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Landslides and floods in West Java, Indonesia Seventeen people are reported dead and around eighty are missing in the West Bandung regency in Indonesia due to floods and landslides caused by torrential rainfall that hit West Java a few days ago, rescue operations have already extracted victims' bodies from under the massive landslides that carved deep grooves, paralyzing traffic and public services. The village of Pasirlangu was particularly affected where rescue teams are still working, but further landslides are feared as the ground remains unstable. This type of heavy torrential rain with resulting disasters is typical in the Indonesian archipelago from October to March during the rainy season, for example this month sixteen people were reported dead on the island of Siau in North Sulawesi due to a severe downpour. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jan 27, 2026 
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 Intense cold wave hits the United States At least one hundred sixty million people in the United States are affected by a polar system characterized by icy rain that could accumulate dangerously along with extremely cold temperatures; there are reports of chaos in transportation, power outages and severe cold with temperatures well below zero potentially life-threatening without proper clothing. Over two thousand seven hundred flights have been canceled and residents are being advised to stay indoors, for example in the New York state staying outside for just five to six minutes could cause frostbite, disruptions are also reported in Chicago a city usually accustomed to handling such extreme conditions but weather forecasts indicate that the polar cold wave may last for a week with very low temperatures. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jan 24, 2026 n°: 6162 Considerations on Mediterranean cyclone or hurricane While the damage from the storms that have eroded entire stretches of the coasts of Sardinia, Sicily, and Calabria regions with infrastructure damaged, evacuated people, roads and businesses rendered unusable, boats sunk or carried onto coastal roads some say that it was more of a Mediterranean hurricane or "Medicane" than a cyclone; in fact, with waves perhaps over sixteen meters high or more likely around ten it is an extreme event of rare intensity due to abnormal temperatures compared to the average of the Mediterranean Sea. As in other cases already monitored in other parts of the world, it is a matter of overheating resulting in strong evaporation of water vapor and in figurative terms the formation of atmospheric rivers loaded with dense water vapor currents leading to intense downpours as well as violent wind gusts. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jan 22, 2026 n°: 6160 Mediterranean cyclone lashes Sicily and Sardinia Storm surges with high waves, violent gusts of wind and torrential rainfall are already affecting Ionian Sicily and eastern Sardinia regions due to a strong vortex that could also partly hit Calabria region, weather forecasts warn that waves could reach six to seven meters in height, and for example on the beaches near Catania,sand walls have already been prepared with bulldozers, boats have been brought ashore and beach facilities reinforced with wooden panels and sandbags, there are also red alerts and warnings for drivers to be careful around rivers and streams. To report on a different note but still regarding natural events devastating fires in southern Chile are affecting vegetation with several still-active outbreaks, eighteen people have died, a state of emergency has been declared with tens of thousands of people affected. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jan 19, 2026 n°: 6157 Considerations on 2025 temperatures Although 2025 ranked third among the warmest years, and only by a little, since such data have been monitored, this does not mean that global warming is slowing down; in fact, these are average values that, as already pointed out by researchers, do not take into account that, for example in Iceland and Greenland temperatures were far above average due to intense heatwaves resulting in considerable melting of the Greenland ice, then there were also anomalous temperature spikes in parts of the planet generally considered very cold. The very fact that a sort of memory of glacier coring is being created in special cold pits dug in Antarctica could mean that glaciers are destined to disappear, and this is the only way to have a kind of record of what the planet was like before climate warming for unrestrained fossil fuel use. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jan 15, 2026 n°: 6154 Bad weather in Greece and in the southern regions of Italy A wave of bad weather characterized by extreme cold and icy gusts of wind is affecting Greece and the authorities have warned the population about potential dangerous situations particularly in the northern regions, them there is also talk of a very cold air front in Macedonia with temperatures well below freezing and generally snowy conditions. As for Italy there are reports of damage in Calabria and Sicily regions due to storm surges with some stretches of the coast being eroded by the waves (a motorist narrowly escaped being swept away by a wave), then additionally cold and snow also at low altitudes are causing difficulties for drivers. To report turning attention to Russia a snowstorm in Moscow, always due to a cold air front, is reportedly the worst in fifty-six years with heavy traffic and airports shut down numerous snowplows working to clear the roads. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jan 12, 2026 n°: 6151 Wave of cold and snow in European countries Due to a very cold Arctic air front temperatures in several European countries are recording extremely low values, for example, there are reports of five deaths in France from road accidents caused by ice and snow, as well as the cancellation of hundreds of flights, then in the Netherlands airplane passengers were stranded at Amsterdam airport, and highways, roads, railway lines were sometimes impassable. In Bosnia in Sarajevo there was a fatality caused by the fall of a large tree branch under the weight of the snow. In Serbia emergency measures were adopted for some western municipalities affected by bad weather, with warnings for drivers to be careful on the roads, Croatia and Montenegro are being battered by icy wind gusts along the coasts with very rough seas, in Italy the situation is difficult for the homeless due to the very harsh temperatures. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jan 08, 2026 n°: 6148 Italy divided in two by weather conditions While in the northern regions there is talk of clear skies and freezing temperatures with peaks exceeding minus ten degrees Celsius in some areas and generally severe discomfort for mountain-goers (with advisories to take appropriate precautions with suitable clothing and accessories for the conditions), in the center extreme weather occurred with downpours and a tornado that caused damage near Rome, followed by rainy precipitation in the South and on the islands, in Sardinia water rationing despite the rain and concern for the summer season as it will be difficult to refill the reserve water basins. To report turning the attention to Greece violent gusts of wind are expected with heavy rainfall in the northern Ionian and Epirus, then in areas west of central Greece and the possibility of African dust being carried by the wind. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jan 05, 2026 n°: 6146 Abnormal temperatures in Greece with significant fluctuations According to the weather forecasts a sudden temperature swing is expected in Greece with a notable drop due to an Arctic cold front with icy winds and temperatures could reach minus fifteen degrees Celsius in the north, it seems they will then return to average levels, while in the south temperatures could reach up to twenty degrees. These temperature swings will probably be unwelcome for plants in a country already facing the die-off of fir forests especially in the Peloponnese weakened by climate change and attacked by insects and parasites. Changing the subject completely it is worth noting the poor tradition of celebrating the New Year (some claim that Julius Caesar chose this date because it was when preparations for new military campaigns began) with fireworks that are polluting, smelly and noisy, a true terror for animals. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 31, 2025 n°: 6143 Storms in Scandinavia, northeastern U.S. and the Gaza Strip There are reportedly three victims due to a storm characterized by strong gusts of wind that affected Finland, Sweden, and Norway, with Sweden being particularly hit where it is reported that forty thousand households were left without electricity and many trees fell causing disruptions for the population in almost half of the country. As for the northeastern United States there were heavy snowfalls causing difficulties for over forty million people, thousands of flights were canceled and authorities declared a state of emergency in New York and the affected areas. Shifting attention to the Gaza Strip strong winds struck the fragile tents of the displaced already impacted by waves of bad weather with floods that had further weakened the worn materials with which they are built, and there were several cases of hypothermia among children. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 29, 2025 n°: 6141 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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