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The recent floods that affected the United Arab Emirates (one victim), Bahrain, Oman (at least twenty victims) according to some could have been caused by the seeding of clouds carried out in the skies of Dubai favored by global warming with really warm sea around Dubai and therefore air very loaded with humidity that reached the atmosphere, but others say that the lack of drainage channels did not allow the water to heavy rains to flow; then insemination with chemical agents cannot form clouds and only condenses the moisture present in the atmosphere. To report changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic themes the volcanic eruption in North Sulawesy, there is talk of hundreds of people evacuated from Mount Ruang; in fact, this stratovolcano has erupted several times.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Apr 18, 2024                  n°:   5623      
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Aerial observations would have shown such bleaching (in practice about three-quarters of the corals monitored) due to a very hot summer in Australia this year compared to previous years that there are fears for recovery; in fact, while in the past the bleaching phenomenon happened every ten years, now it happens every year with higher and higher sea temperatures. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on the planet and is home to over six hundred types of coral and one thousand six hundred and twenty-five species of fish, therefore a treasure trove of biodiversity that risks being lost in a country that is a major exporter of gas and coal. It is worth mentioning changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic themes the floods that hit Dubai caused by intense rainfall and which had recently also affected for example the Oman causing several victims.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Apr 17, 2024                  n°:   5622      
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At least eighteen people have been killed in the Tana Toraja region of South Sulawesi due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall that has swept away some houses, including two people in critical condition. Two villages have been affected for long periods by bad weather and in particular last week with the rain that never seemed to stop, eroding the soil and compromising the balance of residential areas positioned on slopes; then rescuers are still digging through rubble and debris in search of any missing people. As far as Afghanistan thirty-three people have died due to floods resulting in landslides in various areas of the country due to seasonal rains. To report changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues various fires that are devastating the vegetation in Spain also due to high temperatures.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Apr 16, 2024                  n°:   5621      
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To treat drug-resistant tuberculosis researchers for the Asia-Pacific regions have developed a more effective therapy called "BPal" that combines three antibiotics (and possibly even a fourth), apparently a remarkable advance because traditional therapy has heavy side effects and not everyone is able to complete the treatments; so hopefully it will significantly decrease the number of victims which remains really high in the world. It should be noted changing the subject but remaining on healthy issues that in Peru the number of victims from Dengue would have tripled this year (one hundred and seventeen compared to thirty-three last year in the same period of time) due to climate change and the authorities has planned emergency interventions to deal with the situation.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Apr 15, 2024                  n°:   5620      
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Last year a record-breaking wildfire season in Canada forced authorities to increase the resources allocated to deal with it and this year forecasts predict a destructive fire season due to an unusually mild winter (more than five degrees Celsius above average in three months from December to February), drought conditions in general, above-average temperatures almost certainly for the spring and summer months; then the snow cover accumulated on the mountains is less than usual and this can only have consequences in the valley. To report shifting the focus to the Amazon in Brazil some point out that in order to protect the forests the Cerrado savannah should not be cleared in exchange which has already lost half of its vegetation replaced for example by intensive cultivation of soya and maize; in fact, it is a vital ecosystem for the country.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Apr 13, 2024                  n°:   5619      
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Strong gusts of wind and stormy seas with high waves on the coasts have affected areas in northern France, particularly affected the characteristic tourist town of Saint-Malo where there is talk of flooding on the coast and inconvenience for the population with the authorities who have banned the passage of cars for two days and waves up to six meters high that have lapped the houses (limited damage even if there are fears for coastal erosion with not very reassuring forecasts for rising seas and frequent storms). It should be noted shifting the attention to Italy that after the wave of bad weather with a partial drop in temperatures is return to anomalous values with for example freezing temperatures above four thousand meters in the Alps and in the next few days a typically summer climate of an almost "subtropical" type favored by an anticyclone of African origin.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Apr 12, 2024                  n°:   5618      
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A wave of bad weather characterized by intense rainfall and strong gusts of wind has affected the northern regions in Italy, there is talk of Disruptions and some delays for example due to fallen trees on roads and railway lines, then sometimes landslides and boulders and in the mountains in the Alps the risk of avalanches is high and the authorities warn tourists to be careful to film themselves with the smartphones by taking a photo with the self-timer, the snowpack is unstable and a person could lose the balance. Changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues it is worth mentioning the risk that polluting oils could pollute the basin on the Suviana dam in the Bolognese Apennines in Emilia Romagna due to an explosion in a hydroelectric plant (six victims, five injured and one missing) that damaged the structure while with dewatering pumps are trying to limit the damage.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Apr 11, 2024                  n°:   5617      
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The worst floods in decades are affecting areas of Russia and Kazakhstan with more than one hundred thousand people evacuated and considerable inconvenience for the population affected by the extreme weather event forced to move partially submerged in water. The melting of snow in the Ural Mountains and intense rainfall caused the Ural and Tobol rivers to overflow (in a few hours they reached the highest levels ever recorded); then there is also talk of a dam that has collapsed while the reservoirs are full. For example in the city of Orenburg the levels of the Ural River have exceeded the values considered critical and the authorities have warned residents of the at-risk areas to leave their homes promptly. The Ural River is the third longest river in Europe and flows through Russia and Kazakhstan into the Caspian Sea.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Apr 10, 2024                  n°:   5616      
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The monitored temperature data continue to show excessive warming caused by the uncontrolled use of fossil fuels for ten consecutive months; in fact, in 2024 after January and February March would also have been the hottest on record. The threshold of one and a half degrees Celsius of increase continues to be exceeded (the anomalous warming also affects the temperature of the seas), for example in France on the Côte d'Azur thirty degrees Celsius have been reached in recent days partly due to an African anticyclone that also affects Italy. Changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues to report the floods in some regions of Russia due to intense rainfall, we are talking about thousands of people forced to leave their homes.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Apr 09, 2024                  n°:   5615      
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The storm called "Kathleen" characterized by strong gusts of wind, high waves on the coasts and torrential rainfall is affecting the coasts in the northwest of Ireland, there is talk of five counties affected by the wave of severe bad weather with thousands of users left without electricity supply, houses damaged; then some flooding on the coasts. It should be noted changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues that in 2023 tropical deforestation would have decreased (by nine percent compared to 2022) even if other indicators highlight how the pressure on forests remains very high and the systematic destruction of forests fuels climate change on a global scale, without considering the loss of precious biodiversity; one hundred and forty countries in 2021 said they would stop deforestation by the end of the decade.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Apr 08, 2024                  n°:   5614      
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