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Planting trees wisely in suitable places In the boreal and arctic regions to the north, planting trees could be a not very effective solution to mitigate climate change, although it is usually almost always useful in other regions of the planet as well as being an ecological method also useful for preserving biodiversity and the ecosystem; In fact, a study would have shown that trees by shading do not allow the sun's rays to reflect on the snow with consequent overheating, so the balance with the capture of carbon dioxide can be unfavorable. Planting trees also means moving the soil with the release into the atmosphere of climate-changing gases that the permafrost retains; On the other hand, in boreal regions where trees have been cut down and have suffered damage from fires, it is useful to proceed with planting trees by re-establishing proper tree cover of the ground. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 05, 2024 
n°: 5817
 Countries that ban social media for minors After Australia, Indonesia would also be willing to approve legislation banning the use of social media by minors due to concerns about the mental health of young people linked to the impact of these technologies, increasingly appreciated by a young audience that often spends long hours with their heads bowed almost hypnotized by smartphone screens. In Australia for example the ban on minors under sixteen also provides for a fine, other countries had already provided for restrictions but in this case we are talking about an absolute ban. Regarding the previous restrictions some complained that they could be circumvented and only applied in cases of social networks that required a subscription. It should be noted changing the subject but remaining on technological issues that major Canadian media accuse an artificial intelligence application of infringing copyrights. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 04, 2024 
n°: 5816
Measures to improve air quality Among the highly polluted cities that have managed to improve air quality over the years, some give the example of Beijing; in fact, it seems that the Chinese capital with twenty million residents was particularly dependent on coal for heating homes and polluted by car emissions, so the authorities in 1998 decided to adopt measures to improve air quality, starting with the most polluting devices, coal-fired boilers, cleaner fuels and industrial renovations (but with emissions delocalised). There is talk of a reduction between 2013 and 2017 of thirty-five percent in PM2.5 concentrations, then reductions in pollutants that are always very harmful to health such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and PM10, also promoting the use for example of electric cars, public transport, industrial transformations, afforestation, regional cooperation. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 03, 2024 
n°: 5815
Flooding on Greek islands of Rhodes and Lemnos There would be two victims on the well-known Greek tourist islands of Rhodes and Lemnos due to floods caused by intense rainfall (one hundred and seventy millimeters in twelve hours), there is talk of a kind of storm called "Bora" characterized by cloudbursts and gusts of wind that transformed the streets into torrents in flood with cars dragged along with debris of all kinds, then declared a state of calamity. The authorities have warned the population not to move because the wave of bad weather could still affect the islands as well as a number of locations in the country. During the summer of 2024, which was the hottest in the last forty years, Greece recorded record temperatures at sea with extremely hot conditions in the Aegean, Ionian and Cretan Seas; for example aquaculture facilities have suffered considerable damage with inevitable repercussions also in future years. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Dec 02, 2024
n°: 5814
Unstoppable global plasticization It is estimated that over three hundred and fifty million tons of plastic are thrown into the waste every year, less than a tenth is recycled and over a fifth end up in the environment damaging the health of humans and all kinds of living creatures. At an international conference in South Korea in Busan the issue was discussed, but apparently no solutions are found to a problem that according to forecasts will only worsen in the coming years, since the demand for plastic remains very high: recycling does not work or works very little; in fact, from two hundred and thirty tons in the year 2000 it has gone to four hundred and sixty in 2019, then in practice ninety-one percent of this plastic ended up in landfills, burned or disposed of directly in the environment. On an interconnected planet plastic sooner or later ends up in the food chain and is breathed in as microplastic. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 30, 2024 
n°: 5813
Torrential rains with flooding in Malaysia At least three people have been killed and eighty thousand people evacuated due to torrential rainfall and consequent flooding in several states of Malaysia, the worst according to the authorities in a decade; particularly affected by the wave of bad weather are the north-east, the state of Kelantan on the border with Thailand and the state of Terengganu. Rescuers are working to bring aid to the affected populations and hundreds of temporary evacuation centers have been set up in seven states. Damage is expected perhaps even worse than in 2014 when about two hundred and fifty thousand people were forced to leave their homes and the situation is judged severe, then there is talk of trains suspended on the east coast. The monsoon rains in general affect the Malaysian peninsula in the period from October to March, but are becoming increasingly intense. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 29, 2024 
n°: 5812
Heavy snowfall in South Korea At least four people would be killed in South Korea due to intense snowfall that also forced the cancellation of dozens of flights to suspend many ferry connections, then inconvenience for the population in the areas affected by bad weather. With over forty centimeters of accumulated snow, we are talking about the third record in Seoul since they began monitoring this type of data in 1907; it seems that this unusual very snowy November was caused by unusual high sea temperatures west of the Korean peninsula that met cold air currents even if lately the situation seems to have improved a bit. To be noted, changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues, the critical situation that some denounce regarding the so-called "plasticization" of the planet without seeking effective solutions to replace the plastic. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 28, 2024
n°: 5811
Energy studies on how to exploit the sea waves The transition to renewable energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels pushes us to look in sectors that still have several problems of effective use and, for example, new plants are being experimented with to exploit the waves of the sea and some say that they could also be among the energy sources of the future. It would be necessary to make sure that a system is resistant to sea corrosion, perhaps by immersing the part that converts the oscillatory motion into energy (complex and to be developed) only when a sensor detects the possibility of full exploitation; then the higher waves could damage the system and therefore also from this point of view it is necessary to study a protection system that intervenes appropriately. In practice even if the difficulties are many it is a clean energy source with great possibilities of development. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 27, 2024
n°: 5810
Torrential rains in North Sumatra in Indonesia At least twenty people would be dead and five missing in North Sumatra due to torrential rainfall with consequent floods and landslides, particularly affected the district of Karo with areas overwhelmed by a kind of mountain of mud and debris; then there is also talk of the district of Deli Serdang hit by muddy masses, large stones and rocks. Rescuers are working to bring help, but there is often no electricity and communications are also difficult. To be noted changing the scenery but remaining on naturalistic issues the heavy rains that affected the Gaza Strip in Palestine with floods also because the sewers do not work due to the conflict affecting the area, considerable inconvenience for the people who live in the camps set up with makeshift tents, then often there is also a lack of food, water and basic necessities. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 26, 2024
n°: 5809
Strong temperature variations in Great Britain An arctic storm characterized by a sharp drop in temperatures, snowfall and gusts of wind would have hit large areas of Great Britain causing inconvenience for the population with tens of thousands of users left without a power supply, then followed a phase with a significant change in temperature and the snowfalls became intense rains with consequent flooding. Changing the subject but remaining on naturalistic issues to report that some say that the agreement reached at the COP29 conference concluded in Baku in Azerbaijan, to progressively increase aid to countries facing climate change from 2035, says that the document in question would be "little more than an optical illusion, because it does not take into account the seriousness of the emergency", then some doubts arise about the timing given the possible geopolitical changes. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Nov 25, 2024
n°: 5808
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