced to move through the water, using boats or clinging to makeshift floating objects. To report changing the subject but staying on natural topics that in Canada wildfires damaging forests with five and a half million hectares burned are also harming peatlands, a quarter of the world's peatlands are located in this country, releasing large amounts of CO2 stored in wet vegetation into the atmosphere. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 23, 2025 n: 6008 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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