Italy divided in two in terms of weather conditions

While in the northern regions a disturbance characterized by cloudbursts, hailstorms and gusts of wind with damage and one victim (a mountaineer surprised by bad weather on Mont Blanc) caused temperatures to drop a little, in the southern ones they remain quite high and for example in Sicily crowded with tourists in addition to the heat the drought makes the living conditions really unpleasant and for the vegetation the situation is of emergency. The weather forecast warns of the arrival in the next few days of a severe heat wave that could raise the mercury column by more than eight Celsius degrees above the average for the period (in France perhaps even ten), then there is talk of a kind of farewell to the Mediterranean climate replaced by the tropical one including the sea that is becoming warmer and less populated by native species.

e-mail:       info@salutary.eu
Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Aug 08, 2024              n°:   5717      


A hurricane is about to lash out in Florida

The tropical storm called "Debby" gained strength as it approached the coast of Florida and is now classified as category one hurricane after the strong vortex approached the Big Bend region, with a state of emergency on sixty-one of the sixty-seven counties of the American state; the authorities warn the population that the hurricane could be very dangerous and to protect themselves from possible flooding especially in areas in the south-east of the country, then gusts of wind and really intense rainfall are expected. Changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues international organizations claim that extreme heat kills one hundred and seventy-five thousand people a year in Europe, affected by marked warming with temperatures rising to about twice the average percentage compared to the rest of the planet.

e-mail:       info@salutary.eu
Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Aug 05, 2024                         n°:   5714      


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.

e-mail:       info@salutary.eu
Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Aug 02, 2024                         n°:   5712      


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.

e-mail:       info@salutary.eu
Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 31, 2024                         n°:   5710      


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.

e-mail:       info@salutary.eu
Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 29, 2024                         n°:   5708      


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.

e-mail:       info@salutary.eu
Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 26, 2024                         n°:   5706      


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.

e-mail:       info@salutary.eu
Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 24, 2024                         n°:   5704      


A bridge collapses in Shaanxi in China

Eleven people would be killed by the partial collapse of a bridge in the northwest of Shaanxy province in Zhashui county in the city of Shangluo due to a cloudburst and consequent sudden influx of water, there is also talk of missing people and rescuers have recovered five vehicles that fell into the river and search operations continue. Changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues, the letter sent with the complaints of about two hundred nations to the speakers of the COP29 conference to be held in November in Azerbaijan, a country rich in gas and fossil fuels, regarding the little progress made to help poor countries cope with climate change and that they are responsible for a small part of it. Needless to say no one will compensate all the creatures affected by global warming and the Globe itself.

e-mail:       info@salutary.eu
Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 20, 2024                         n°:   5701      


Toronto in Canada flooded by a storm

Canada's most populous city would have been flooded due to a severe wave of bad weather characterized by prolonged cloudbursts, some complain that little has been done to make the city less vulnerable to climate change and adapt the infrastructure appropriately since the streets have turned into rivers with cars semi-submerged, railway station and subway unusable, then some kind of waterfalls fell in the low areas without taking into account the inconvenience for the population often left without electricity supply. To be noted changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues the heat wave in Italy with peaks of over forty Celsius degrees an increase in hospitalizations for illnesses due to high temperatures, then for example in Palermo city in Sicily region in addition to the heat drinking water has been rationed (measure then postponed).

e-mail:       info@salutary.eu
Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 18, 2024                         n°:   5699      


Navigation in the melted ice perhaps not easy

One might think that the rapid melting of ice will generally make navigation easier, but a study in the Canadian Arctic in contradiction to previous studies would have found that thick blocks of ice released from the Arctic Ocean centuries old would take the place of thin ones that melt due to climate change making these routes less accessible. Of note remaining in Canada evacuation orders for hundreds of people in areas of the Wells district due to fires in British Columbia south of Price George, there is talk of dozens of fires with requests for help from other regions to support firefighters in their action; the country among other things is also affected by rather high temperatures due to a heat wave with high humidity and therefore with a really unpleasant feeling regarding the perceived temperatures.

e-mail:       info@salutary.eu
Tel:   +39 338 1809310        Date:    Jul 12, 2024                         n°:   5694      



Various and natural                  

  ...     1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      ^      10


* The author doesn't assume some kind of responsibility for the bad use of the articles councils (all rights are reserved)