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Chile conserves, in its subsoil, some of the largest reserves of lithium in the world, a fundamental material for the ecological transition and therefore increasingly sought after.The extraction of this material, which has undergone a surge in recent years, it is however causing the collapse of the Salar de Atacama, the large saline lake located in the Antofagasta region, in the north of the country.This was discovered by some researchers from the University of Chile, who found that the extraction of brine, rich in lithium, is drying up the aquifers and causing the lake to sink at a worrying rate of 1 or 2 centimeters per year. Chile is the second largest producer of lithium in the world and, with the advancement of the "ecological transition" and therefore with the increase in demand for lithium batteries, the extraction of this material proceeds at an ever-increasing pace.This, inevitably, has irreversible consequences on the environment.Through the use of data collected be...

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The actual implementation of the measure, one of the most ambitious in the European green agenda, will begin at the end of 2024.But eight governments protest

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The protagonists of the singular contest are 'jockeys' who have to transport frogs on a wheelbarrow without letting them fall

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«Green Umbria is under attack».Thus Roberto Malini, co-president of the international human rights organization EveryOne Group, supported by the environmentalist association Italia Nostra, launches his appeal to the Government and local institutions to curb the wind speculation that is about to hit the Region.Specifically, there are six projects launched in Umbria, which include the installation of 60 wind turbines in naturalistic areas «characterized by delicate natural environments and enchanting landscapes».The blades that will be used are the same ones featured in the similar projects based in Sardinia and Tuscany The Independent he has already spoken several times:structures of approximately 200 meters with reinforced concrete bases «as large as half a football field», which would «a devastating impact on territories characterized by important avifaunal qualities". The project to build wind farms in Umbria involves construction, as re...

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Extreme weather events driven by global warming have devastating social impacts in nations like Pakistan.

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