Noticias sobre Italy
2022: a year of extreme weather felt through water
Climate change is making itself felt with more frequent an intense droughts, floods and heatwaves across the world.
Drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest
Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube frontier provinces of the Roman empire, a new study argues.
Minsait: Driving digitalisation in the water sector
The water sector is facing more extreme challenges every day.
Nijhuis Saur Industries completes acquisition of Veolia’s European Mobile Water Services division
Nijhuis Saur Industries (part of Saur Group) announces that it has finalized the Group’s acquisition of Veolia’s European Mobile Water Services division based on the anti-trust commitments made by Veolia to the European Commission.
Microplastic pollution threats the world’s coastal lagoons
Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) —close to large urban centres and without waste and sewage treatment systems— are among the most affected water ecosystems of this nature by microplastic pollution.
The new accelerator for the water industry. Meet Will.
International call for the selection of 10 water technologies to participate in the acceleration program starting in January 2023.
It is not enough to save water – we must reuse it
Is it safe to use treated wastewater to irrigate lawns and vegetable crops? This is the question now being addressed by researchers and the water industry.
“If cost of connectivity alone far exceeds the total cost of a device, the use case falls apart”
1NCE specializes in managed connectivity services for low bandwidth IoT applications such as smart metering.
SUEZ doubles its investments to consolidate its position as a leading player in water management
SUEZ has unveiled its strategic plan for 2027 The Group will focus on its core businesses, i.e. water and waste and develop its international footprint. The Group will create values for all its shareholders through innovation and investments alongside its clients.
Project aims to reduce water consumption in food production by 15 to 30%
Carlsberg recently won a Global Water Award for the world's best water project in the industry category.
Global public braces for ‘severe’ effects of climate change by 2032, new survey finds
Vast global majority expects to be severely impacted by climate change by 2032.
Spanish water management for more than eight million Saudis
The state-owned NWC (National Water Company) has just awarded a Spanish-Saudi consortium led by Aqualia the water and sanitation management of a region equivalent to three quarters of Spain.
Shrinking Alpine glaciers will impact Europe’s water resources
Switzerland’s Alpine glaciers are disappearing, and the consequences may be felt throughout Europe.
Unprecedented European drought exposes water’s invisible connections
Worst European drought in 500 years exposes the severe impact of water across all sectors, and highlights the urgent need for integrated, cross-sectorial approaches to water resources management.
Research advances in the detection and quantification of viral pathogens in wastewater
SMART’s new assay used in a wastewater surveillance study revealed that Omicron displaced Delta as the dominant variant in an Italian population within just 3 weeks.
New evidence that water separates into two different liquids at low temperatures
A new kind of "phase transition" in water was first proposed 30 years ago in a study by researchers from Boston University.
How water turns into ice — with quantum accuracy
A team based at Princeton University has accurately simulated the initial steps of ice formation by applying artificial intelligence (AI) to solving equations that govern the quantum behavior of individual atoms and molecules.
World had “one of three warmest Julys on record”
It was one of the three warmest July’s The world had the third warmest July on record, with prolonged and intense heatwaves affecting parts of Europe.
Layered limestone deposits give unique insight to Roman aqueducts
In studies combining geology, biology, engineering and history, U. of I. researchers Marcelo Garcia, left, Mayandi Sivaguru, seated, and Bruce Fouke are the first to document geologic ripple marks formed by mineral growth and use them to reconstruct the hydraulic history of the Roman aqueducts.
The Netherlands declares a water shortage due to drought
The Dutch government has declared a national water shortage following the extremely hot and dry summer affecting a good part of Europe, informs Phys.org.