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Andes strain of hantavirus found on cruise ship

Health authorities have confirmed that it would be an Andes strain of hantavirus that can be transmitted from person to person (usually spread by rodents), identified on a cruise ship that sailed from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde and which prompted investigations regarding this rare infection. Three people were transferred from the ship for treatment, including the ship's doctor (whose health conditions have improved and are stable after initially being described as serious), and a new case is suspected. In the coming days the ship will dock in Santa Cruz on the Spanish island of Tenerife and the passengers will be repatriated. It is really very different from Covid and very from flu, low the pandemic risk; transmission occurs through close physical contact such as in a little cabin of a ship and disinfection measures have been taken with passengers isolated in their cabins.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                               Date:   May 07, 2025
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Volcanic eruption in Indonesia

Three climbers are being searched for missing on Mount Dukono in northern Halmahera - Maluku in Indonesia due to a massive volcanic eruption that produced a smoke column about ten kilometers high with dense volcanic ash, authorities have also evacuated some people, then other eruptive phenomena occurred. Also in Indonesia due to bad weather and intense hydrometeorological events that affected North Sumatra in the past two weeks there is talk of a landslide that caused three fatalities on a highway. It is worth noting changing the topic but remaining on natural phenomena that researchers have recognized as the second highest tsunami ever recorded the one that occurred last summer in a fjord in southeastern Alaska caused by a huge landslide of about sixty-four million cubic meters of rock falling into the sea in less than a minute.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                               Date:   May 09, 2026
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Floods in Saskatchewan in Canada

Due to the rapid melting of the abundant previous snowfall floods occurred in Saskatchewan in Canada resulting in a state of emergency being declared for thirty-five communities, there is mention of evacuations and authorities provided equipment to face the floods as well as personnel to manage closed highway sections and assist motorists dealing with accidents caused by water on the road. Among the floods to be reported is the one that occurred in sections of the Carrot River with significant damage in the flooded areas particularly in the Pasquia Golf Course. Difficulties for farmers who in many areas had to suspend the spring seeding after a fluctuating period regarding the rise in prices of fuels and fertilizers used in cultivation activities.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                               Date:   May 08, 2026
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Floods in Somalia and bad weather in Italy

There would be at least ten victims in Somalia due to floods following unusually heavy rainfall, with reports of rivers of water in the capital Mogadishu forcing people to move partially submerged and in some neighborhoods the ground floors of houses have been submerged; the death toll could probably rise since authorities have not yet managed to get a clear picture of the situation. As for Italy a wave of bad weather has mainly affected Tuscany and Liguria regions, where there have been cases for example of evacuations, tornadoes, cloudbursts and a lightning strike hit a house burning its roof; in general, temperatures have dropped considerably in the North and snow-covered areas were not lacking in the Alps; then there were various weather alerts in some regions also for possible hailstorms.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                               Date:   May 06, 2026
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Investigations on hantavirus cases on a cruise ship

A cruise ship traveling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde triggered health investigations due to three victims of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, with three people sick, one of whom is in critical condition; in fact, there are questions about how the virus could have spread on the ship and in Cape Verde was not given permission to disembark by local authorities due to the potential risk that the virus could infect the local population. Apparently the virus has a rather long incubation period and the passenger initially infected on the ship likely contracted it before boarding. It is also noted that investigations are needed to verify that adequate preventive measures were adopted. This is a virus for which there are no cures or vaccines so early diagnosis and subsequent medical intervention are necessary.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                               Date:   May 05, 2026
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A volcano erupts in the Philippines

Alert in the Philippines for the eruption of Mayon volcano near Albay, a stratovolcano with a characteristic conical shape considered the most active among the twenty-two volcanoes in the country and responsible for about fifty eruptions in four centuries, there is talk of thousands of evacuations in an area south of Manila; then ash and debris reached Bicol, over fifty villages affected by the eruption which caused the formation of a high column of smoke over four thousand meters that darkened the sky. It is worth noting changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic topics that in Canada many people are complaining about the increase in allergies (particularly in Vancouver and Victoria due to tree pollen), as usual climate changes with increasing CO2, pollution, and even light pollution lengthen the pollen season and make it more severe.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                               Date:   May 04, 2026
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Mexico City is sinking at high speed

It appears that Mexico City is experiencing ground subsidence visible even from satellites and measurable at about twenty-five centimeters per year; according to researchers, this is one of the highest rates in the world, posing structural problems that are difficult to solve for this metropolis of twenty-two million people and one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Using large amounts of water pumped from the underground to meet the needs of Mexico's capital has significantly lowered the water table, resulting in a chronic water crisis that can only worsen; for example damages are noted to the metropolitan cathedral built starting in 1573, to the subway, to the sewers, to the entire system of pipes that provides drinking water and requiring careful monitoring of the situation.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                               Date:   May 02, 2026
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Moringa seeds clean water of microplastics

An extract from moringa seeds, a plant known to be very nutritious and healthy, according to researchers would be excellent for purifying drinking water from microplastics as well as common chemical components, then seems that moringa trees have been known for their water purification properties since the times of the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians and now studies are being conducted to see if this is due to a kind of coagulating effect that allows microplastic particles to stick together and then be filtered. The tiny particles one micrometer in size of microplastic result from the progressive fragmentation of plastic polluting various environments from the oceans to the mountains and can for example cause tissue inflammation; in animals reproductive and hormonal problems have been observed.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                               Date:   Apr 30, 2026
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High average temperatures in Europe with areas of drought

Last year at least ninety-five percent of European regions reportedly monitored above average temperatures with Great Britain, Norway and Iceland recording their warmest average year according to a climate report that emphasizes how since 1980 Europe would be overheating at twice the global rate making the continent that is warming fastest on the planet. Heat waves are reaching increasingly high temperature peaks in addition to being more frequent, and currently the situation does not seem very favorable in this climatic sense with ever-expanding areas of drought. To report on a different note but still on natural topics floods in southern China, with areas hit by heavy storms and town centers flooded forcing people to move partially submerged in water.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                               Date:   Apr 29, 2026
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Slowing of the Meridional Atlantic Ocean Current

The slowing of the Meridional Atlantic Ocean Current (AMOC) that has been monitored could be part of a natural variability or represent a long-term decline, at least according to researchers who emphasize that even though climate models are very complex this change with increasingly warmer oceans is quite worrying; in fact, for example temperatures in London and areas of Europe in winter could be much lower even if the summer remains warm. The circulation of this current could stop entirely if we continue to emit large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere causing global temperatures to rise. It is also worth noting shifting attention to other scenarios the unusual proliferation of jellyfish in the sea near Trieste due to anomalously high temperatures in the Mediterranean, and conversely an unusual heavy snowfall in Moscow with falling trees and disruptions for the population.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                               Date:   Apr 28, 2026
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Tornado in northern Texas and fires in Japan

There are reportedly at least two victims and over twenty families evacuated from their homes in northern Texas due to an EF-2 tornado (with wind gusts exceeding two hundred ten kilometers per hour), particularly affecting the cities of Runaway Bay and Springtown (in this case the tornado was rated as EF-1 in strength); many houses were damaged and debris made the roads difficult to pass, hindering rescue efforts and even medical personnel in some areas, causing power outages, and sometimes significant damage. To report changing the topics but remaining on natural events fires in northeastern Japan fueled by drought which for some time has tended to dry out vegetation affect vast areas with thousands of evacuations.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 27, 2026
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Estimate of contaminated land after the Chernobyl disaster

Almost fifty thousand square kilometers of land would have been contaminated following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster with three and a half million people affected, at least according to statements from international organizations regarding what is considered the worst atomic disaster in history, while it is noted that forty years have passed since the tragic event which in the first days was also kept hidden. To report changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic topics that a strong tornado left a trail of destruction in its path in the state of Oklahoma in the United States; there is talk of roofs being torn off and damage to the power infrastructure, in addition to at least ten people injured; there were no victims but residents of the affected areas including part of the city of Enid were trapped in their homes which often suffered severe damage.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 25, 2026
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Precarious health due to seasonal pollen allergies

Although they are not exactly comparable to floods and fires caused by climate change allergies according to researchers affect tens of millions of people with significant health consequences; in fact, the burden on the public health sector tends to grow due to increasingly severe symptoms related to allergies that can even become life-threatening, then generally the state of well-being can deteriorate significantly. High temperatures and higher CO2 concentration as usual caused by climate change from human activities with indiscriminate use of fossil fuels increase pollen production from plants triggering allergic reactions for example in Europe with a season that has lengthened by over two weeks in about thirty years with pollen presence intensity fifteen to twenty percent higher.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 24, 2026
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Drinking water for students in India due to the heat

Weather forecasts announce that temperatures could reach forty-four degrees Celsius in India in the coming days due to a heat wave with an alert for the capital Delhi and authorities advise school students to drink water to avoid dehydration and special sound messages will be provided to remind young people how important it is for the body to stay constantly hydrated. Generally it is expected to be a very hot year with extreme peaks fueled by climate change with record parameters since 1901 (the year in which monitoring of this type of data began). To report changing the subject but remaining on natural topics that in Indonesia complaints of hundreds of people apparently left without aid in North Sumatra five months after floods and landslides caused by a strong cyclone.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 23, 2026
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Facing vulnerabilities in operating systems and browsers

A highly advanced artificial intelligence model developed earlier this month in the United States and equipped with sophisticated technological features to find vulnerabilities in systems in order to defend against cyber attacks would have found countless vulnerabilities in the majority of operating systems and internet web browsers. Some advance the criticism that it could be a commercial strategy to boast exaggerated data processing capabilities of this artificial intelligence application, but in the meantime concerns are not lacking for example from banking institutions regarding the security of transactions and especially the danger that these capabilities to find vulnerabilities could be exploited for insidious cyber attacks on the network without there being time to fix the "holes" in the various systems and browsers.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 22, 2026
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Earthquake in Japan and bad weather in New Zealand

A strong magnitude 7.7 quake off the coast of northern Japan raised fears of a slight risk (only a one percent chance) of a possible mega earthquake in coastal areas, forcing the inhabitants of one hundred eighty-two cities along the northeast coasts to be prepared while continuing their daily activities, but with confirmations on which shelter they had chosen. The tsunami warning was quickly lifted and no anomalies were detected at nuclear plants just over fifteen years after the tsunami which caused twenty-two thousand deaths and the Fukushima disaster with half a million people evacuated. As for New Zealand there is a report of a missing person along Wellington due to a wave of bad weather with heavy rainfall and resulting landslides, floods and inevitable inconveniences for the population.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 21, 2026
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Medal on a humanoid robot winning a marathon

Putting a medal around the neck of a machine that wins a half marathon in Beijing might seem like an action far from the original inspiration that the ancient Greeks gave to the marathon; rather, according to some it is about showing the world how much the Chinese technology industry has grown in the sector of building increasingly efficient humanoid robots. In China humanoid robots are apparently seen in public spaces and some time ago there was discussion about an incident involving one of these machines used as a waitress which as if going crazy moved its limbs in a chaotic way, then seemed to dance while the operator struggling with her smartphone to try to turn off this out-of-control machine, until was eventually forced to move it manually by dragging it backward with her hands with rather rude pushes definitely not elegant and really not very technological.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 20, 2026
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Ecological risk linked to the Strait of Hormuz

Dolphins and coral populations with varied and surprising colors that host a large number of fish and invertebrate species are among the creatures threatened at sea by the conflict affecting the Strait of Hormuz; in fact, there is talk of oil spills from ships that have long been blocked in the strait, some damaged in the Persian Gulf and near the strait. About two thousand ships carrying twenty-one billion liters of oil make the Strait of Hormuz crucial from many points of view, but especially ecologically since it seems that the ships are still leaking hydrocarbons into the sea with decidedly negative environmental effects. It appears that crude oil damages the nervous system of animals weakening their sense of orientation and thus their ability to feed, then the entire food chain is affected from the smallest organism to the largest.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 18, 2026
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Various flood alerts in Canada

The town of Minden Hills in Haliburton County in Ontario remains in a state of emergency due to floods after previous events that saw streets and homes submerged, resulting in the setting up of an evacuation center in the community, then there are now concerns about the levels of the Gull River as weather forecasts predict more rainfall in the coming days and preparations are being made to deal with potential flooding for example in areas south of Ontario. The situation is quite similar in some municipalities in Quebec regarding this type of alert with Montreal under observation with some streets already flooded and a bridge closed although authorities say they have already put intervention plans in place in recent days to handle emergencies and that no significant problems are expected.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 17, 2026
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Damage in Saipan after passage of a super typhoon

Overturned cars, torn-off roofs, floods, accumulated debris, and fallen power poles are among the most evident damages initially reported by authorities in the Northern Mariana Islands, while awaiting a more thorough inspection; however no casualties have been reported. On the island of Saipan (a U.S. territory with about forty-three thousand inhabitants) there are reports of power outages and impassable roads, then as regard the super typhoon characterized by wind gusts of two hundred and fifty kilometers per hour it is estimated to be the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth this year. More than a thousand residents across the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands were hosted in shelters while weather conditions remain very windy and rainy a day after the passage of the strong "some say monster" storm.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 16, 2026
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Radon gas control in homes in Canada

A study highlighted how in Canada the percentage of deaths due to cancer remains high despite the control tools used, how the forecasts for the year 2026 are not very reassuring in this regard and how cancer remains overall the main cause of death. Generally lung cancer is very common (often linked to cigarette smoking) and there are also unexpected hidden dangers such as that represented by radon gas in some Canadian homes; in fact, this invisible, toxic and carcinogenic gas could be present in millions of houses to the extent that monitoring systems are being considered, given that high percentages of lung cancer in both women and men cannot be explained by tobacco consumption and other factors such as lifestyle, radon and air pollution need to be taken into account.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 15, 2026
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A strong typhoon approaches remote Pacific islands

After lashing out Guam with heavy rain and gusts of wind a strong tropical typhoon approaches remote U.S. Pacific islands, it is estimated that wind gusts could exceed two hundred and seventy kilometers per hour in trajectory to the islands of Rota, Tinian and Saipan perhaps with a quantifiable category of four to five and emergency declaration. About fifty thousand people live on the three islands and most in Saipan, known for its tourist attractions (and for a bloody battle in the Second World War) and capital of the Northern Marian Islands. To report changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues two victims in Puglia region in Italy due to strong gusts of wind resulting in the fall of a tree and a lamppost that overwhelmed respectively a girl and a maintenance worker.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 14, 2026
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Truly renewable energy indispensable

For what some define as one of the most serious crises ever regarding the supply of fossil fuels due to a conflict affecting the navigability of cargo ships from the strait of Hormuz the use of renewable energy is almost indispensable if one wants to have energy to support human activities, but as has been repeatedly emphasized, the production chain of these forms of energy apparently remains far from sustainable, ecological, environmentally friendly and respectful of human rights if one goes back to the manufacturing of the basic components. It is also worth noting changing the topic but staying on technological themes the increase in the presence in the media of so-called "deep fake" images practically indistinguishable from real ones without using advanced tools and software.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 13, 2026
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Generally supportive in Europe to restriction of social media

A survey carried out in six large European countries would show that the majority of the population, about seventy-five percent, is in favour of social media restrictions for children; while only four percent say that no restrictions should be applied, then twenty-two percent call into question a role of parents in the control. Apparently Italy is the most favorable country as an overall percentage of restrictions (even with a high propensity for a limit at sixteen years of age) followed by Poland and Belgium. To report changing the subject but remaining on technological issues that a new model of artificial intelligence developed in the United States and used to find vulnerabilities in systems, even if developed for other purposes, could be dangerous if it ended up in bad hands; in fact, it seems to have really considerable computing potential.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 11, 2026
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Discussion about landslides at Termoli in Molise in Italy

There have been discussions about the landslide front over four kilometers along Termoli in Molise region and it seems that critical issues have emerged in various villages, then some complain about the failure to make safety in the past of the affected area; in fact, the story has some distant parallel with what occurred with the landslide of Niscemi in Sicily. In the meantime there is talk of the reopening of the motorway (already carried out) and partial of the railway, but some questions arise in case of any future extreme weather events for example with heavy and long-lasting storms or rainy precipitation on an unstable territory. To be noted by changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues a new model announced of accurate Canadian climatic forecasts "hybrid with artificial intelligence" with man who remains indispensable for interpretation.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 10, 2026
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Study on the use of emoji faces in emails

The perception of how competent and appropriate men and women are who send emails and messages with so-called emoji faces in certain contexts has been taken into consideration by a study, it seems that putting an emoji that refers to a negative condition is inappropriate, giving practically an impression of little competence; only positive emoji faces if used judiciously could give a perception of competence, then caution must be taken when using them in a negative context present in the content of emails and messages. To report changing the topic but staying on technological themes that some argue that data centers in the cities of Jakarta and Batam in Indonesia would require greater water and energy resources for cooling than usual given the hot-humid climate.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 09, 2026
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Disruptions in Italy due to landslide near Termoli in Molise

It is considered one of the largest landslides in Europe that is affecting an area of over four kilometers near Termoli in the province of Campobasso in Molise region, causing significant disruptions for travelers due to the partial closure of the highway with very long traffic jams and of the railway line, with the consequent use of replacement buses. There are various cases where the road surface in the area is cracked and deformed, even with differences in level that will require structural repairs, dozens of people were evacuated in Petacciano; then in Rapolla a large retaining wall collapsed onto buildings causing damage and evacuations. It is said to be a landslide that reactivated after eleven years due to bad weather, but had already been known to technicians for a century; the railway line route will probably have to be moved.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 08, 2026
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Floods in Dagestan in Russia

There are reportedly at least three victims and over four thousand people evacuated due to the recent floods that have affected Dagestan in Russia, particularly the area of the local capital Makhachkala in the North Caucasus, there are reports of highways and roads being impassable, masses of various debris accumulated and flooded homes, causing significant difficulties for the population; these are considered among the worst floods to have hit this region, and some talk of a country ill-prepared to face climate change. Authorities have sent rescue teams to help people in difficulty, while the river levels and the stability of the levees are a concern, and then water overflowed from a dam resulting in severe flooding in the areas downstream.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 07, 2026
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Fertilizer shortages and organic farming

Due to the difficulty of passage of ships laden with fertilizers because of a conflict that also affects the important Strait of Hormuz, there are concerns about the stability of the global agricultural sector, then the rise in the price of hydrocarbons used to power agricultural machinery, greenhouses and transportation for crops risks further worsening the situation. Trying to return to practicing a type of local organic farming could help address these shortages; in fact, it requires less use of fertilizers and does not necessitate transporting agricultural products over long distances, then lately some have also spoken about hidden dangers in intensive farming which tends to contaminate soils with heavy metals, these potentially toxic dangers often go unnoticed, with consequences for organisms.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 04, 2026
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Bad weather in central-southern Italy and Attica in Greece

A storm affected some regions in central-southern Italy, with a missing person reported due to the collapse of a bridge over the Trigno river between Abruzzo and Molise regions on the Adriatic highway, flooding of the Pescara River, then several landslides, people left isolated, others dealing with difficult train travel with endless journeys; in Puglia region there was flooding of the Cervaro River in the province of Foggia. As for Greece there is a report of one victim and flooded areas in Attica, severe damage to roads, firefighters forced to intervene in many situations causing hardship for the population, with areas covered in mud and debris, numerous landslides, damaged pipelines, and widespread use of pumps in flooded homes.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 03, 2026
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New materials that adapt to climate change

It has long been well known that climate change challenges all materials and it is not surprising that in France, periods of intense heat followed by periods of heavy rainfall could apparently cause structural damage to twelve million homes and that homeowners are trying to protect themselves at least against the most expensive repairs. Developing new materials that adapt to climate change could be useful not only to prevent structural damage to homes but also to ensure the safety of important infrastructure, then for example even in the road sector with road surfaces subjected to strong temperature variations, downpours, hailstorms and gusts of wind a solution should be found to sometimes avoid having to do a sort of risky "slalom" between potholes.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 02, 2026
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Bad weather in some regions of Italy

The heavy rainfall that is already affecting Abruzzo region with a red weather alert could worsen the situation regarding the landslide in Silvi in the province of Teramo, where some houses have already collapsed and others are at risk of being carried away by the shifting ground. The situation is said to resemble on a smaller scale what happened in Niscemi in Sicily; then in Molise a dam is causing concern and water is being released. Several trees have fallen due to wind gusts sometimes causing injuries as happened in Lazio and then heavy winter-type snowfall in some central regions. To report changing the subject but remaining on natural topics that in the mountains of western United States and Canada a kind of anomalous heat dome linked to climate change is rapidly melting the snow cover.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Apr 01, 2026
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Heat islands caused by data centers

Such would be the amount of heat released by large data centers used to support generative artificial intelligence to cause heat islands and according to a study capable in some cases of affecting even more than three hundred and forty million people, with an impact on hotter temperatures that rises even taking into account other factors due to climate change. The temperature increases seem to be significant globally, and among the locations considered for example there is the Bajio region in Mexico and then Aragon in Spain. To report changing the topic but staying on natural themes a landslide in Silvi in the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy with the collapse of houses (one shortly after people had been evacuated), possibly due to previous heavy rainfall in recent days causing infiltration into the ground.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 31, 2026
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Conference in Bangkok on climate change

The usual disagreements are emerging at a conference being held in Bangkok in Thailand between developing and developed countries on topics such as ending the use of fossil fuels, compensation for damage caused by climate change, and funds to be allocated to adapt to extreme events. Apparently a role in the matter is played by a previous request from Saudi Arabia, India and China to delay the next publication of a key environmental report until 2029, after a COP33 conference considered crucial that will take place in 2028 (probably in India) and this would allow additional reference climate data to be included; but the latest reports already speak of a record concentration of CO2 with climate changes intensifying through interconnected systems such as oceans, cryosphere and atmosphere.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 30, 2026
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Protection for endangered migratory species

At an international conference with over one hundred and thirty countries being held in Campo Grande in Brazil discussions took place on how to provide further protection to endangered species such as the giant otter, hammerhead shark, hyenas, and also the snow owl; indeed, the natural world is deeply interconnected and for example deforestation, climate change, and industrial fishing represent a threat to that kind of connection among continents, oceans, ecosystems, cultures, and therefore all of us. If the number of giant otters, which are apex predators, declines it means the destruction of their habitat also due to pollution; therefore suitable protected areas should be guaranteed and collaboration among countries should be pursued in order to plan effective initiatives for the safeguarding of dozens of migratory species considered endangered.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 28, 2026
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Bad weather in Italy with a sharp drop in temperatures

A wave of Arctic-origin bad weather with a Norwegian cyclone characterized by a sharp drop in temperatures and very cold wind gusts, storms, and rough seas is affecting several regions in Italy, there is also talk of frost in the Po Valley in western areas (which could damage crops) and low-altitude snowfall; rough seas with high waves have occurred particularly on some coasts of Sardinia. To report changing the subject but staying on natural topics the floods that recently hit Dubai and some areas of the United Arab Emirates due to unusually heavy rainfall for the period, causing traffic to be paralyzed or rather problematic in the city and inconvenience for the population with homes and businesses flooded in a country where various extreme phenomena had already caused debate in the past.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 27, 2026
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Protecting mental health of young people from certain social media

After a decision regarding the danger for young people of becoming addicted to the so-called scrolling of images and video streaming represented by a well-known social network of authorities in New Mexico, even in Los Angeles there is talk of the deliberate use of techniques to encourage a kind of addiction that can threaten the well-being of children on two social media platforms. Another risk according to some is represented by artificial intelligence used by young people; in fact, practically almost no one now uses their own mind to produce a complex piece of writing, relying on the help of this questionable "thinking" technology; then in general if we analyze the percentage of texts written in the world perhaps we are already at the point where generative artificial intelligence surpasses human writing, not to mention that often writing is done while unknowingly reading texts partly produced by machines.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 26, 2026
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Preparing to face wildfires in Europe

The wildfire season has become longer, and Europe would be dangerously unprepared to face a crisis caused by forest fires, at least according to a Portuguese report that highlights the low investment in firefighting planes and helicopters, the increased risks in southern Europe due to climate changes that make vegetation drier and more susceptible to fire. Fires that usually occurred from the first days of June to mid-September now start earlier and end later in the year and they can also affect northern countries; for example one thousand and one hundred hectares of vegetation were burned in Sweden last year with an increase of more than one hundred twenty percent compared to the recent average, there has also been an increase in fires in Finland and Denmark, while Spain, Portugal, Romania, Italy, Greece, and France (in that order) were the most affected.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 25, 2026
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Imbalance in the amount of heat absorbed by the Earth

With eleven consecutive years of global average temperatures hitting record highs (which cannot be considered an anomalous causality) the planet would have absorbed greenhouse gas emissions and trapped excessive amounts of heat, resulting in a so-called energy imbalance and there is concern about a further increase in temperatures with the arrival of a phase driven by the global current "El Nino". For example in 2025 record levels of heat were reached, impacting global temperatures in ways that could last for thousands of years, then according to international organizations the planet is essentially pushed beyond its limits with every climate indicator showing red alert putting it in a state of emergency. For the first time reference is made to the climate report, the percentage at which energy enters the climate system and then leaves it.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 24, 2026
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Flood evacuations in Hawaii

A river of mud poured into vast areas of the North Shore Oahu community known for the high waves "ridden" by surfers, then the authorities reportedly evacuated more than five thousand five hundred people from an area north of Honolulu where lake like formations appeared with houses and cars partially submerged in what are considered the worst floods in over twenty years (in 2004 for example damage to the Hawaii library is remembered). Due to water-saturated ground from previous heavy rainfall which worsened the situation in what is sometimes described as devastating, authorities are still trying to assess the damage and perhaps hundreds of homes are affected. The Wahiawa Dam twenty-eight kilometers northwest of Honolulu on the island of Oahu considered vulnerable for some time is being monitored for possible failure and interventions are being evaluated.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 23, 2026
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Record heat in California on average for the period

With over forty-four degrees Celsius recorded in a desert area near the city of Yuma on the border between California and Arizona experts speak of a record for the month of March, for what is an event that occurs once in half a millennium and in reality can be linked to climate changes caused by humans. Twenty-nine degrees in the city of San Francisco which at this time of year is usually chilly and a bit foggy is a record figure for the month of March and these abnormal temperatures extend from the southern coast of California to Las Vegas in the desert. There is little doubt that these extreme events are caused by global warming resulting from the indiscriminate use of fossil fuels, then the plants and trees were already in bloom (in winter), the vegetation had been growing lushly for some time fed by the copious rains in December and January.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 21, 2026
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Risk from drifting gas tanker off the coast of Libya

An ecological disaster is feared due to a large gas tanker that risks sinking possibly off the coast of Libya, this ship has been adrift for some time without a crew on board and at the mercy of the waves loaded with gas that could ignite and hydrocarbons that could pollute the sea; European intervention has been requested also due to the difficulty of the operation and the high costs involved for effective safety measures. To report changing the topic but remaining on natural issues that authorities in Tenerife in the Canary Islands reportedly advised limiting movements as much as possible (with teleworking and maximum caution) due to a storm characterized by strong wind and rain, then recently there was a fatality in the Swiss Alps due to a gondola falling on a cable car because of strong wind gusts along with several other accidents generally occurring in the Alps due to adverse weather conditions.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 20, 2026
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Study about long-term benefits for heart of some medicines

Taking GLP-1 medicines that mimic the action of glucagon a hormone that helps control blood glucose levels (for diabetics, but usually improperly used for weight loss) reduces the risk of heart attacks; however researchers warn that if they are stopped these benefits diminish more quickly than the time needed with therapy to improve the patient's heart health. One study suggests that for example if the drugs are taken for three years obtaining cardiovascular benefits in this way, then stopping the therapy within a year and a half causes these benefits to be lost. Nausea, fatigue and the cost of these medicines are the reasons why people usually tend not to continue the therapy, but this could have consequences for the cardiovascular system; therefore the situation regarding heart health should be appropriately monitored.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 19, 2026
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Bad weather in some regions of Italy

Due to a cyclone heavy rainfall has caused landslides in Calabria region one of which brushed against a building in the province of Cosenza, then some traffic difficulties, particularly on a state road in the province of Vibo Valentia. In Sicily there are reports of heavy rain and gusts of wind causing various damages, while the weather forecast announces cold currents of Siberian origin, strong freezing winds, temperature drops, and possible snowfall even in the central-southern regions. To report changing the topic but remaining on naturalistic themes that at the depths (about six thousand meters) of the Cayman and Anguilla Islands, in the Caribbean Sea in British territory, researchers have identified a coral reef that withstands climate change and is inhabited by species never seen before; since 2023 eighty percent of the corals in the world have been destroyed due to rising temperatures.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 18, 2026
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Wave of bad weather over the United States

A climate characterized by rather chaotic extreme events could affect over one hundred million people from coast to coast in the United States with gusts of wind (with the danger that if particular conditions occur they could fuel potential tornadoes) on the East Coast and unusual summer-like heat in California. A storm has caused power outages for over two hundred sixty thousand utilities and businesses in the Midwest, then there are reports of thousands of canceled flights and announcements of delays, a possible blizzard in Wisconsin and Michigan, disruptions in several states due to wind chills. Changing the topic but staying on natural phenomena at least fifty victims and over one hundred twenty missing people have recently been reported in southern Ethiopia due to a landslide caused by heavy rainfall that is common in the rainy season.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 17, 2026
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A day a fraction of a second longer

Due to the rise in sea levels caused by the melting of ice fueled by global warming, the planet's rotation would be slightly slowed down, is talking about an increase of a tiny fraction of a second almost impossible to notice in everyday life; but the speed at which this phenomenon is occurring according to researchers has never happened in millions of years, then by the end of the century climate change could influence the planet's rotation more than the Moon which has historically been the decisive factor in slowing down Earth's rotation over long periods. To report on a different topic but still related to natural events the arrival of a cyclone in Calabria and Sicily regions with ongoing alerts and heavy snowfall in the Alps in Valle D'Aosta and the province of Varese in Lombardy (with one fatality from related causes).
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 16, 2026
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Management of energy sources increasingly difficult

The growing global demand for energy raises questions regarding the management and exploitation of energy sources also considering the recent increase in fossil fuel prices due to a conflict, some return to talking about nuclear energy but just a few days away from the fifteenth anniversary of the serious disaster at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan with the meltdown of three reactor cores putting the entire world at risk and still requiring significant interventions for final safety measures. It does not seem very appropriate to give the example of using energy plasma as happens in the Sun for technologies not yet adequately tested and which will probably require decades to be perfected; indeed for example the compression conditions for fusion in the Sun are much lower compared to those on Earth.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 14, 2026
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Considerations on the use of more polluting fuels

With a potential crisis in the transport of fossil fuels due to conflicts some argue that there is a risk of using more polluting fuels to cope with shortages or because prices are rising and it seems that there are already countries where this environmentally unfriendly situation is occurring. moreover it should be considered that it can also have repercussions in the agricultural production sector and on food security; for example cooking with fuels not suitable for the purpose releases toxic chemical components besides polluting the environment. To report changing topic but remaining on nature-related issues that in Queensland in Australia there are complaints from residents who cannot return to their homes in areas recently evacuated due to floods caused by heavy rainfall, during a period that has been very rainy with damage and inconvenience.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 13, 2026
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Freezing rain in some areas of Canada

Areas to the east of Ontario and southwest Quebec have been affected by icy bad weather with freezing rain that has left a very slippery layer on the roads, with reports of disruptions and the closure of many schools; authorities have advised against traveling for example for the residents of Montreal, and in this city about one hundred thousand households have been left without electricity, while forecasts warn of potentially difficult weather conditions for the northern regions. To report on a different topic but still related to natural issues that some researchers warn that in Tehran the consequences of the recent acid rain with oil droplets falling on the metropolis due to a conflict could be serious with long-term impacts on food and water sources; indeed, they are very toxic pollutants also for vegetation and animals.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 12, 2026
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Difficulties in Peru due to recent floods

Due to torrential rainfall that recently affected large areas in the south of the country there are reports of difficulties for the population dealing with repeated floods and landslides, for example the Arequipa region was particularly affected with thousands of houses swept away by rivers of mud and debris due to an extreme phenomenon called "Coastal El Nino" which also causes sea level rise along the coasts. To report moving the attention to other scenarios yet another eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii with volcanic material projected over long distances onto some inhabited areas forcing the partial closure of a section of highway; then in Italy a magnitude 5.9 tremor with an epicenter at great depth near Anacapri in the Gulf of Naples did not cause damage, but the earthquake did not go unnoticed due to the peculiarity of this rare phenomenon.
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Tel:  +39 338 1809310                       Date:   Mar 11, 2026
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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:   Jan 19, 2007
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