Record heat in July in Japan

With monitored temperatures of more than two Celsius degrees on average in July Japan would have recorded the record for one hundred and twenty-six years (since 1898 when this type of measurement began to be made), probably due to a heat wave that affected many countries around the world and intensified in part by a system of high pressure over the Pacific and warm air from the south that blew over areas north of the archipelago; since April fifty-nine people have been killed by the heat in the country and in general the population complains of difficult living conditions. It should be noted changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues that in Canada the fire that burned about a third of the city of Jasper and its National Park released fine particulate matter that soiled the glaciers of Alberta with soot accelerating their melting, then in British Columbia there is talk of danger for a possible large landslide.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Aug 02, 2024              n°:   5712      


Measures regarding cigarettes in Indonesia

Indonesia is one of the largest tobacco producers in the world with about seventy million adult smokers in the country and the authorities to prevent smoking in the new generations have raised the limit on the sale of cigarettes from eighteen to twenty-one years and banned the sale of single cigarettes, a common economic alternative in some local retailers that could especially favor younger people who have fewer resources and cannot buy a whole pack. Restrictions also regarding the sale of electronic and traditional cigarettes with e-commerce and social media applications, advertising is then prohibited (this last measure will come into force within two years while the others seem to be immediate). According to some these measures will not be enough to limit smoking however the provision that regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes is good.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Aug 01, 2024              n°:   5711      


Landslides due to monsoon in southern India

Ninety-three people would be killed and several injured in Wayanad in the state of Kerala due to landslides favored by intense torrential monsoon rainfall intensified by climate change, at least two hundred and fifty people overwhelmed by mud and debris have been rescued but it is feared that many others are still trapped and rescuers are looking for them, then there is talk of damage to tea crops. To be noted changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues, the recent death of fish in the Orbetello lagoon in Tuscany region in Italy due to the drop in oxygen levels in the water due to the proliferation of algae due to heat and pollution and the risk that in Sicily that in addition to the loss of the harvest completely dry out the plants due to drought and the lack of planning for the storage of essential water reserves.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 31, 2024              n°:   5710      


Still in trouble in China for Gaemi typhoon

The heavy rainfall that characterized typhoon "Gaemi" in China even if downgraded to a tropical storm swollen the rivers and worried the authorities in some cases, twenty-seven thousand people had been evacuated in the north-east of the country and thousands of activities were suspended and there were cloudbursts on the border with North Korea (then there was recently talk of a landslide that had caused fifteen victims in a tourist mountainous area). The strong vortex had also headed towards central areas of the country causing damage and inconvenience to the population. It should be noted that in Canada the city of Jasper has been partially affected and damaged by fires (with some buildings reduced to ashes) even if the firefighters claim that the prevention carried out in decades of interventions would have avoided much greater damage saving about seventy percent of the city.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 30, 2024              n°:   5709      


Major wildfires in California and Oregon

With over one hundred and forty-one thousand hectares of vegetation burned what is called a "Park fire" is considered one of the worst fires in California, perhaps caused by a man who pushed a burning car into a ditch then arrested and who mobilized thousands of firefighters who are unable to cope with the fires that are advancing quickly about one hundred and forty kilometers north of the state capital Sacramento; evacuation orders have been issued to many communities including that of Paradise (a city devastated and practically razed to the ground by the "Camp fire" in 2018), over a hundred buildings have been damaged or destroyed. As for Oregon, on the border with Idaho, there is talk of a threat to several cities and only twenty percent under control; then there is also a problem regarding air quality with fine particles that reach great distances.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 29, 2024              n°:   5708      


Doubts about the sustainability of the Olympics

Although the French authorities have declared that the Paris Olympics will be much more sustainable than past recent editions some doubts arise about how much a type of international event that requires an impressive organization can be sustainable, then in theory it should be an example of respect for ecology but just think of all the spectators who will travel by plane from various countries of the world to attend the competitions to understand what the reality will be environmental impact. To be noted changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues the alarming drought that is emptying the reservoirs of Sicily, Puglia, Molise regions in Italy and are talking about three weeks before they are completely emptied (between leaks, waste, unused water works, obsolete technologies); then the situation is little better in other regions of the South and now also of the Center of the country.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 27, 2024              n°:   5707      


Harmful oil spill near Manila

There are fears of considerable ecological and tourist damage on the coasts near Manila due to the spillage of one million four hundred thousand liters of hydrocarbons from an oil tanker that sank in part due to "Gaemi" typhoon (in the Philippines twenty-two victims with over half a million people evacuated due to the strong vortex, but are talking about victims, landslides, floods and damage also in Taiwan and China); the Coast Guard is keeping an eye on the oily slick that is spreading in the sea and is looking for a missing member of the ship's crew. To be noted changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues various fires in the world to the detriment of vegetation such as in Canada in Alberta which worries the community of Jasper, then in California and recently in Italy, on the Gargano in Puglia region with an arson near Vieste with inconvenience for tourists.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 26, 2024              n°:   5706      


Landslides in northern Vietnam due to heavy rainfall

Three people are reportedly killed, five missing due to heavy rainfall due to a tropical depression with consequent landslides and floods in the province of Son la in northern Vietnam; there is also talk of injuries with rescuers looking for the missing in difficulty because it is still raining, then some areas are completely submerged (some speak of having been surprised by a sea of water and having only had time to escape from home). To be noted changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues the enormous amount of energy released into the atmosphere since the beginning of the industrial era and especially in recent decades which is causing incredible climatic and naturalistic upheavals considering also that a few days ago it was the hottest day on average in the world ever recorded and the sea is reaching record temperatures.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 25, 2024              n°:   5705      


Landslides in Ethiopia and typhoon in Philippines

At least two hundred and twenty-nine people would be killed due to two landslides in the remote mountainous area of Gofa in southern Ethiopia which had been affected by heavy rainfall, then rescuers are still digging with makeshift tools and even with their bare hands in the mud and in the unstable and yielding ground to look for any other missing for what is defined as the most mournful disaster in the Horn of Africa. As for the Philippines the typhoon called "Gaemi" is lashing the north of the country, Manila particularly affected due to flooding and some mountainous areas affected by landslides; there is also talk of victims, missing people, impassable roads as well as evacuations, cancellations of flights and many people requesting help. The typhoon is heading towards Taiwan where the authorities have already taken measures to deal with the strong vortex.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 24, 2024              n°:   5704      


Fire in Jasper National Park in Canada

The authorities would have declared an emergency with an evacuation order for residents in the area affected by several outbreaks that are burning vegetation in Jasper National Park in Canada including the inhabitants of the city of Jasper warning that various highways and roads have been closed, then there is talk of thousands of evacuations in northern Alberta and for days the wind has been fueling about three hundred fires in British Columbia and there are also fears for the arrival of a strong storm that could make the situation worse. To be noted changing scenery but remaining on naturalistic themes the marine heat wave that is affecting the Mediterranean with for example inconvenience for vacationers on the coasts of Croatia forced to swim in the evening hours due to the temperatures of thirty degrees Celsius of the sea and forty degrees environmental during the day.

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Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 23, 2024              n°:   5703      



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