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Fires in Turkey and extreme heat in Portugal

Numerous fire fronts are affecting the forests near Izmir, Denizli, Aydin, and Manisa in Turkey, with reports of ten residential areas evacuated, especially in the Seferihisar region where high flames are visible even from the Greek islands, with soot reaching, for example, Patmos. Some fires are uncontrollable due to strong winds despite the intervention of many firefighting teams supported by firefighting vehicles. As for Portugal due to the unprecedented heatwave affecting all of Europe temperatures have reached forty-two degrees Celsius in Lisbon and locations in the interior of the country are even approaching fifty degrees perceived. Extreme heat is also present in the Spanish city of Seville complicating matters for tourists, while the entire southern part of the country is grappling with oppressive heat.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 30/06/2025
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Tropical nights that are not healthy in Italy

It is unhealthy for the body to sleep with temperatures that never drop below twenty degrees Celsius (in some cases even thirty); in fact, the body struggles to fully recover its energy, and the quality of sleep can hardly be sufficient. If the humidity in the air is also high it is difficult to dissipate heat through sweating. In Italy the zero thermal level is above five thousand meters, oppressive heat waves with stagnant air, heat islands in cities due to heat accumulating in cemented areas, on busy streets, in large asphalt parking lots, from the external units of air conditioners; for example, some say that in cities like Bologna the perceived temperature stays at forty degrees even in the evening hours, making it definitely not refreshing after spending a sunny and little breezy day.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 28/06/2025
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Severe storm with torrential rain in France

There would be two victims in France due to a severe storm characterized by heavy rainfall and torrential downpours that affected some areas of the country with fifty-seven departments on orange alert for potential torrential rain, then reports also mention uprooted trees even in Paris and flooded streets resulting in traffic congestion and inconvenience for the population. The storm occurred after a very hot period due in part to an African high-pressure system that is settled over Europe with high temperature peaks. To report shifting the attention to Greece, fires have occurred on the island of Palea Fokea, also favored by the high temperatures, forcing many residents to evacuate, while the country’s authorities warn of the high risk of fires in Attica, Evia, Laconia, and areas of the North Aegean, urging the population to be very careful not to start fires.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 27/06/2025
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Landslide in Colombia and extreme heat in U.S.

There are at least eleven victims, fifteen injured, and over ten missing in northwestern Colombia due to a landslide that occurred in the city of Bello in the Antioquia department near Medellin; there are reports of floods caused by intense rainfall that triggered the landslide, which swept away several homes. Rescue teams have been mobilized by the authorities of the province of Antioquia to aid those affected by the large landslide, and they are digging through the mud to search for the missing. Changing the subject but still on environmental themes, there are high temperatures recorded in the United States due to a heat wave, with New York approaching forty degrees Celsius; it is also reported that the glaciers in the country (such as those in Canada) are suffering, with the rate of ice melting having doubled compared to the previous decade.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 26/06/2025
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Severe flooding in southwestern China

Over eighty thousand people were forced to leave their homes in the southwest of Guizhou province, it is reported that a bridge has collapsed and people have had to wait for rescue services by moving to higher floors in addition to areas flooded with meters of water. China is going through a period characterized by heatwaves in some regions (extreme heat also in Beijing) and others affected by torrential rains and heavy rainfall. To report shifting the attention to other scenarios the severe drought that affecting Sardinia in Italy; in fact, it hasn't rained for a long time and the scarce rains of previous months have not allowed reservoirs to be filled, in some cases there are reports of abandoned crops and temperatures exceeding forty degrees Celsius causing severe damage to harvests, then the oppressive heatwave extends to several other regions.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 25/06/2025
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Fires in Greece and predictions of extreme heat

Five fronts of fire are burning the vegetation of the Greek island of Chios, with talk of a state of emergency being declared and a nightmare night for the firefighting teams working to tackle the high flames, and for the frightened population facing wildfires that are encroaching on homes, leading to evacuations. The most affected areas are said to be Agios Georgios Sykousi, Vessa, and Dafnonas, while investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fires, with strong suspicion that they may be arson (possibly well-planned regarding the damage to be caused), while evacuation messages multiply for the highest-risk areas. As for the predictions of extreme heat, there are fears that temperatures could exceed forty degrees in the coming days due to a heatwave fueled by an African anticyclone, with a high danger of fires also due to possible gusts of wind.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 24/06/2025
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A friendly interlocutor made of artificial intelligence

Many people choose to have a friend through an application supported by artificial intelligence; it seems that these so-called chatbots are truly realistic and capable of understanding the interlocutor's most intimate needs. It seems that it's not just a simple projection of what one wants to hear but rather a sophisticated system that engages in real-time dialogue, adapting to the person by understanding their needs and responding in a way that simulates human interaction. Naturally it is pure illusion and the application is designed to be human-like skillfully exploiting the vulnerabilities of the specific person, a sly and very convincing companion (definitely to be avoided without a second thought); moreover one must not forget that it is certainly not environmentally friendly as every simulated response undoubtedly requires a significant polluting energy demand.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 23/06/2025
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Allergies on the rise due to climate change

The pollen season has significantly lengthened due to climate change and prolonged exposure causes allergies that can be very bothersome: runny nose, burning eyes, asthmatic symptoms and a marked feeling of discomfort. It is estimated that about a quarter of adults in Europe suffer from respiratory allergies, including severe asthmatic forms, while among children, the percentage ranges from thirty to forty percent; it is expected that by 2050, half of Europeans will suffer from symptoms related to the significant increase in allergies. The concentration of pollen and spores in plants has increased, and with the heat invasive species with very aggressive pollen tend to proliferate, while air pollution increases individual sensitivity to allergens; in some regions there are reports of waves of allergens especially in industrialized areas.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 21/06/2025
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Many climate indicators in uncharted territories

Many indicators such as carbon dioxide pollution, sea level rise, and global warming would be in uncharted territories, meaning the planet is rapidly destined to reach a level of one and a half degrees Celsius increase in global temperatures. For example emissions from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation in 2024 reached a new record (over fifty-three billion tons per year, which corresponds to one hundred thousand tons per minute). Some argue that this limit has already been significantly surpassed and the target should now be raised to two degrees, but the transition to renewable energy is too slow. To report staying on environmental issues recently in China the typhoon "Wutip" struck the southern of Hainan island, leading to mass evacuations in the area of the Sanya city.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 20/06/2025
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Adaptation of crops to climate change

A significant decline in crops is expected in the coming decades according to some studies for example for wheat and cereals due to global warming, but appropriate adaptation practices by farmers could make a difference, which could limit the spike in prices of all foods that have wheat and cereals as ingredients, the production of which is anyway destined to decrease even while trying to adapt to climate change. Among the strategies to adopt there is talk of planting different varieties with fertilizers and irrigation targeted to those specific varieties, then some argue that it is necessary to monitor plant health with specific tools so that they are not attacked by pests; indeed, a struggling crop becomes more susceptible to diseases and the yield tends to decrease drastically due to the self-defense mechanisms of the seedlings.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 19/06/2025
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Eruption of a volcano in Indonesia

Dozens of flights to Bali have reportedly been canceled due to the eruption of the Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano located in a region of southern-central Indonesia, which is over one thousand seven hundred meters high, with a twin peak on the island of Flores; authorities have raised the alert level to maximum and expanded the danger area to eight kilometers from the crater. A high column of smoke and volcanic ash is rising into the air forming a vaguely reddish mushroom-shaped cloud, and residents have been warned to be cautious of volcanic material fallout (in November there were nine casualties and dozens of injuries). It is worth noting changing the subject entirely but staying on environmental issues the deterioration of air quality in the city of Toronto in Canada due to wildfires in the country, which are very far away but the fine particles carried by the wind can cause heart attacks.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 18/06/2025
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Still damage from bad weather in Italy

The disturbance that mainly affected the North causing damage that still causes inconveniences (the Alemagna road due to the landslide near Borca - Cancia di Cadore seems to be still impassable), has shifted towards the center-south with areas hit by torrential rain and hailstorms; for example, in Amatrice in Lazio region, the houses inhabited by earthquake victims were flooded and in Molise region there are reports of some crops devastated by hail, while in other areas the fields have been flooded by downpours, followed by alerts for various regions. Weather forecasts announce a new rise in temperatures after the brief passage of the bad weather wave and there are questions about the level of water reserves in regions affected by desertification like Sicily with basins that were already dry and the high temperatures causing strong evaporation, then the intense solar radiation tending to dry out vegetation.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 17/06/2025
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Downpours and hailstorms after the heatwave in Italy

As has become customary the peak of unusual temperatures caused by the African anticyclone was followed by downpours and hailstorms in some areas, especially in the North of Italy (with fallen trees, sometimes damage to cars, and inconveniences); in the Belluno Dolomites a large rockslide detached from a mountain and in Cadore a mudslide affected the little town of Cancia. In Liguria there were hospitalizations due to the high temperatures and humidity levels, then incidents in Genoa during a fencing competition with athletes struggling under unhealthy conditions. It is worth noting remaining in this case on the subject of sports the excessive emissions of carbon dioxide recently calculated for the World Cup; in fact, the matches will take place between Canada, the United States, and Mexico, with long distances that fans will have to cover often with polluting flights.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 16/06/2025
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Heat wave in Italy with heat islands

Due to the influence of an African high-pressure system temperatures in Italy are reported to be six to eight degrees above average leading to a heat wave and a red alert for several cities (eleven tomorrow). For example temperatures could reach thirty-eight degrees Celsius in parts of the North, while in the South in Puglia and Sardinia peaks above forty degrees are also expected. Complaints have arisen in large cities in the North about ozone formation due to the creation of scorching heat islands with a call for planting trees and suitable vegetation to try to mitigate temperatures and make the sweltering heat more bearable which is rendering entire neighborhoods unlivable. To report shifting the focus to Greece there has been a significant number of lightning strikes, almost six thousand, in mountainous areas of Epirus, central and western Greece, and the Peloponnese, raising the risk of wildfires.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 14/06/2025
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Proposals for justice against climate crimes

The proposal to add ecocide as an international crime among those recognized as the most serious was presented at the ocean conference in Nice in southern France, highlighting how little environmental damage has been taken seriously. There is an attempt to hold individuals accountable for specific environmental crimes. Some doubts arise about how to apply such legislation internationally when there are countries that do not scientifically acknowledge that climate change has been caused by human activities and particularly the reckless use of fossil fuels leading to the greenhouse effect and global warming. It is now a vicious cycle that feeds on itself and even if emissions were reduced to zero extreme climate effects that also impact populations that have not polluted would not cease.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 13/06/2025
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Considerations on May temperatures

The global average temperatures for the month of May would not have exceeded the threshold of one and a half degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels breaking a period of warming with twenty-one out of twenty-two months that exceeded it. However according to researchers this should not necessarily be interpreted as a positive value; in fact, these are global averages, and for example, in Iceland and Greenland, temperatures were three degrees above average due to an intense heatwave contributing to an increased rate of ice melting in Greenland. It has also happened that generally cold countries recorded unprecedented average temperature peaks. Considering the trend regarding greenhouse gas emissions, some researchers now find it unrealistic to try to maintain the one and a half degree threshold and believe that a greater commitment is necessary.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 12/06/2025
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Reducing underwater noise pollution

The underwater noises produced by ships and other human activities are growing at alarming rates considering, for example that whales and dolphins use clicks and whistles to communicate with their young, to navigate the oceans, to send danger signals, and to find food; therefore, many countries at a conference have raised the request to recognize the invisible but increasing threat posed by underwater noise pollution. A beluga whale can hear sounds produced by an icebreaker ship eighty-five kilometers away, causing stress and panic; in fact, underwater sounds can reach great distances and pose an obstacle to marine biodiversity, invisible but powerful. Under scrutiny for excessive noise pollution are propellers and marine thrusters, sonar, sounds produced by offshore industries and cargo ships.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 11/06/2025
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New record of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere

With over four hundred thirty parts per million at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii a new record of carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere has been reached, which is a very high value that fuels the greenhouse effect with marked warming effects on the planet. At the beginning of the industrial revolution the concentration was around two hundred ppm, then there has been a constant progression and since 1960 the increase monitored every twenty years has decisively risen with a curve in a graph that tends to spike. Global emissions would need to be cut by over fifty percent to try to stabilize CO2 levels in the atmosphere; this has been well known for decades but has generally not been done (except for some countries) and researchers argue that no new fossil fuel exploitation projects should be planned.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 10/06/2025
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Fragile Arctic collapsing due to maritime traffic

The new routes that are opening for maritime traffic in the Arctic due to melting ice are increasing environmental pressure on a very fragile ecosystem, causing it to collapse rapidly; in fact, Arctic warming is already four times faster than in other parts of the planet and the season for maritime transport is extending; moreover, the new routes that allow for shorter transportation of goods are more convenient thus increasing warming, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity and pollution in a decidedly unhealthy vicious circle. For example soot left by the so-called black carbon emitted from diesel engines settles on Arctic ice increasing the rate of melting and being dark it attracts light rays causing surrounding air overheating contributing to climate change.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 09/06/2025
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Suffering for the trees in Greece due to a fungus

Due to prolonged high temperatures and drought, trees attacked by a fungus and insects are reportedly dying in large numbers in mountainous areas of Greece, with regions such as Tzoumerka, the Achelous valley, Agrafa, and Kitheronas particularly affected in recent years, as well as, to a lesser extent, areas of Helicon, Epirus, and the Peloponnese. To solve the problem it is necessary to cut down the diseased trees (especially from autumn to spring), but since climate change promotes unhealthy conditions for trees, this cannot be a definitive solution, and the threat of extinction for the forests cannot be averted. For some types of trees under scrutiny other causes include human activities involving the use of excavators and equipment for cutting trees and branches; there are also biotic factors, a reduction in biodiversity, and ecosystems threatened by fires and desertification.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 07/06/2025
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Europe as a key player in the protection of the seas

Essential challenges for the protection of the seas such as pollution, climate change, and illegal fishing beyond sustainable limits would be included in a European plan to be presented at a conference in Nice in France next week, at the forefront of the ecological sector also because biodiversity is threatened and there are concerning changes in the ecosystem along the coasts, this before an international congress begins to preserve the health of the Oceans. There is talk of great potential for investments in a sustainable economy that also means ensuring security; for example among the various points to plan would be the creation of marine reserves intended to capture and store carbon dioxide. Forty percent of Europeans live within a radius of about fifty kilometers from the coasts and are largely dependent on the aquatic food resources they consume.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 06/06/2025
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A plastic that dissolves quickly in the sea

A potential solution to plastic pollution in the oceans threatening marine life comes from Japanese researchers (in a laboratory in Wako, Saitama prefecture) who have reportedly demonstrated that the new type of plastic they tested dissolves in a container filled with salt water in about an hour and leaves no residues, thus not fragmenting into particles and then into dangerous microplastics. While waiting for this new type of plastic to enter production, it is advisable to avoid dispersing plastic into the environment; in fact, it enters the food chain and is inhaled as microplastic. A study indicated that it tends to accumulate in higher concentrations in the brain compared to other organs and if a blood test is conducted it is possible to find the presence of microplastic particles with consequences still not well understood, but certainly unhealthy.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 05/06/2025
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Fires in Canada threaten air quality

The fine particles released by the fires that are consuming vegetation in vast areas of Canada are forcing twenty-six thousand people to leave their homes traveling great distances and alerts have been issued to take precautions due to poor air quality, affecting areas of the United States as well (theoretically they could even reach Europe). In Alberta oil processing has been halted due to the fires and the situation alarms entire communities. The rapid reduction of the snow cover in spring due to climate change exposes the soil making it more vulnerable to fires and the dry vegetation amplifies the intensity of the blazes. To report turning the attention to other scenarios, in April, fires in Russia particularly east of Lake Baikal released thirty-five million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 04/06/2025
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Risk of desertification for Greece

Almost half of the Greek territory would be very vulnerable to desertification with fifty percent of water resources lost through leaks in the pipes and given the trend of accelerating climate change due to human activities, the situation can only worsen in practice. Rainfall in the eastern part of the country is scarce and comparable to Alexandria in Egypt where it rarely rains, while the western part seems comparable to Paris where it rains a lot; thus it is a complex situation to address, also due to tourism which significantly increases water demand. It is questioned whether hotels need to have pools when stunning beaches are just a few steps away, whether some houses should be adorned with large gardens, or whether agriculture should irrigate by flooding the land or using low water-efficient methods.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 03/06/2025
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Discussions regarding the protection of glaciers and oceans

While is wait for discussions to begin at conferences on glacier protection there are countries urging greater efforts to limit global warming, then concerning the oceans given the latest data on the increasing frequency of marine heatwaves raises questions about how to ensure at least minimal health for the seas. Recently a study indicated that, although unlikely, it is also possible according to mathematical models that the average global temperature could rise above two degrees Celsius in at least one year within the next five years (a value deemed shocking). Among the extreme examples mentioned of current anomalies is China which has recorded temperatures exceeding forty degrees Celsius in some areas, the United Arab Emirates nearing fifty-two, and Pakistan being hit by violent winds following an intense heatwave.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 02/06/2025
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Floods in northern Nigeria

At least one hundred and eleven are believed to be the victims of floods that affected a large market in northern Nigeria where farmers sell their products to buyers from the south overwhelmed by torrents of water fueled by torrential rainfall. In the flooded neighborhoods the roofs of houses can be seen submerged by a kind of brown lake while residents tried to bring help also attempting to recover goods. There are reports of a country affected by climate change with prolonged periods of drought followed by heavy rains, particularly intense during the wet season. To report changing the subject but remaining on environmental issues that there is concern in Europe about the trend of rapid depletion of water supplies and how it is necessary to set a target for efficiency and reduce consumption by ten percent and increase water recycling.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 31/05/2025
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Various uncontrollable wildfires in Canada

Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in areas north of Saskatchewan province in Canada due to uncontrollable wildfires, marking one of the most serious situations ever seen or perhaps even the worse with a state of emergency declared. The situation regarding the wildfires in the Prairie provinces is difficult with two cases of a state of emergency. In Alberta there is concern about a remote area in the north with a high potential for the flames to quickly consume vegetation and evacuations have already been ordered overnight due to intense heat and strong winds. In Manitoba already previously affected by devastating wildfires evacuations could involve about seventeen thousand people as the fires intensify, marking one of the largest evacuation operations of this kind since 1997.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 30/05/2025
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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.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 29/05/2025
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A nickel mine is devouring the forest in Indonesia

To produce electric vehicles, steel, and numerous industrial products nickel is necessary and a mine to extract this metal in Indonesia, considered the largest in the world, would be consuming the jungle of Halmahera where the indigenous tribe Hongana Manyawa lives, threatening a community of about three thousand five hundred people. It is a rural and unspoiled environment two thousand four hundred kilometers from the capital Jakarta, and those who live there do not know how to survive without it, but now extraction activities threaten the population using explosives and heavy machinery, while helicopters fly over the area. To report shifting focus to Australia that there are complaints from the residents of small Pacific Islands about the decision to extend for forty years the permits to continue using a large facility to extract liquefied gas and oil.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 28/05/2025
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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.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 27/05/2025
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Windstorm in Pakistan after heatwave

There would be at least fourteen victims and over a hundred injured due to a windstorm that swept across Pakistan, particularly affecting the provinces in eastern Punjab and northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and the capital Islamabad has also been impacted with uprooted trees and fallen power line poles. Reports speak of intense heat with temperatures exceeding forty-five degrees Celsius that would have favored the conditions for the formation of such a violent windstorm, while weather forecasts announce possible further storms. It is noteworthy that shifting attention to other scenarios a record heat has been reached in the United Arab Emirates for the month of May with temperatures exceeding fifty-one degrees Celsius and Egypt is facing a food and water crisis with difficulties in sustaining a population of one hundred and thirteen million inhabitants.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 26/05/2025
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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.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 24/05/2025
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Records losses in areas covered by tropical forests

It is estimated that in 2024 trees equivalent to a figurative calculation of about eighteen football fields covered by tropical forests were lost every minute, obviously a huge area of six million seven hundred thousand hectares (about the size of Panama), with a record eighty percent higher than in 2023. The country at the top of this unhealthy ranking of forest loss is Brazil, a country that will host the next environmental change conference in November, facing problems dealing with fires in the Amazon affected by the worst drought ever recorded in the rainforest. A naturally humid ecosystem hardly burns and for the first time apparently fires are the leading cause of tropical forest loss; therefore it is necessary to plan interventions differently to adapt to the new environmental reality.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 23/05/2025
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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.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 22/05/2025
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A kind of avalanche of water in southeastern France

At least three victims would be due to the storm that affected the southeast of France, reports from the affected areas describe a scene of significant destruction with vehicles swept away by rivers of water, mud, and debris. Over five hundred passengers of a high-speed train were forced in the middle of the night to exit the carriages. Some spoke of a kind of water avalanche caused by a violent and incomprehensible phenomenon that was self-sustaining, leading to interruptions in the supply of electricity, drinking water, and stalled sewage treatment facilities. Among the most affected locations are Vidauban and Tonneins, and to assist those in difficulty dozens of rescuers and volunteers have intervened; many houses have been flooded; rail traffic will remain suspended for several days between Agen and Marmande (with repercussions on Bordeaux and Toulouse) in the southwest of the country.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 21/05/2025
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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.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 20/05/2025
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A storm lashes areas of the Midwest and South U.S.

There are at least twenty-seven reported fatalities, most in Kentucky and particularly in Laurel County, due to a storm characterized by tornadoes that have destroyed homes and overturned vehicles, leaving a trail of destruction and debris; there are also reports of ten people hospitalized in serious condition. Parts of about twenty roads have been closed, and it may take days before some of them can be reopened, and there are fears that the death toll may rise, with hundreds of homes damaged (significant damage also in Missouri). Changing the subject but still on environmental issues there are concerns about environmental pollution and land exploitation in Guyana due to the discovery of hydrocarbon deposits that could make this country the so-called "Dubai of the Caribbean", considering that eighty-five percent of the territory is covered by rainforest.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 19/05/2025
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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.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 17/05/2025
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Floods in Maryland in the United States

Due to intense rainfall and downpours the roads in western Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania have turned into rivers and Maryland authorities have declared a state of emergency in response to what are considered historic floods. There is talk of one victim (a boy in Virginia) and dozens of people forced to leave their flood-affected homes, then two schools were evacuated with rescue teams intervening to help the students; the counties of Allegany and Garrett in Maryland were particularly hard hit by the flooding. Shifting attention to Italy to report that there has been a wave of bad weather affecting Sicily, characterized by heavy rains and strong winds in some areas of the region, making travel difficult at times due to flooded roads and complicating connections with the islands due to rough seas, along with discomfort for the local population.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 16/05/2025
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Dengue and Chikungunya may soon be endemic in Europe

Due to the rise in average temperatures the tiger mosquito that transmits the dengue and chikungunya viruses is reproducing increasingly further north and soon these diseases could become endemic in Europe, considering that nearly half of the global population is already at risk of contracting them, even though they were once typical diseases almost exclusively of tropical regions. In rare cases the fevers carried by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes can be fatal; however regarding Dengue some have defined it as the so-called breakbone fever because of the pains that patients sometimes experience in their bones. There are concerns that due to the growing tropicalization of European territories the Zika and West Nile viruses could also spread in the future (research is being conducted in these sectors) also carried by tiger mosquitoes.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 15/05/2025
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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.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 14/05/2025
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Protecting the Saya de Malha Bank in Indian Ocean

A little-known underwater territory of forty thousand square kilometers located between Mauritius and Seychelles, like the Saya de Malha Bank in the Indian Ocean (an area comparable in size to Switzerland), would be a rare and precious ecosystem in international waters that needs protection because it is at risk of intensive exploitation by the fishing industry. This is considering that it is a lung of the ocean rich in seagrass beds and habitat for numerous marine species capable of capturing carbon dioxide thirty-five times faster than tropical forests. Moreover researchers claim that boats arriving in these very fishy waters even from distant countries not only fish for tuna but also catch sharks for their fins leading to their extinction. In 2012 international organizations deemed the Saya de Malha Bank a potential candidate for World Marine Heritage.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 13/05/2025
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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.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 12/05/2025
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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.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 10/05/2025
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A tax to contain the global warming

To try to limit the global warming, it would be necessary to establish a progressive tax on wealth and investments very much oriented towards the intensive exploitation of coal, at least according to a study that underlines how the responsibility for global warming in about thirty years is due to the richest ten percent of the richest people on the planet, mainly rich Chinese and Americans who if combined, account for almost half of global emissions. Particular attention should be paid to how much financial investments affect the climate issue rather than dwelling only on lifestyles and personal consumption. The group of so-called responsible could also be further reduced; in fact, it seems that almost a third of the "super-ultra" rich are in the United States, more than China, India and Germany combined.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 09/05/2025
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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.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 08/05/2025
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Simplifying and organizing power grids

The accident that occurred to the Iberian electricity grid with fifty-five million people left in the dark due to a blackout considered historic about ten days ago raises the question of whether it is not necessary to simplify and organize the energy distribution of large countries in a more efficient way; in fact, apparently it is not possible to understand what the real cause of the blackout is and every hypothesis put forward has been discarded (with some theories also judged rather evanescent and made to capture public attention). These are very articulated networks with the additional complexity constituted by the relative novelty of renewable energy, the increase in electric cars on the road and various devices that absorb a lot of energy for recharging; all for electricity grids that are often not well organized, a bit chaotic and also exposed to possible cyber attacks and the climate changes variable.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 07/05/2025
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Floods in Petra in Jordan

The well-known tourist resort of Petra was suddenly flooded by a cloudburst, there is talk of at least one victim (a Belgian tourist) and about eighteen hundred people evacuated by the Jordanian authorities who organized rescues; tourists visiting the monumental attractions carved into the rock have often been forced to find, not without difficulty and inconvenience, a refuge from the torrents of water that have invaded the characteristic gorges of the place. It should be noted changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues that a study carried out in Canada would have highlighted how public notices regarding the progress of the fire season could avoid trips to hospital for asthma patients, in practice it is information relating to air quality, to take the appropriate medicines, to equip oneself with air purifiers up to high-flow oxygen dispensers.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 06/05/2025
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High temperatures in Greece with sand from Africa

After rather cold days at the end of April, days of almost summer heat are taking place in Greece with temperatures that have even exceeded thirty degrees Celsius and according to the weather forecast in addition to the heat there will also be fine sand and dust from Africa and then perhaps a colder source is approaching. Athenians and tourists filled the beaches and several areas with abnormal temperatures such as the more than thirty-two degrees in Karditsa, thirty-two in Farsala and thirty-one in Larissa, Psachna and Evia also linked to a heat wave. It should be noted, changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues, that recently in Southern Iraq there have been breathing difficulties for about two thousand seven hundred people who have required hospitalization in many cases due to storms of fine sand and dust coming partly from Arabia.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 05/05/2025
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Problematic flu season in the U.S.

Initial data on deaths of children from influenza in the United States show a sharp increase compared to those recorded last year, considering that the flu season is not over and indeed in these periods it does not seem to be attenuating much as cases of contagion. There is talk of a drop in vaccinations for children from about sixty-four percent five years ago to forty-nine percent and even if vaccination does not prevent having symptoms it can prevent hospitalization and death. The flu is rated as very severe with adults and it is estimated that there have been forty-seven million infections, six hundred and ten thousand hospitalizations and twenty-six thousand victims. To be noted changing the subject but remaining on health issues such as in the Gaza Strip the lack of food and medicine is precipitating the situation, then an organism without adequate nutrition gets sick easily.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 03/05/2025
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Truly destructive fire in Israel

It is considered by some to be one of the most destructive fires in the history of Israel, the one that has been devouring the woods near Mesilat Zion and not far from Jerusalem for a few days, favored by high temperatures, wind and drought; there is talk of mass evacuations, problems with traffic management, injuries due to intoxication and international mobilization. The authorities say that most of the fires are under control, but the extinguished and still smoking fires could regain strength and other firefighter interventions are not ruled out while the causes are investigated. The Eshkol forest and the hills west of the capital Jerusalem were particularly affected with residential areas affected by the columns of smoke that emanated from the high fires; the question is generally how the region will be able to cope with heat waves and extreme droughts linked to climate change.
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Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 02/05/2025
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Pirates in jacket and necktie

By now the traditional image of the pirates organizes in groups from corsairs armed of guns and knives to the cingula have yielded the step to the new predator dressed in jacket and necktie that is annoying the web (bandits that unload entire site and they identify the protection keys, steal the symbols, musics..), even with one name of all security that hides the deceit to before the tacking of click. As an example writing "salutary.eu" on a famous search engine between the entrance connections to the site www.salutistico.it, others do not authorize links appear between which also one to those in order to unload freewares, but that practically they turn out to payment through Dialer. Attention to the pirates, exploratory of the web Internet, sails in sure waters; in fact the Demo of the program "Well-being Body - Mind - Soul" deposited that it enjoys all the copyrights can unload free from my salutary.eu Internet site or salutary.eu compiling the appropriate card of recording (and subsequently with relative password communicated) and I dissociate myself from the use of my software to payment for whichever site different from the mine. To notice unfortunately that also writing "salutistico.it" for the original site, are visualized links truculent or trap. - Lately is disappeared the intere site from some search engines.. (that evidently could use the same criteria of selection).
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Telephone: +39 338 1809310 Date: 19/01/2007
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