What we have experienced in the last few days has been theheat wave most powerful ever recorded in Europe. Fifty years ago, in 1976, such an event would have been practically impossible. Today it has become normal. And the problem is not so much this specific event – which killed around 1,300 people in one week – but the fact ...
AI-generated image for illustrative purposes only. There first full moon of the summer 2026 arrives in the night between Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th June. The Full Moon phase will be reached exactly at 01:56 Italian time June 30thbut our natural satellite will appear substantially full for about three daystherefore it will be observable both the previous and the following ...
Image generated with AI for representational purposes only. To discourage passage with the red lightmore and more Italian municipalities use sophisticated infringement detection devices, known as Photored. There are various types of systems for detecting traffic light infringements. In this in-depth analysis we will closely analyze the technology of these devices, focusing in particular on the model Photored F17Dra system ...
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 ...