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Little preparation in China for flooding Chinese authorities have reportedly declared that they were poorly prepared to face the heavy rains leading to flooding that affected vast areas in the north of the country, forcing tens of thousands of people to leave their homes; meanwhile, the death toll has risen to forty-four with nine missing. The suburbs of the capital Beijing are said to be among the hardest hit and in general disaster prevention and mitigation plans should be adopted, for example with infrastructure in high places. It is noted that over five hundred seventy millimeters of rain fell in Miyun when typically in a year six hundred millimeters fall in Beijing. To report changing the subject but remaining on environmental themes that in Italy it is estimated that due to the tropicalization of the territory there are about ten thousand cases of West Nile virus with nine fatalities. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 01, 2025 ![]() ![]() Consequences of the earthquake in Kamchatka As a precaution the authorities in Chile have ordered the evacuation of one million four hundred thousand people from the coasts due to possible high tsunami waves following the recent earthquake of magnitude 8.8 in the Kamchatka Peninsula on the eastern coast of Russia; then also Peru has closed sixty-five of its one hundred twenty-one ports. It is likely that the eruption of the Klyuchevskoy volcano with a lot of lava flowing down its western slopes accompanied by explosions, one of the tallest volcanoes in the world about four hundred kilometers north of the regional capital Petropavlovsk, which also occurred in the Kamchatka Peninsula is linked to the strong earthquake. It is worth noting changing the subject but remaining on natural themes many wildfires damaging vegetation in Spain that are putting a heavy strain on the firefighters, as well as in the Balkans. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 31, 2025 ![]() ![]() Strong earthquake in Kamchatka in Russia A measurable quake with a magnitude between 8.8 and 8.7 shook the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia with the epicenter near Petropavlovsk at a depth of about nineteen kilometers, is described as one of the strongest earthquakes recorded in the area resulting in several injuries that are not severe, evacuations, and a tsunami alert in the regions of the North Pacific. According to experts aftershocks could last for up to a month, and concerning the tsunami a second wave could arrive even a day later; for instance, the first wave caused the precautionary evacuation of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. Changing topics but remaining within environmental themes to report that there have been several wildfires damaging vegetation in Sardinia and Sicily in Italy, as well as a large fire in Portugal. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 30, 2025 ![]() ![]() Floods and landslides in northern China and Beijing There would be at least thirty victims in Beijing and eighty thousand people evacuated due to torrential rain and the resulting floods and landslides that have also affected areas in northern China, with about three hundred thousand people impacted by the bad weather; authorities who have sent rescue teams often forced to intervene even by swimming in streets turned into rivers have stated that the country is in a critical period for flooding. To report changing the subject but staying on natural topics that many buildings along the coast in Alexandria of Egypt are facing security issues due to the rising Mediterranean Sea; in fact, water is infiltrating under the foundations and eroding them to the point where they could collapse, some are already leaving their apartments due to structural movements, and it is estimated that about seven thousand buildings are unsafe. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 29, 2025 ![]() ![]() Development times of general artificial intelligence There will probably be robots capable of learning and equipped with general artificial intelligence (AGI) that can surpass biological intelligence in about five years although some say that the time needed to develop these humanoids will have to be extended, nevertheless it is clear that sooner or later human intelligence will have to compete with artificial intelligence and then will most likely succumb as happened with the game of chess, considering the difference between brute calculation and the actual thoughtful thinking. This is a disturbing event that raises the question of whether it will be possible to keep this type of "soulless" technology under control, and then there is the unknown of which ethics will guide these humanoids and in what direction. The competition among superpowers to develop this technological sector is another problem to be addressed. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 28, 2025 ![]() ![]() Fires in Turkey and extreme heat in Greece Two provinces in the west along the Mediterranean coast have been declared disaster areas by Turkish authorities due to wildfires with high flames consuming vegetation and destroying many homes, particularly affecting an area in Antalya that is very popular in summer with local and foreign tourists; since the end of June there have been reports of thirty casualties including ten firefighters (who lost their lives in Eskisehir in the west of the country). Regarding Greece meteorologists say that the heat index has reached nearly fifty-two degrees Celsius in Halastra Thessaloniki in which is described as one of the most intense heatwaves in fifteen years, although if not the worst; recently, in a central street of Athens the temperature measured with an electronic device on the roof of a parked car exceeded one hundred and fifty degrees. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 26, 2025 ![]() ![]() Landslides in China in the Guizhou province There would be at least two victims in southwestern China due to intense rainfall and resulting landslides in the province of Guizhou, there are also reports of the collapse of a bridge at the Houzihé Grand Bridge site which is part of the Xiarong Expressway. Rescuers are searching for any missing persons among the houses swept away by landslides and mud in the affected areas providing aid to people in need. It is noteworthy changing the subject but staying on natural topics that the International Court of Justice has recently warned that countries that do not take measures to protect the planet from climate change could be accused of violating pollution laws, and they will be called to pay for the consequences of extreme phenomena particularly focusing on countries not responsible for polluting emissions. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 25, 2025 ![]() ![]() Greece in the grip of fires and heat There are reportedly two victims in the Limassol region of Cyprus due to a fire that has destroyed dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of twelve villages, exacerbated by high temperatures and strong winds; two people have been hospitalized for burns and at least ten have experienced respiratory issues from inhaling smoke. Another fire is burning vegetation near Feneos in Corinth and firefighter teams supported by aerial firefighting units are trying to combat the flames. Temperatures in the country are very high (remaining quite high even at night), for example peaks of almost forty-five degrees Celsius have been recorded in Tragana, Larissa, and Karditsa. To report shifting the focus to Thailand that the tropical storm "Wipha" characterized by torrential rainfall is affecting the country. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 24, 2025 ![]() ![]() Flooding in Manila in the Philippines There would be at least six victims, six missing and nearly seventy thousand evacuees in the capital of the Philippines Manila due to the tropical storm "Wipha" and resulting floods, torrential rainfall has affected Metro Manila and also surrounding provinces. These are reported to be among the worst floods in Manila, with operations and schools rendered unusable, significant inconveniences, and many people forced to move through the water, using boats or clinging to makeshift floating objects. To report changing the subject but staying on natural topics that in Canada wildfires damaging forests with five and a half million hectares burned are also harming peatlands, a quarter of the world's peatlands are located in this country, releasing large amounts of CO2 stored in wet vegetation into the atmosphere. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 23, 2025 ![]() ![]() Oppressive heat in Sicily and Greece Temperatures over forty degrees Celsius with strong solar radiation have been recorded in the provinces of Catania and Syracuse in Sicily, with peaks in the interior near Enna that could reach even forty-five degrees, generally oppressive heat across southern Italy; there are also reports of fires in Puglia and heavily stressed crops. Regarding Greece still grappling with the same African high-pressure system resulting in a heatwave there are mentions of peaks exceeding forty-three degrees in Thessaly and according to weather forecasts temperatures tomorrow could be even warmer, while the sea is generally very warm and jellyfish are becoming a problem for bathers. To report shifting the attention to China that the storm "Wipha" characterized by strong gusts of wind is affecting the country. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 22, 2025 ![]() ![]() 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). e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jan 19, 2007 ![]() ![]() * The author doesn't assume some kind of responsibility for the bad use of the articles councils (all rights are reserved) |
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