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Despite being one of the areas most affected by desertification, it is greener than 30 years ago

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On July 23, 1972, the first satellite of the Landsat program He left the Californian base of Vandenberg with the intention of thoroughly monitoring the surface of the Earth. During these 50 years, another more satellites have been completing the project by giving us the most precise radiography of the planet’s changes. A couple of years ago, a team from the University of Córdoba decided to see how Andalusia and its forests had changed. 28 years of images. That is what RESCATAR OF THE LANDSAT PROGRAM. Because what interested them were images capable of capturing information from certain electromagnetic spectra not visible to the human eye that allow studying the evolution of phenological changes (that is, changes in the relationship between climate and living beings). This is important because, traditional ‘field measurements’ They are not effective when monitoring extensive regions. That is, for years, we have been able to have a distorted image of reality. And what have they found? To start, that Andalusia is greener than 30 years ago. It is something that can collide, taking into account that Desertification processes seem to progress at a very fast pace in that same region of the country. But, on the other hand, it is something that We have seen all over the world. And why does this happen? According to Rafael Villarmain research on work He has just published in Ecological indicators, “The reasons are diverse and complex.” Things like “the abandonment of the fields after the rural exodus, the adaptation of plants itself to adverse climatic conditions (such as Pinus halepensis and Quercus ilex), The effects of atmospheric fertilization with CO₂, forest management and changes in conservation policies “could be some of them. However, as researchers point out, it is a statistical artifact. That is, Andalusia is average green; But if we look at concrete areas (such as Almería), this phenomenon does not occur or occurs very subtly. Aridity and desertification are also seen in NASA images. The example of the wild pine. The data of Cordoba researchers show how aridity shortens the season of Wild pine growth. It has also caused significant seasonal changes in the cork oak, the pine pine and the Piño Carrasco. And even growth seasons have been shortened in the olive tree and eucalyptus. But with wild pine the situation has been especially drastic. It seems a lie, but while Andalusia becomes greenera good part of it is suffering (and much). And what is all this for? Above all, to understand what is happening in our country and, incidentally, understand that reality is deeply paradoxical. Not only because two apparently contradictory results can be happening live and direct, but because we do not know what will happen in the future. Just looking closely at the world we live in and seeing how it changes we can prepare for the future. In that sense, “green” is always synonymous with hope. Image | Pilar Flores In Xataka | The forests move to the north: a study led by NASA has observed how trees take over the tundra

Navigating from Madrid to Lisbon, the pharaonic real dream that gave rise to the failed Channel del Manzanares

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The Manzanares river in Madrid has become one of the protagonists of recent days. March is being an extremely rainy month, so much that it has caused Solar energy ceases to grow in Spainbut has also caused the River overflow throughout the country. One of those rivers is Manzanares, which is usually a thread of water and Now it’s a torrent. But the river has not only become news for the increase in flow, but because during the works of Metro line 11 they have found a section of the real historical channel of Manzanares, an ambitious project that It was centuries on the table and that had a target target: join Madrid, Lisbon and Seville by boat. Felipe II’s dream Felipe II It is not just one of the most remembered kings in Spain: it may also be from Europe. Under his reign, The Spanish Empire reached its peak And it was a monarch interested in finance projects of several sciences. He also liked the sea, starting maritime engineering projects, stimulating the creation of large warships and the most ambitious of all: the idea of ​​making The main rivers of the peninsula were navigable. Another detail for which Felipe II is remembered is for the move of the capital of the country: he decided that Madrid would be the ideal location, so he transferred the court in full. But of course, Madrid did not have direct access to the sea and this was something important, especially for trade and those expansionist ambitionsso the project To open Madrid to the sea, he made eyes to the king. And the task fell into the hands of the Italian engineer Juan Bautista Antonelli. Nothing, something simple: Tajo, Duero, Guadalquivir and Ebro, among other rivers, would become navigable, with channels among them that would allow Madrid to have a way out of the sea and a river connection with some of the main cities of the country. For commerce, this was an extremely juicy idea between cities and between Madrid and European, Chinese, African and Indian cities. Fourth Lock of the Real Canal del Manzanares Felipe supported the project And he released funds to be carried out, but it was not going to be simple: a slope of more than 600 meters had to be saved and the necessary adjustments first to open Madrid and, later, that the 600 kilometers that separates the capital from the Atlantic coast were completely navigable. HE I would continue The route of the river and They would create 10 locks between the Toledo bridge and the Vaciamadrid jetty, many for a distance of just 20 kilometers. The capital would join with Aranjuez and, through the Tagus, it would have an exit to the Atlantic by Lisbon. A road was also projected to Seville. He did not set. Although the works are They started Among the Madrid and Alcantara Madrid nuclei, the money was not unlimited and the cocktail of technical difficulties, issues with private properties and, above all, The financing of the invincible Navycaused the money to be redistributed and the interior navigation project was saved in the drawer. He also influenced that, in 1588 Antonelli died and, in 1598, Felipe would. Madrid with double exit to the sea Later it was tried to recover, but the decisive moment came under the reign of Carlos III. Businessman Pedro Martinengo took the witness and presented In 1769 the project to recover the ambitious plan of Felipe II. The construction began in 1770 when Carlos III approved the proposal and the initial funds were in charge of Martinengo himself and private investors he had gathered. Under the direction of the businessman, the project advanced completing eight of the ten planned locks, but the costs were being tremendous and ran out of funds to continue. Martinengo had ruined, but Carlos III liked the projectso bought and thus officially became the Real Canal del Manzanares. The tenth lock Nor do we think that the monarch invested too much: he maintained what there was. Nor is it that he caught the economy at its most buoyant time and the river itself was not the most appropriate for navigation, since it needed water transvases to be able to operate correctly. Some companies were established, such as furnaces, but the channel was being underutilized. With Carlos IV, the thing didn’t improve either. Again, invested just as to maintain it, But in 1799 the disaster arrived: strong rains took part of the Gasco dam, a new construction on the Guadarraman that was the one that was taking the money. Another lock This set of misfortunes, and seeing that the Manzanares channel had been stagnant decades without contributing what was promised, caused the abandonment of the project until the arrival of a Fernando VII who tried to recover it, building the ninth and tenth lock and carrying the work until the vicinity of Vaciamadrid. But the work was not finished. Progress arrived Upon stopping, the channel was degrading, but the last nail in the coffin was the passage of time. In the time of Felipe II, the project could make sense. With Carlos III too, but already entered the 19th, things had changed a lot. The development of roads and, above all, the arrival of the railroad made the priorities change. Why keep investing a fortune to open Madrid to the sea when there were faster than the ship to transport goods? Apart from what The Manzanares channel looked like a money background wellin 1851 the Aranjuez train was inaugurated and, although with Isabel II some boats had sailed through the channel, in the second half of the 19th century it was decided to cut the tap of the funds. When not staying and being water is for a long time, health problems began to appear. The channel became a danger and, although maintenance work began again, around 1860 it was decided Cancel Definitely the pharaonic project. The irony: the railway bridge over the Manzanares … Read more

This is the most face of Prime Video

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For very different reasons, it has been on the table every time there has been talk of ‘Electric status‘, The Russo feature film for Netflix, its exorbitant budget of 320 million dollars, while comparing it to the two previous blockbusters of the platform,’ Red Alert ‘and’ The invisible agent But the second platform in importance and number of subscribers also has a lot to say in terms of large budgets: ‘The Tomorrow War‘ cost to prime video 200 million dollars. The truth is that it is not exactly the budget of the film, but what Amazon paid for it: ‘The war of tomorrow’ It was owned by Paramount, who conceived it to be released in cinemas. However, he did not see it clear with the arrival of the COVID, the closure of the rooms and the continued delay of multitude of premieres. Prime Video took the opportunity paying those 200 million for the exclusive distribution rights, and renamed him: he became the most watched film in the history of the platform, and even today is the most expensive of all those he has released. ‘The war of tomorrow’ is, properly speaking, a time travel film, although without paradoxes or complications. At present a group of travelers arrives in time since 2051 to deliver an urgent message: humanity is losing a world war against alien invaders. From the future, they require that soldiers and citizens of the present travel to help in the war. Thus begins a story that has more to do with ‘Space troops’ (without satire) than with ‘Back to the future’: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Stahovski and JK Simmons lead an attractive cast that gives luster to a few Set-Pieces of action shot with forcefulness And good taste. A simple, direct film and with a handful of surprises, and that with a style a couple of decades ago it leaves space for boredom Header | Prime video In Xataka | Prime video is becoming an “aggregator” of other platforms. And the arrival of Apple TV+ is the last example

The death of the Custom Roms was inevitable

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There was a time when customizing an Android mobile was popular, very popular. I remember the fervor of the Custom Roms, the movement that was in Spanish forums such as Htcmania In Roms sections, and how Xda Developers It was a bible for the pot. Increasingly polished systems, obstacles by manufacturers so that users do not personalize the phone, and Middlek boom and its consequent incompatibilities with drivers have ended up making this paradise a whole moor. The golden age of the pot. Talk about Custom Roms boom It is to go back 10 years ago, between 2010 and 2015. During this period, the community of developers and users willing to put hand to their device. We always talk about small numbers, at that time Cyanogenmod (the best known rom) exceeded one million users. Spectacular number for such a niche product, but minimal compared to the thousands of users that Android has. The big names. There are several names that will put the hair from Punta to more than one regular at the Custom Roms. AOKP (Android Open Kang Project), Resurrection Remix, Paranoid Android, Carbonrom, Dirty Unicorns … All of them had in common that they were based on “pure Android”, the Android AOSP code with its native visual lines. Each of them added different degrees of customization, some to brutal extremes. Years later, with the launch of the Google Pixel, the Rom Pixel Experience was popular, I still have installed in me Little f3. This ROM carried the pixel system to phones with other systems, adding additional customization that even Google allowed. Deaths begin. Little by little, most of these projects have died. AOKP died in 2018Resurrection Remix carries Without climbing anything to Sourgeforge from 2020, Dirty Unicorns turned off his servers in 2021last year We said goodbye to Pixel Experience. Of the few survive are lineage (former Cyanogenmod), with quite updated ROMs and giving a second life to those phones that no longer have official support by the manufacturer. And it makes sense. Changing ROM has, mainly, two advantages. The first is to enjoy the latest version of Android before the official manufacturer gives us, if it does. But, for a few years, this is no longer of interest. Android’s versions come with more and more discreet changes, and move from Android 13, to 14 or 15 does not involve draft changes. More advantages. The second advantage is customization, something that manufacturers have been working for a while. There are terrible roms (we are not going to give names, it is known), but there are also manufacturers making very good quality software and with a magnificent support. Third, the bookstores and APIs of the manufacturers have more and more weight: the cameras pay as pay thanks to the behavior of the NPU, native integration of AI … Elements of closed code to which we dispense if we work on a generic kernel. A perfect cocktail for a terrible outcome: the death of the Custom Roms. In Xataka | I’ve been trying mobile for 10 years and this is the only customization layer that has managed to convince me

An intriguing fashion is taking over the facial routine of thousands of women in Tiktok: LED masks

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Like everything in this life, LED’s infrared masks are present again In numerous videos. This viral phenomenon has been introduced as another gadget in the facial routine or in the Morning Sheds. The boom. These masks are being a trend in social networks, where many women are wearing and recommending. This device has joined as another step in the facial routine, but in many videos we can see how they are performing another task either They put it to sleep. In fact, there are numerous stars that have one, like Kourtney Kardashian, Victoria Beckham and Cillian Murphy. But do they really take effect? The product. The use of this Gadget It adds as another complement to facial routine. LED phototherapy, or photobiomodulation (PBM), uses soft low intensity light, within the visible spectrum (typically blue, red or almost infrared), to stimulate natural physiological processes. In fact, According to Vogue It was used by NASA to keep the skin of astronauts in good condition, since it helps improve blood circulation, collagen production and accelerates wound healing, in addition to reducing the signs of aging. But there are risks … As describe in Vogue magazinethe period of time to have this mask is a maximum of 10 minutes per session, once or twice a week. However, there are people who complement it within other routines, such as he Morning Shed. In other words, taking the mask more time from the indicated can cause an opposite effect as more wrinkles and aging. In addition, since it is an infrared light or thermal light it can cause redness, itching or even skin burns, as explained Dermatologist Keila Mitsunaga for eldiario.es. In fact, How they detail in Glamor magazinethe brands of this Gadget They indicate that neither pregnant ones nor people with skin or photosensitive problems can use it. For its part, some dermatologists They explain in National Geographic The importance of reviews and make a check before using this type of apparatus. In addition, they detail that it is important to opt for devices that emit at least 105 millivats per centimeter for red light, and a lower intensity for blue light. Finally, they warn about the products that offer “iris arches” of colored lights such as green, yellow or purple, since there is no evidence that they are effective for health. And are they very expensive? The price of masks varies greatly in terms of product specifications. The cheapest in the market are The Glo24K for € 186.47 and The genius light from Talika for € 345. From there it gigs a jump from € 345 to € 599 that can cost you The Currentbody mask. In this average price we find FAQ 201 for € 529 and The facelite for € 406.45. Finally, the most expensive in the market are The Mz Skin for € 855 and FAQ 202 for € 839. The phenomena of Tiktok. Like any other trend this has joined the obsession with extreme routines. However, as is the case with he FACE TAPING Night, excessive or inappropriate use of devices can be counterproductive. While LED masks offer benefits when used correctly, it is essential to follow the indications and consider their high cost. Therefore, before joining any fashion, it is key to inform yourself and ask yourself: do I really need it? Image | Tiktok and Instagram Xataka | A virtual hair advisor or a digital skin diagnosis: we tested L’Oreal’s latest innovations

Media Spain has gone crazy with the question of whether olives fattening or not. But its biggest problem is not calories

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“Do olives fattening?” In recent days, this question has run like gunpowder online and should not surprise us. It is one of those things that becomes viral from time to time: it is a typical case of very common product at the gastronomic level, but deeply unknown at the nutritional level. Let’s see what the science of olives and the rest of the pickles say. An urban myth. As the nutritionist Pablo Ojeda pointed out a few days ago, the idea that “the olives fattening” is close to the urban myth. And not only because, in short, food does not fattening or thinning for themselves (that is something that has to do with the general caloric deficit and not a specific product). It is an urban myth because it arises from a truth: that, According to the Spanish Food Composition Database92% of the energy provided by an olive It is fat. It is the nutrient that they contribute most with a lot of distance on carbohydrates or proteins. And that (even if that fat is “good”) destroys the nutritional profile of any product. However, if we look at other parameters we will see that, for example, the caloric density of these products is not very high. That is, you have to eat many olives so that that contribution is really noticed. Is the same thing with the rest of the pickles? In fact, olives are surely the most caloric pickles. In general, these types of products have very few calories. Classic pepinillos have about 12 calories per 100 grams, onions about 30. In comparison, it is true that olives have a greater caloric contribution: 120 green and up to 289 blacks. The real problem is salt. Because seen that, it may seem that pipinillos are a nutritional jewel. And, although they do not have many calories, what is certain is that they are very uploaded. To get an idea, WHO advises that salt consumption Do not exceed 5 grams a day. Well, only pipinillos are 2.3 grams per 100. In a context in which salt consumption does not cease to rise (promoted, above all, by the ultra -processed), care must be taken because it is a very important risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. And the probiotics? Here is some confusion because, although it is one of the fashion themes, still We know very little about the microbiota of our digestive system. On the one hand, yes: there are traditional products that are fermented in brine and, indeed, these They can have microorganisms to help us with the microbiota (although either much). However, “pickles” comes to mean ‘conserving in vinegar’ and in that environment it is difficult for interesting probiotics to remain. Most of what is sold in the market, in fact, has none. Beyond, this is, we must remember that the evidence that sustains probiotics is still scarce. It is not worth obsessing with them because, in most times, Its impact on health is zero. What matters As we often rememberIt is wanting to eat better. Everything else is literature. Image | Marius Haakestad In Xataka | In Belgium the authorities have asked their citizens not to eat the Christmas tree. And they have good reasons

This is the smallest microcontroller in the world that opens “unlimited possibilities”

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There is a career to inflate the numbers in the processors segment. Further millions of transistorsmore power, more speed (More consumption In the case of GPUs …). But there is also a career to make the components are getting smaller and while maintaining, or overcome, the power of previous generations. And the Texas Instruments company ends to pass the game with the MSPM0C1104. Because yes, what you see in the main image is the smallest microcontroller in the world. And their possibilities are very interesting. Microcontrollers. They are basically a small computer in a single chip. Without the need for a complex operating system, they can manage tasks by integrating the processor, RAM, and the EEPROM in the same unit. In addition, they have the necessary pins for input and exit signals, among other components. Raspberry Pi RP2040 is an example and are created to function with light systems and fulfill specific tasks. MSPM0C1104. With this name, Texas Instruments has baptized what, according to them, is the smallest microcontroller in the world. It has a size of just 1.38 mm². If you have a black pepper grain at home, you can get an idea of ​​what is the approximate size of this MCU. Specifically, the company comments that it is 38% smaller than the smallest MCUs of the competition. 20 cents. The truth is that it is shocking to see the amount of elements that have been able to unite something so small. It is based on Arm Cortex-m+ and account With a frequency of 24 MHz, 16 kb of memory, an analog-digital converter of 12 bit, six input/output pins and compatibility with standard communication interfaces. If they are purchased in 1,000 units packages, the chips have a price of just 16 cents and Texas Instruments offers a rapid prototyped hardware kit to facilitate development in their MCU, as well as tools to develop and execute MCU applications in a simple way without having to program. The MCU inside some headphones “Unlimited possibilities”. Now, we talked about power a few lines and surely those 24 MHz and 16 kb of RAM have squeak. This is not intended to run an operating system as they can do other microprocessors such as the aforementioned Raspberry Pibut it is something focused on other uses. The company gives the example of optical pencils or more advanced toothbrushes, but also comment that “the possibilities are unlimited to enable smarter and connected experiences in our daily lives”, putting an example headphones and medical probes. As this MCU is so small, these devices can maintain the current power by reducing the space that the microcontroller occupies on the plate, and other elements that improve the characteristics of the product can be added. That’s it? In the press release, the examples are somewhat scarce, but in a video that the company has shared we can see some uses beyond the ‘brain’ of headphones, a digital pencil or a medical probe. For example, such a small system can be introduced into the USB-C cable plate. Thus, if the size of the cable processor ‘is reduced, the connections or dissipation can be reinforced to make it more stable and increase its speed. Another very interesting example is the presence in the smart rings plate. Here they have a lot of sense because they are complex plates due not only to the size of a ring, but to the peculiar curved shape of it. And we return to the same thing: the less space occupies the processor of a ring, the more battery, for example, it can be introduced. In the end, the technical details of this type of microcontrollers are more interesting for those who want to toys with them and for device manufacturers, but it is always interesting to know that this race for size does not respond to a whim, but is useful to solve problems on the devices we use daily. Or for run more thingsclear. Images | Texas Instruments In Xataka | The United States does not want “Made in China” chips, to achieve it, it will disburse 162 million dollars and manufacture them in Colorado

Thousands of women are sleeping with a lot of masks and adhesive ribbons in the face: the boom of the "Morning Sheds"

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The earth revolves around the sun and people around Tiktok, and where there is a trend there will be thousands of people repeating it. For a couple of months he has become fashionable all night with a lot of masks, patches and silk caps, among many more things. This trend has a name: Morning Sheds. A simple premise. There is an presupposition that when you leave a mask for longer, more effect does. However, this is not true. Each product has a certain duration that is usually detailed in the container itself, as well as expiration. In fact, dermatologists Beauty routines supportbut alert about risks to cover excess skin and use products without control. Thus a new viral phenomenon is born. According to Vogue magazine, already There are more of 75 million publications about Morning Sheds, And keep increasing. The objective of these people – mostly women – is to add to their facial ritual of the most cosmetics and gadgets nights. In Xataka Mercadona rejuvenation patches hide something else: the culmination of a long biotechnological career How much more better … There are many videos to analyze one by one, but among which We have been able to observe The same steps are always repeated. First of all, The night masks and patches for eye contour. After, he FACE TAPING, Adhesive ribbons that act as neuromodulators to “tighten” the skin. Third, the Mouth Taping, A tape that sticks in the mouth to encourage nasal breathing. It follows the curls without heat, thanks to the bandans, curlers or silk caps. Finally, as a species of gap and wraps with Cleaning oil for abdomen. The logic, if there is, behind this whole trend is that, how much more in contact is with the skin, the more effect it will do. However, reality is another. The possible risks. The theme of all this is the exhibition of these products on the face, we are talking about a very long use, a whole night. Hydration is necessary, but not an abuse as is happening in these cases. In fact, Dramatologist Dr. Purvisha Patel has explained for Vogue that covering too much the skin can cause outbreaks or make active ingredients lose effectiveness. As for the subject of FACE TAPING Using adhesive tapes on the face can be a great inconvenience, such as detail for GQ The doctor Candy Hernández. The dermatologist has described that this is a risk to the skin because it prevents it from transpiring, putting the epidermis in prolonged contact with adhesives and other substances whose composition could be harmful. For its part, the use of Mouth Taping It is a trend that claims to improve nasal breathing and sleep quality. However, Dr. Rybel Wix has sustained for chain to be that there is no scientific evidence that supports it. On the contrary, it can hinder breathing and fragment sleep, affecting rest. Without effects. Videos on Tiktok show people using bands to redefine facial contour and girdles with castor oil to reduce measures. However, Dermatologist Dendy Engelman has clarified for Womenshealthmag that there is no evidence that these methods generate permanent changes in the facial or body structure. In the case of hair, it is important not to tighten too much to avoid traction fall. {“Videid”: “X81YBHL”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “Beware of beauty mode of some Chinese terminals”, “Tag”: “”, “Duration”: “191”} Are we facing a passenger fashion? Beyond its effectiveness, this trend is a reflection of the extreme commodification of self -care. He Morning Sheds It is a sample of how far the obsession for aesthetic perfection can go. While some habits can provide benefits, excess products and gadgets does not guarantee better results and, in some cases, it can be harmful. Before joining any viral trend, it is important to go to professionals who can help you find the best routine. But if I can give a small advice, even if we are in winter, you never forget the sunscreen. Image | Tiktok Xataka | What really is after the “withdrawal” of a mouthwash by the AEMPS (and why it is less serious than it seems) (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news Thousands of women are sleeping with a lot of masks and adhesive ribbons in the face: the boom of the “Morning Sheds” It was originally posted in Xataka by Alba Otero .

In 2007, Better Place said to recharge an electric car in five minutes. This is the story of a loud failure

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Nio and Catl have reached an agreement to implement the largest battery exchange network in the world. “The most extensive and advanced,” Catl announced in a statement collected by The avant -garde. The project comes from afar. In 2020Nio already presumed that he could change the battery of his electric cars in three minutes. Since then, we had not known the project beyond In 2022 The electric cars company made noise with this issue. By then, the competition seemed served. The Geely Group, also Chinese, assured that In 2025 5,000 stations would have deployed of battery exchange. But, again, little has been known again on the matter. Until Catl has decided to trust the child project, investing 314 million euros in its battery exchange system. But although they explain that they aspire to have the “most extensive” network, the truth is that no stations numbers data have been provided. However, Nio and Catl’s proposal is not alone. In China, other companies have also tried to standardize this system and Bloomberg He calculated in 2022 that for this year some 26,000 battery exchange stations in the Asian country would have available. It is clear that there is some interest in China in keep investing in the system and technology. However, everything indicates that if there are certain recharge times of byd and are economically viable their stations, A 400 km load in five minutes You can kill the concept. If so, the system would go to a better life. A system that has already been touched almost 20 years ago and that failed irremediably when, ironically, more fault. A little context with a battalion When a person tells me that an electric car does not serve to travel and, above all, he tells me that they will not be in a long time, I usually tell an experience. At the end of 2019 I participated a project to join all the provincial capitals of the Iberian Peninsula by electric car. It was about demonstrating that the network had advanced and that the second generation of Nissan Leaf was a much more capable car. Turning among colleagues, it was late as little as possible. We get it yes, but it is also true that the challenge took us Almost seven days Although we stopped just and necessary to recharge the car. We ate as the car was loaded and slept while the car drank from the plugs. I remember calling a gas station to ask please open a plug even though we arrived after the service station had closed. We had no choice. For Todo Teruel there was only one public charger available. That charger had to open with a key the employees of the gas station. They asked us that at the end we would leave the hidden key. Once the load was finished, Nissan’s electric should have almost 400 kilometers available on a 62 kWh battery. The truth is that we stopped every 200-250 km to take advantage of the fastest part of the recharge unless we would like to sleep in the middle of the trip. Today, in Teruel and its surroundings, there are More than 25 public plugs available according to Electromaps. A few kilometers from the city, next to the highway, one carries 100 kW. Two other closest plugs can load a maximum of 350 kW if your car admits it. That Nissan Leaf, tells us Km77it would have taken 90 minutes to go from 0 to 80% of the battery charge. Today, most cars with 60-70 kWh battery capacity would recover the load up to 80% in about 20 minutes. I count all this battalion because, believe me, if I had had a Better Place battery exchange station on hand, I would have used it. Too bad that when we got into that jaleo, the project had been dead for six years. In just over a five years, the electric car market in Spain has changed completely. And although the recharge network You have to keep improvingright now it is easy to travel to any point in the country if the car has more than 60 kWh battery capacity. The minimum required to travel if we are going to make the recommended stops every two hours or 200 kilometers. What happened to Better Place? We explained all this because it is important to know the context. Having an electric car and traveling with him makes just over a five years ago was a real headache. Now, imagine that you are in 2007 and someone has said that those cars that barely do 200 kilometers in the best case and take a whole night to load are the future. What would you think? You have to look for ways to reduce loading times. And that same idea had Shai Agassi. This Israeli businessman saw that there was a business road. The electric car began to make its way but without recharge points and with times of the same too extensive, the project was unfeasible. He decided that he would create something as simple and as groundbreaking as a battery exchange station. The theory was perfect on paper: you arrive with your car and you don’t have to worry about standing for hours. In a few minutes the car would be ready to travel another 150-200 kilometers. In practice, the car was something like taking it to a wash tunnel. You entered the station after saving a barrier. Inside, The machine extracted the car battery and “sealed” it with another already loaded. An auxiliary space was needed to recharge the batteries that were interspersed. The proposal received immediate support. Different investors came to put 650 million euros in total. In 2013 the company declared bankruptcy after raising just over five million euros. Along the way, yes, I had attracted Renault’s interest. The French company adapted its Renault Fluence to function as an electric car. He put the surname ZE and the car was compatible with the battery … Read more

The price of coffee lives one of the biggest climbs in its history. The UN thinks that the worst has not yet happened

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They are not easy times. That is the summary when we have some Eggs in full price escalationthe triggered cocoa Due to illegal gold mining And a coffee that has achieved historical values. In the case of coffee we have been anticipating the storm for months, with a product that was Marking maximums in the stock market and with brands absorbing the coup until have stopped doing it. And, in the middle of that uncertain panorama on the price of coffee, the United Nations arrives to tell us that the worst has not yet been. What about coffee? A set of factors, actually. To the difficulties of transporting raw coffee, aggravated by the increase in freight due to conflicts such as the Red Sea, these last crops are added. Vietnam and Brazil are two great coffee producers worldwidebut the climatic phenomena known as the boy and the girl have affected coffee spots -coffee plants. Both phenomena affected similar forms to countries so remote, causing the same in both: higher temperatures and droughts in some producing areas, as well as an alteration of the rainy season that fall torrentially in a short period of time. As a result, the harvest is poorer and quality can also be seen injured. Maximums. That the two largest coffee producers reduce their production is something that affects the rest of the industry. On the one hand, Arabica coffee is the most coveted among specialty coffee producers and is usually more expensive, with Astronomical examples such as Geisha Café. On the other, although the robust is usually cheaper, specialty coffee is already being created with this variety and something more important: it is the basis of something as consumed as instant coffee. As a result, in the New York ICE bag, the Arabica increase 70% in 2024 and an additional 25% in the first months of this 2025. In the case of the robust, the record is got On January 31 with $ 5,840 per ton in the London Stock Exchange, with increases of up to 6% in a single day. Prices also increase for producers and exporters. As we read in Reutersall the main territories experienced increases in 2024 compared to the levels of 2023. And not small: Ethiopia 17.8%. Kenya 12.3%. Brazil 13.6%. Colombia 11.7%. Indonesia 15.9%. Vietnam 5.8%. Bit with delay. The problem is that the price does not rise for producers, toaster and exporters while for the customer. For example, prices achieved In the bag a few days ago they are those of the cargo that will be delivered in May of this year, and it will be from there when the ‘domestic’ price will continue to increase. And it will not be the last climb. In his last report About the state of coffee, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization -Fao- estimates that coffee prices increased 3.8% in December 2024 in Europe at a retail level, 6.6% in the United States. The dynamic is that a 1% increase in international coffee prices cause an increase of 0.24% at a retail level after 19 months, with 80% of the accumulated impact transmitted in the following 11 months. In the case of the United States, this 1% increase in the international price translates into an increase in the retail price of 0.20% after 13 months. In the case of the US, 80% of the accumulated impact is transmitted in eight months. “Inelastic”. This word is interesting, but it is simple to understand: it is the one that defines goods that do not have substitutes and that, therefore, no matter how the price increases, consumers will continue to buy them. Well, in its report, FAO ensures that “given the inelastic nature of coffee demand, it is unlikely that consumption decreases significantly in both markets” -American and European. That is, as there are no alternatives to coffee, no matter how much prices upload us, consumers will continue to acquire this product. Nor is there anything to intervene because, as FAO herself concludes, coffee consumption represents less than 1% of the annual household spending. From the US National Coffee Association they do not share this, affirming that “the great price increase eaten the liquidity of the customers. They do not have all the money to buy what they need” and ensure that they have sold 30% less of the production when, at this point, they would no longer have reservations. It all depends on three countries. Until now, we have talked about the increase in coffee price for wholesalers, but if we are going to the price that consumers pay, FAO estimates that, in December 2024, a coffee was 6.6% more expensive than in December 2023 in the United States. In the case of the European Union, the increase was 3.75%. Therefore, and taking into account that delayed coup of the price increase in coffee, it seems that the worst is yet to come. From FAO they see this as an opportunity for greater research in technology, research and development of the coffee sector and, above all, to increase the climate resilience of coffee. Although there are many coffee, Vietnam, Indonesia and Brazil producers are the authentic monsters of the great market, but climate change is leaving us two lessons. One is the one that is causing the scarcity and increase of current prices: more unpredictable climatic events on dates that unravel coffee cultivation, therefore affecting crops. On the other hand, it is also an opportunity. We are already seeing that there are those who insist on growing coffee outside Coffee beltwith coffee trees growing wildly in Sicily and Plantations in Andalusia or Catalonia They are testing the viability of growing coffee in such unavailable conditions. Final of the tunnel in sight? What is clear is that the world is thirst for coffee and, with a China increasingly passionate For this drink, it is urgent to have a much more stable stage. In Reuters We read that there are also those who take the … Read more

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