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What is generally called denim fiber seems to have very effective characteristics for insulating against heat and cold, at least according to a French company that suggests not throwing away old jeans but recycling them to make insulating panels for construction, which have reportedly already been used in notable buildings. According to historical sources denim cotton fiber may have originated from a coarse fabric used by farmers, workers and sailors from Liguria; valued for its toughness and durability, then over the years the processing of this type of fabric changed until it achieved its current look. Jeans with color shades (or holes and fraying) are often treated with mechanical abrasion and polluting chemical agents that are not environmentally friendly.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Oct 16, 2026                  n°:   6387      
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There are said to be at least six victims in Mexico due first to a hurricane and then to a strong storm with heavy rainfall, landslides, high waves on the coasts and power outages; particularly hit by the tail of the storm, which regained strength almost to hurricane levels, is the coastal city of Ensenada in the Bay of California, with floods that caused five deaths and five missing. In some cases there are reports of houses flooded with water, communities isolated by landslides and then river overflows in the Bay of California; authorities have sent many rescuers to help people in trouble. To report on a different note but still related to natural events air quality in Singapore is poor due to smoke from fires in Indonesia.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Oct 15, 2026                  n°:   6386      
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Health authorities in Congo are worried about Ebola infections after the latest monitored data was announced, over nine thousand confirmed cases with more than four thousand three hundred deaths (so in this last case almost half of the infections); then many of the victims occurred outside treatment centers and there are also new outbreaks while generally there is a lack of healthcare staff and supplies needed to contain the virus. Last week Kenya reported an imported case from Congo triggering further alarm. To report on a different note but still on health issues cases of measles are on the rise in some areas in the United States, for example recently in New York City there was talk of declaring an emergency, then in Pennsylvania numerous cases have been reported.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Oct 14, 2026                  n°:   6385      
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Fires in national parks in Sumatra and Kalimantan in Indonesia that lasted for weeks have released large amounts of particulate matter and soot which even reached Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, then the country's peatlands especially in Borneo continued to burn for months sometimes underground and this smoke adds to that from the numerous fires. The resources available for those trying to clear dry vegetation that can feed the fires are scarce or nonexistent and sometimes a fire that was put out without follow-up checks starts burning again after a while, but biodiversity is threatened and effective action is needed. Recently a serious fire in the forests of Bangka Belitung island forced hundreds of people to evacuate.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Oct 13, 2026                  n°:   6384      
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Authorities in Panama reportedly declared a state of emergency after two strong earthquakes and numerous aftershocks, mainly due to damage in the central provinces of Veraguas, Herrera, Cocle and Los Santos. There are reports of damaged houses, schools, hotels, buildings, churches, and bridges; also of collapses, including a historic church, then many flights have been canceled. To report shifting focus to other scenarios a category four hurricane is hitting the Pacific coast of Mexico although the center of the storm remains offshore, it is still very dangerous; meanwhile in Florida at least four people have died due to a hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast of the United States in recent days, causing also significant damage.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Ott 12, 2026                  n°:   6383      
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A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.6 (initially measured at magnitude eight) with an epicenter ten kilometers from the small town of Pitaloza Arriba shook the south-central coasts of Panama, there was damage and evacuations in Panama City along with panic among the population who took to the streets and warnings about potential tsunami waves; several aftershocks also occurred including one of magnitude six. To report shifting the focus to Italy that a tornado hit the city of Marsala in Sicily overturning trucks and cars, damaging houses and carrying debris of all kinds over long distances, then on the Lazio region coast there was storm damage between Anzio and Nettuno and strong waves partially collapsed a well-known cliff, then there was also damage and flooding in Campania region.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Oct 10, 2026                  n°:   6382      
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The first hurricane of the Atlantic season which formed in the Gulf of Mexico is gaining strength and there are talks about authorities preparing orders for tourists to leave the beaches and other warnings to stay safe before the arrival of the strong vortex which according to weather forecasts could be dangerous for large areas of the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi causing flooding and power outages. Offshore hydrocarbon production in the Gulf had already been stopped or slowed with consequences on prices that are already high, then will have to wait to see if there will be any damage to refineries on land. It's opportune to prepare in advance effectively for the arrival of the strong hurricane without panicking.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Oct 09, 2026                  n°:   6381      
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The too-rapid development of generative artificial intelligence which in some cases for advanced versions of the latest applications is largely driven by the computing power of AI programs themselves, sparks debate about the risks and benefits this technology could bring to humanity, some say we need to accept potential negative consequences in view of the benefits. What remains to be understood is whether we can go so far as to take this risk to the point where generative artificial intelligence develops completely on its own bypassing the control systems set up by intelligences that have now become inferior and are no longer even able to fully understand the complex functioning of the powerful neural networks that support generative AI.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Oct 08, 2026                  n°:   6380      
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The complaints from Pacific island authorities threatened by rising oceans and climate change have emerged in talks in Fiji's city of Nadi ahead of next month's COP31 conference with calls for urgent action. Among the topics discussed there is an emphasis on limiting global warming to one and a half degrees Celsius, improving the availability of climate funds as well as acting to protect the oceans and their impacts on populations. The Pacific islands are suffering the damage from rising seas which apparently is occurring at twice the global rate, then more than a billion people could be forced to leave their homes by 2050, with the impact on populations already noticeable; from the Tuvalu islands comes a call to act now decisively and collectively.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Oct 07, 2026                  n°:   6379      
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From about fourteen hectares monitored since 1946 the Triglav Glacier in Slovenia could completely disappear in just a few days and no new ice is forming anymore (there has been little snowfall and the snow melted earlier leaving the ice exposed for a long time in summer) considering that it used to be a destination for summer skiers and generations of tourists as well as representing a symbolic Alpine natural heritage of the country. The melting of glaciers in nearby Austria probably also means reduced water flow in the Drava and Mura river basins which are important sources for irrigation. Needless to say this causes damage to the entire ecosystem and as is happening across the Alps also creates a safety problem since the ice helps stabilize the rocks and landslides are happening more and more frequently.

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Tel:    +39 338 1809310          Date:   Oct 06, 2026                  n°:   6378      
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