Environment

Rinnovabili • China Approves the World's Largest Hydroelectric Dam
Water Management
China Approves World’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam: A Game-Changer with Major Risks

With an estimated output of 300 TWh annually, China's ambitious hydroelectric project on the Yarlung Zangbo River sparks both awe and concern.

Rinnovabili • Wildfires and Climate Change: A Growing Threat to Los Angeles
Climate Change
Wildfires and Climate Change: A Growing…

In just 48 hours, wildfires have swept through urban areas in northern…

Rinnovabili • Climate Change in 2024: 550 Billion in Water Disaster Damages
Water Management
The Water Cycle Is Out of…

Global Water Monitor 2024 Highlights the Devastating Impact of Climate Change on…


Rinnovabili • El Niño
Environment
El Niño 2023, there’s a 1 in 5 chance it’s “historic”

The most probable scenario (81%) is that the Child progressively strengthens up to the peak in…

Rinnovabili • cooling energy
Environment
Europe is most exposed to increased demand for cooling energy

In a world of 2 degrees warmer, 8 of the 10 countries that will suffer the…

Rinnovabili • Oceans are changing color
Environment
Oceans are changing color: more and more green for climate change

The shift from blue to green reflects changes in phytoplankton populations, which are only possible with…

Rinnovabili • Anthropocene
Environment
The Anthropocene begins with plutonium at the bottom of a lake in…

The Antropocene Working Group has chosen the candidate site to define the beginning of the new…

Rinnovabili • PFAS contaminated water
Pollution
PFAS contaminated water: 45% of taps in the USA

New USGS study on PFAS contaminated water - From almost half (45%) of American taps comes…

Rinnovabili • Ecosystem collapse
Scientific Reports
The domino effect that anticipates the Ecosystem collapse

The degradation of an ecosystem triggers a cascade of effects, some of which also affect other…

Rinnovabili • hottest day
Environment
July 4, 2023 was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth

The global thermometer has for the first time ever exceeded the threshold of 17 ºC mean…

Rinnovabili • Extreme events
Environment
Extreme events, coupled drought-heat waves will become the norm

Even in a median global warming scenario, compatible with current policies, the frequency of extreme events…

Rinnovabili • Fukushima contaminated water
Pollution
The IAEA ensures that the release of Fukushima contaminated water into the…

The final report of the two-year monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency promotes Japan across…

Rinnovabili • ships emissions
Pollution
Halving ships emissions 7 years is possible and convenient

A study of CE Delft published today calculates that reductions of 28-47% of the emissions of…

Rinnovabili • predatory niche
Environment
The predatory niche of man exploits 1/3 of the vertebrate species in…

Man has a footprint up to 300 times larger from the taxonomic point of view and…

Rinnovabili • Wildfire in Canada
Pollution
Wildfire in Canada: record emissions in less than 6 months

From January to June the emissions of fires in Canada reached 160 MtCO2eq. In a year,…