In Europe people are dying more and more often due to the heat, and the trend now concerns almost the entire continent: there were 1,300 heat-related deaths in a week according to WHO calculations, of which 1,000 in France alone. But looking period 2000-2020 to have the absolute record is Italy: on average over 3,000 every yearahead of Germany and ...
Image created with AI by way of example only We know: the use of AI requires much greater amounts of energy and water than normal web searches. A text prompt envoy to GeminiGoogle’s AI, consumes on average 0.24 Wh of energy, releases 0.03 grams of CO₂ and takes approx 0.26 milliliters of waterthe equivalent of five drops. Apparently negligible numbers. ...
The tinfoil window trick has a real scientific basis, but can cause damage such as breaking double glazing from thermal stress. While Western Europe is in the midst of a wave of heatwith temperatures around 10/12 °C above average and peaks beyond 40°C“do it yourself” remedies against the heat are very popular on social media, especially for homes without air ...
Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest in the world. Credit: © Sergey Pesterev / Wikimedia Commons When we think about the deepest places on the planetour mind immediately flies to the Mariana Trench or the ocean depths. Yet, even on land there are real abysses of fresh and salt water. But how do lakes reach such great depths? The ...
Image created with AI for illustrative purposes. While traveling around Italy you will certainly have come across a series of toponyms that begin with a numeral. The cases are different and scattered throughout the country: Terzo d’Aquileia (Udine); Quarto Oggiaro (Milan); Quarto (Naples); Quinto Vicentino (Vicenza); Quinto Vercellese (Vercelli); Sesto Calende (Varese); Sesto San Giovanni (Milan); Sesto Fiorentino (Florence); Settimo ...
It is written above all, above all o above all? It seems trivial, but the incorrect spelling of this adverb is more common than we think. The correct form is “above all”, with 4 t. It is not the only word that can leave us uncertain in the use of double consonants: errors, whether omissions or additions, also arise from ...
Superstorm cell in Piedmont in summer 2023 If there’s one thing we’ve learned the hard way over the past few years, it’s that i summer storms they are no longer what they once were. We are not talking about the classic and refreshing rain that cleans the air, but about real ones stormshailstorms with stones as big as oranges and ...
Source: By Totto from Sofia, Bulgaria – The eyes are watching you, CC BY–SA 2.0 In Bulgariaabout 112 km from the capital Sofia, in the gorge of the Iskar river, in the Karst massif of Karlukovo, lies one of the most fascinating places in the whole country: the Prohodna Cave. What makes this gigantic rock tunnel, over 260 meters long, ...
Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Credit @F1 via “X” He is the star of the moment in Formula 1, the one who is making the whole world frown: Andrea Kimi Antonellithe young 19-year-old Italian driver who drives for the Mercedes team and is the current leader (the youngest ever) of the 2026 World Championship drivers’ standings. His is a story, as always ...
The longest escalator in the world is located in China, the 904 meter Wushan Goddess Escalator. Credit: @PDChina, via We have all taken them at least once stairs mobile: on the subway, in a shopping center or maybe in an airport. In the world, however, there are some with characteristics so unique that they defy all expectations. An example above ...