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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 
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 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 Flooding in New South Wales in Australia Authorities have declared a natural disaster due to flooding in New South Wales, with one reported fatality and three missing; nearly fifty thousand people have been forced to evacuate their homes, and helicopters have occasionally had to intervene to rescue individuals who took refuge on rooftops. Areas of the Mid North Coast and Hunter particularly affected by heavy rainfall remain isolated in what is generally considered a rather violent extreme weather event. Shifting the focus to Italy there have been recent storm damages in Finale Ligure in the province of Savona in Liguria region along with further weather alerts; there is also concern for threatened biodiversity as for example the orchid called the venus slipper has almost completely disappeared and the situation is not very bright for other orchids. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 22, 2025 n°: 5955 Still problems with tornadoes in the U.S. More tornadoes follow those that affected Kansas, Texas, Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia, causing over twenty deaths in four days, striking vast areas of the central United States, and weather forecasts anticipate the possibility of more violent vortices (possibly in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee); then the damage tally began in places like St. Louis where it is estimated that five thousand buildings have been severely damaged with evacuated families needing to find shelter, while in Kansas and Texas the damage from the earlier tornadoes is still being assessed. Some are speaking in some cases of an unprecedented storm that has left for example a trail of devastating destruction for over twelve kilometers at the passage of the strong vortices and with the current trend towards further global warming the damage can only increase significantly. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 20, 2024 n°: 5953 Fires and extreme heat in Manitoba in Canada Fires out of control are burning vegetation in the eastern areas of Manitoba in Canada, there are reports of two victims in a rural municipality near Lac Du Bonnet, and a state of emergency has been declared in Whiteshell Provincial Park, where evacuation orders have also been issued. Authorities in Alberta are proposing to send aid to firefighting teams that are already trying to combat the flames. Temperatures monitored in southern Manitoba and Winnipeg have recently set record highs (some report over thirty-five Celsius degrees) with warnings for the population to take precautions against heat strokes, headaches, malaise, nausea, confusion, and fatigue; generally people are not yet prepared to endure such high temperature spikes in these months, unlike in summer. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 17, 2025 n°: 5951 Yet another earthquake at the Campi Flegrei near Naples An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 was recorded at the Campi Flegrei with an epicenter between Pozzuoli and Bacoli near Naples, linked to the phenomenon of bradisism. As usual there are inconveniences for the affected population, with subways and funiculars closed for precaution and some activities suspended; there are discussions about requesting a state of emergency for the Campi Flegrei area in order to expedite rescue procedures in the event of significant seismic events. There is no magma rising from the magma chamber, only high-pressure gases that pressing on the surface rock layers fracture them to find a way out causing earthquakes and seismic swarms in what has been an active volcanic field for about eighty thousand years with alternating phases of activity and lately twenty years of bradisism. Possible the phreatic explosions but not particularly concerning due to contact between very hot fluid and aquifers. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 14, 2025 n°: 5948 Methane emissions into the atmosphere are too high Although there are technologies to monitor and reduce methane leaks during extraction phases especially in the hydrocarbon exploitation sector losses remain too high, at least according to a report by international energy agencies. The concentration of this greenhouse gas in the atmosphere (eighty times more powerful than CO2, even though it lasts for about a decade) has more than doubled in the last two centuries, mainly due to human activities. It is estimated that until 2019 methane emissions from fossil fuel exploitation could be quantified at about one hundred and twenty million tons; then they peaked and do not seem to be decreasing. Some say that addressing this factor is of great importance, but countries generally do little to reduce these losses. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 12, 2025 n°: 5946 Anchoring boats harmful to posidonia Posidonia meadows in the sea can absorb over thirty-five times carbon dioxide compared to tropical forests, making them an ally in efforts to limit the impacts of climate change or potentially one of the solutions; moreover, the health of the sea and consequently fishing depends on these underwater plants, which are also habitats for over three hundred species of algae and more than a thousand species of marine animals. It is estimated that the extent of posidonia meadows in the Mediterranean has already decreased by at least thirty-four percent, mainly due to unregulated boat anchoring, along with truly destructive fishing practices on the seabed and intensive aquaculture practices conducted near these posidonia meadows that constitute an entire ecosystem, the loss of which would release a large amount of CO2 that has been stored for centuries. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 10, 2025 n°: 5945 Average very hot month of April The warming monitored on the planet extends month after month with the average temperatures of the month of April close to the records recorded, this raises the question of how much the world is warming far beyond the forecasts made in the past; in fact, taking into account the role played by global currents that help keep temperatures in balance, these peaks should not have been reached in these periods. Everyone points the finger at the excessive use of fossil fuels to power human activities that have caused a climate change judged exceptional and the hottest in one hundred and twenty-five thousand years. It should be noted, changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues, that yesterday in Greece in the Falassarna weather station thirty-three Celsius degrees were exceeded; while in Italy a cold air front has caused temperatures to drop, damage to crops in Piedmont region. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 08, 2025 n°: 5943 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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