Emergency Vaccination Operations: Addressing the Outcrop of Sewage and Contamination in Chile

Emergency Vaccination Operations: Addressing the Outcrop of Sewage and Contamination in Chile

The frontal system, in addition to all the human and agricultural damage caused, generated the outcrop of sewage in certain communes of the country, for which the health authority announced emergency vaccination operations against Hepatitis A and Tetanus in the communes that require it, including Pudahuel. The bad weather front has wreaked havoc in Chile. … Read more

After the Storm: Burebana Region Recovers from Severe Flooding

After the Storm: Burebana Region Recovers from Severe Flooding

The water gives a truce in the Burebana region and after the continuous waterspouts of recent days -the strongest recorded on Monday afternoon in Briviesca- during yesterday only small storms were dropped that did not affect the lives of the residents . As if it were magic, the city woke up with hardly any mud … Read more

The Need to Revamp Agricultural Insurance Policies in Light of Growing Climate Risks and Increasing Accidents

The Need to Revamp Agricultural Insurance Policies in Light of Growing Climate Risks and Increasing Accidents

The high accident rate in the countryside registered in recent months due to the drought, the recent events of flooding, frost and hailstones constitute one of the most important reasons for concern, both for farmers who have seen their crops and their crops threatened and decimated income, as well as for the insurance companies that … Read more

Hot weather updates for France: Temperatures reaching over 30 degrees and thunderstorms expected

Hot weather updates for France: Temperatures reaching over 30 degrees and thunderstorms expected

Marc Hay 05/06/2023 05:00 5 min The heat intensifies. More than 30 degrees expected mid-week in northern France. The situation remains truly blocked. The anticyclone over the British Isles maintains perfectly sunny and warm weather over the north of the country. In the south, the barometric marsh favors the formation of locally violent thunderstorms. Saturday … Read more

The Weight of New York City’s Infrastructure: A Risk Factor for Subsidence

The Weight of New York City’s Infrastructure: A Risk Factor for Subsidence

In New York, urban planning favors this risk factor. According to scientists, the city’s infrastructure weighs 1.68 billion billion tons, or the weight of 140 million elephants. While most of these buildings are built on solid rock, others were built on clay and sandy soils, which aggravates the subsidence. “The softer the ground, the more … Read more

“Mystery Surrounds Missing Air Conditioners Donated for Flooded Villages in Karlovy Vary”

“Mystery Surrounds Missing Air Conditioners Donated for Flooded Villages in Karlovy Vary”

Where are the 123 air conditioners – a donation for the severely injured people in the flooded villages of Karlovy Vary last September? In the victims’ homes or not? This will be checked by the Ministry of Energy. In the beginning of the year 212 air conditioners were donated. 89 are installed. This was reported … Read more

“Recent Flooding in Northern Italy: Thousands Evacuated, Imola Circuit Closed”

“Recent Flooding in Northern Italy: Thousands Evacuated, Imola Circuit Closed”

EPAPeople are brought to safety by the Red Cross in the city of Cesena NOS News•today, 00:18•Amended today, 01:46 In the north of Italy, heavy and prolonged rainfall has led to flooding. According to local media, thousands of people have already been evacuated. The Emilia-Romagna region has been particularly affected. In the city of Cesena, … Read more

74 are homeless and 9,261 are displaced after floods in southern Bahia

74 are homeless and 9,261 are displaced after floods in southern Bahia

The Civil Defense, until this Wednesday (26), counted 74 homeless, 9,261 displaced and 9,348 others affected as a result of the direct effects of the floods caused by the rains in the south of Bahia. The numbers correspond to occurrences recorded in 26 affected municipalities, five of which have declared an Emergency Situation (SE): Santa … Read more

Video: Americans Use MacGyver Skills to Call for Help While Trapped in Snow.

Video: Americans Use MacGyver Skills to Call for Help While Trapped in Snow.

Two friends who wanted to help a motorist stranded near a forest were in turn trapped at nightfall. “Their vehicle got stuck in the snow and they had no telephone service to call for help” in this isolated region, explained on Facebook the sheriff of Lane County. Stuck in the cold, they hesitate to walk … Read more

Weather: several alerts in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes this Friday

Weather: several alerts in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes this Friday

The whole region is placed in yellow vigilance this Friday, either for “wind”, “snow ice” or “rain flood”. Depending on the department where you live, it may blow strongly and/or rain tomorrow. On Friday March 10, Météo France placed Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on yellow alert. But alerts vary by area. Some will have to deal with heavy … Read more