Iraq, Mosul Dam is at risk of catastrophic collapse
Il cedimento della struttura potrebbe provocare la morte di quasi 1,5 milioni di iracheni che vivono lungo il Tigri. Il governo iracheno precisa però che il rischio è molto basso.
Al Gore is back to talk about climate change with a message of hope
Who loved An Inconvenient Truth, Davis Guggenheim’s documentary film about climate change that won two Academy Awards in 2007, probably can’t help welcoming with relief the latest “interpretation” of Al Gore, United States Vice President during Bill Clinton’s administration and Nobel Peace Prize, in his latest (the fourth) Ted Talk. Recorded in Vancouver, Canada, in
Brazil does a U-turn on fracking. Indigenous lands protected from oil and gas exploration
A judge has recognized the right to land of uncontacted indigenous peoples in the Amazon‘s Juruá Valley. The Brazilian government sold off protected areas adjacent to their ancestral territories at an auction, in order for oil and gas companies to conduct resource exploration including for fracking. In December last year a court decided to revoke
Gorillas hum and sing while they eat
Sembra che cantare sia per i gorilla un modo di esprimere soddisfazione per il loro pasto. Questa scoperta potrebbe aiutare a far luce sull’evoluzione del linguaggio nei primi esseri umani.
Peru, Chicama becomes the first wave in the world to be protected by national law
Il Perù ha stabilito che non si potrà costruire in prossimità della costa di Chicama, dove si forma una delle più grandi onde del mondo.
Copenhagen is home to the world’s first supermarket selling only expired food
People were queuing up for the opening of the world’s first supermarket selling only expired food. WeFood was inaugurated in Copenhagen by Crown Princess Mary herself and will be managed by the volunteers of the association Folkekirkens Nødhjælp. The project is aimed at reducing food waste levels, particularly of those groceries that are still
If we want to save the climate, we have to cut down on meat
Secondo uno studio svedese, solo se mangeremo meno carne bovina e latticini potremo centrare i target di riduzione delle emissioni di gas ad effetto serra.
Italian photographer Davide Lopresti is the Underwater Photographer of the Year
“My path in the world of photography started underwater. I began to take land pictures just in a second step. I’ve always felt at ease with water”. This is how Davide Lopresti, Italian photographer named 2016 Underwater Photographer of the Year, tells his story. Lopresti’s shot, entitled Gold, portrays a seahorse in the sea depths
How Hamburg is becoming Europe’s greenest city
Ciclabili, mobilità elettrica, stretta su plastica e rifiuti. Ecco come la seconda città della Germania sta diventando una smart city.
PCBs, the infamous chemicals keep harming the environment
Polychlorinated biphenyls, commonly known as PCBs, are a group of highly toxic man-made chemicals introduced in the early twentieth century and quickly acclaimed as an industrial breakthrough. Like the pesticide DDT and herbicide Agent Orange, which were also once thought to be safe, PCBs have a dark side. They don’t break down easily and can