Huelva has been the forgotten industrial pole of Spain for decades. We are realizing the consequences

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Industrial and miners are a problem in different points of our geography. It is still a problem in places where deindustrialization left hectares of empty but contaminated soils and is a problem in the vicinity of some active industrial poles. And one of the places where this is most appreciated is in the estuary of the Odiel and Tinto rivers, on the coast of the province of Huelva. As, PB, CD, MO, SE. A new study He has found evidence that people who live in the vicinity of Huelva industrial areas accumulate in their bodies amounts higher than the average heavy metals such as those we usually associate with industrial activity. The study observed that among the inhabitants of the region, the accumulation in the body of certain elements was greater than usual. The study was done In the city of Huelvabut it was observed that the pollutants varied depending on the residence area of ​​the participants. Different concentrations. Among those who lived in areas closer to the rafts of phosphoyesos From the region, the study found a greater presence of elements such as arsenic (as), lead (PB), cadmium (CD), molybdenum (mo) and selenium (se). These types of elements can be found, precisely in places where this type of waste is stored. On the other hand, the team also found areas that stood out for the presence of elements such as copper (cu), zinc (zn) and aluminum (al). These areas were the closest to the industrial area of ​​the region. In general, the inhabitants of the city of Huelva presented greater concentrations of iron (faith), nickel (ni), chromium (cr), selenium (se), arsenic (as), and copper (co) according to the results of the study. The “chemical and industrial pole. The study was conducted in the city of Huelva, a city located near the coast, between the confluence of the red and odiel rivers. The city counts around, explains the team responsible for the study, with three important industrial areas. First, phosphoyesos rafts can be found, an industrial residue resulting from the extraction and processing of phosphoric acid. This residue is categorized as a radioactive material that occurred naturally or norm (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) and the Huelva reserve is the largest in Europe, the team recalls. To this we must add two more conventional industrial areas, the “Chemical Pole for the Promotion and Development of Huelva – Punta del Sebo” and the “Nuevo Puerto Palos de la Frontera”. Both areas also located in the vicinity of the capital (being the first adjacent to it). 55 participants. The study was conducted with a little girl from participants residing in the capital. Samples extracted from the feet nails of these to estimate the concentration in the bodies of a series of elements: aluminum (al), arsenic (as), cadmium (CD), copper (cu), chrome (cr), iron (faith), nickel (ni), Uranium (U), Vanadio (V) and Zinc (Zn), among others. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Journal of Xenobiotics. In Xataka | The countries that most pollute the world, gathered in a detailed graphic Image | Victor / Manuel Cortés Núñez

Fed of excess speed on her street, a Frenchman did the only thing she could do: install a false radar

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This 2025 will be installed more than 120 new radars in Spain. The location of fixed radars is not a secret and can be easily consultedbut the objective is clear: that the drivers respect the speed limits. There are some who have no machinery And they are only as a deterrent. And, appealing to that deterrence, a Frenchman tired of speeding on a road from his town placed a homemade radar. A shabby, plastic and that has ended up being effective. So much that has even caught the attention of the mayor. The radar. In France they have several guys of fixed radars. They are huge black or gray boxes with a yellow and black tape, but one of them is cylindrical and has technology capable of distinguishing between vehicles and lanes. Thus, it captures the speed of trucks and vehicles separately in case both types come out in the photo. That is the one that is anonymous neighbor of a town called Bezannes has decided to imitate. On January 22, Jean Monnet Avenue, limited to 30 km/h, dawned with a new radar. The City Council had not reported its presence, but there was, imposing, in the median of an area with a high volume of traffic. Its design was exactly the same as HGV radars, with the imitation of the two windows for the sensors, so the neighbor created it conscientiously to pass through a real one. Security: 1, Cost: 0. One of the people who ran into him recognized It shows that it is false, but also that, from a distance, “one might think that it is a real radar.” He also confessed that he was surprised the first time he saw him and raised his foot from the accelerator because “no one leads at that speed” and that he does not understand the limit. Bezannes is a fairly small town, of just over 1,200 inhabitants, but the avenue connects with the city of Reims, a much larger with about 180,000 inhabitants to the northeast of the country. Therefore, that connection avenue has a high traffic volume, but a limit speed of 30 km/h. Before it was 50 km/h, but as in Spain, they decided to limit the speed due to the presence of two pedestrian crossings. Of the mayor’s taste. Who liked the idea was, perhaps, the most unexpected. The morning of that day, the police had already seen that there was an element that should not be there and informed the mayor. Your reaction? “It’s quite well done.” The mayor, Dominique Potar, completed his argument wondering if he was a work of a joker or a conscious citizen who wanted to contribute to security in his own way, but that was something that did not change the result of the action. “Perhaps, we should even congratulate him because he has had a real impact on traffic,” he said. The results seem obvious, since Potar said that, in the area, there were times that the speed was exceeded in 100 km/h what was allowed, so they installed Badenes that managed to reduce it, but that it is not yet enough and there are times that there are times that They place spy radars, which serve to measure those infractions, but that are not useful as a deterrent method. To the ground, of course. Potar joked that “perhaps we should place it in another place in the city”, but not everyone took this joke or action of a neighbor tired of traffic as something as positive. Proof of this is that, soon after, the radar ended on the ground because someone had tried to destroy it. The legality of false radars. As much as it may be, and although the radar was quite shabby, it is evident that it has fulfilled its goal by pointing out that we are going very fast and that we only respond when we touch our pocket. Now, the most curious thing is that this of false radars is not so weird. In fact, in France, any You can put one at home. They do the neighbors who live in areas where the speed is high and fight to try to stop it. There are examples of radars such as the one placed in Bezannes, but also others like a camouflaged mailbox as if it were a radar. According to its owner, it works, but it has already had to screw it because they have thrown it on occasion. There are also some Much elaborate that also seem, clearly, a real radar, with cameras, flash and everything. Outstanding image | Marc Mongenet In Xataka | The 50 radars that are most fine throughout Spain: these are their locations and everything they collect

Human beings are evolving live and direct on the Tibetan plateau. And understand what happens there will be fundamental in space

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It is not easy to breathe on the roof of the world. A few days ago, Kilian Jornet told in the revolt that, while he went down from Everest, He began to suffer hallucinations And convinced that he was dreaming he was about to jump into the void. And it makes sense because, thousands of meters above sea level, there is simply less oxygen in each breath of air. It is, we could say, pure physics. However, for more than 10,000 years, Tibetans have not only survived these dementeial conditions of that environment: they have prospered. But how? It is a question that has intrigued anthropologists for years. And if we think a little, he has his crumb. For decades, it has been said that evolution is slow and that, in general terms, human beings are more or less the same as we were in the Paleolithic. How could it be that Tibetans (who would not cease to be people like us) have prospered all this time If that is so? The answer is very simple: not being. A few months ago, anthropologist Cynthia Beall, from Case Western Reserve University, published PNAS investigation which clarifies all this and reveals “how the physiological features of Tibetan women improve their ability to reproduce in an environment with such a shortage of oxygen.” It is live and live evolution. What did they do? Beall and his team They studied 417 Tibetan women between 46 and 86 years old who lived around 4,000 meters above sea level in Alto Mustang, Nepal; that is, at the southern end of the Tibetan plateau. They collected many data: from their reproductive history to physiological measurements, DNA samples or a wide set of social factors. Its intention was precisely to understand how the characteristics of oxygen supply in high altitude hypoxia conditions influenced the number of living births. Because? Because it is a key measure of the evolutionary aptitude of these women. And so it was. Because what they discovered is that women who had more living children had a “unique set of blood and cardiac characteristics” that helped their bodies to distribute oxygen. Specifically, They discovered That although these women had middle levels of hemoglobin, it was more saturated. It was a fantastic solution because it allowed an efficient distribution without increasing the viscosity of the blood (and, therefore, without forcing the heart more than necessary). What does all this mean? Something really interesting. Because work Not only does it underline “the remarkable resilience of Tibetan women”but they also offer valuable information about the ways in which human beings can adapt to extreme environments. After all, “it is a case of natural selection in progress. Tibetan women have evolved in a way that balances the oxygen needs of the body without overloading the heart,” Beall explained. And, understanding how populations like these are adapted, “it gives us a better understanding of human evolution processes.” Something that, on the other hand, we need. Because in the end, it turns out that the unity of the human species is only sustained by the similar environmental conditions in which we move. But what will happen when we become an “interplanetary species”? And the answer is simple: that We can never go home. The unity of the species will be detrimental to our adaptive success. Image | Will Pagel In Xataka | To what extent are Elon Musk’s plans to settle on Mars? A planetary scientist explains it to us

The countries of the Persian Gulf have a plan B to continue influencing beyond oil: critical minerals

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In case the sector of Solar energy was smallthe Persian Gulf wants to continue expanding his empire and now points to the extraction and trade of metals. Expanding sectors. The companies between Oman, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia They have created Specialized units in metal marketing. On the one hand, International Resources Holding (IRH) in Abu Dhabi and Minerals Development Oman (MDO) have focused on energy and metal control. On the other hand, the Saudi country, through Ma’aden and the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has driven Its mining sector with new commercial strategies towards critical minerals. The look in the metals. The global raw material trade has changed in recent years, displacing traditional centers such as London and Geneva towards the Middle East, especially Dubai. Great oil traders, such as Vitol, Mercuria and Gunvor They have expanded Its metal business, and the Gulf states seek to position themselves in this market. With greater control over marketing, these countries can ensure better prices for their resources and strengthen their presence in the global supply chain. The expansion strategy. To consolidate their presence in the sector, companies such as International Resources Holding (IRH) and Minerals Development Oman (MDO) have created specialized commercial teams. Irh, based in Abu Dhabi, He has hired to 60 people to handle energy and metal trade, while MDO is in the process of establishing a unit of 25 people. At the same time, the Saudi Mining Fund Manara plans to form its own commercial team to ensure the supply of critical minerals. In addition to reinforcing their commercial capacities, these countries have made key investments in mining. IRH has acquired a 51% share in the Mopani copper mine in Zambia, and Abu Dhabi, through ADQ, has signed a joint company of 1.2 billion dollars with Orion Resources. Oman, on the other hand, has reactivated copper extraction in his lasail mine and seeks to better organize the plaster and chromite market to maximize income. Towards other booming markets. The Persian Gulf is exploring other areas such as renewable energies, artificial intelligence and nuclear energy. Countries like United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia They are promoting solar projects massive and the development of green hydrogen, with the expectation that more than 30% of its energy capacity comes from renewable sources in the next five years. Saudi Arabia has also seen an opportunity in The resurgence of nuclear energy And seek to lead the uranium sector, ensuring its role in the global supply. At the same time, the country has sealed Strategic agreements in AIwith projects like Neom that seek to position it as a key actor in the technological revolution. Global ambition. The gulf bet for metal trade is just one more piece in its strategy to become a key actor in the global economy. With the rise of the energy transition and the reconfiguration of international trade, the region seeks not only to diversify its income, but also consolidate its influence in strategic sectors. Oil gave them power; This new diversification is your insurance to continue like this for decades. Image | Unspash and Corey Poppe Xataka | The Persian Gulf has dominated the long era of oil. Now he is preparing to lead the era of solar energy

You may not know her, but this mixture of ‘Mad Max’ and superhero cinema is one of the blockbusters of 2024 and is in Netflix

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The Asian continent and its great audiovisual powers (South Korea, China, Japan, India) form a box office successes that, although in this increasingly globalized world they begin not to remain restricted to their respective territories, Sometimes they still have a name outside their borders. Even when an Indian film is the most expensive of all time (72 million dollars, exceeding the 66 of ‘RRR’) and gets the best premiere of all time for a film in that country, with 66 million dollars in His first days. We talk about ‘KALKI 2898 AD ‘that You can see in Netflix And that it is a curiosy centrifuger of recent references: ‘Mad Max’, ‘Dune’, ‘Star Wars’ and even Marvel Superhero style meet in a spectacular and discouragement production, starring two local superstterlas, Prabhas and Deepika Padukone. The film leads us to a post-apocalyptic future where a 200-year totalitarian monarch reigns that resides in an inverted pyramid on the city, and where it performs perverse experiments with fertile women so that their immortality is prolonged. The city under its domain is an impoverished territory where a hunter will end up helping to flee to a fugitive, which has a purpose related to the reincarnation of Visnu, the God who protected humanity. As you can see, a very peculiar mixture of Hindu mythology and an argument clearly inspired by ‘Fury on the road’, only with the prophetic elements of ‘Dune’ and ‘Star Wars’ along the way. AND All seasoned with the crazy rigor choreographies That, yes, they culminate in an open end and arranged for a future second part, which will continue the so -called Kalki film universe. In Xataka | ‘Mad Max: Fury on the road’: How George Miller’s masterpiece suffered years of traumas and conflicts until he reached the cinema

The maneuver Stellantis is testing in the United States

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Imagine the situation: you go with your car so quietly back home. It’s time to eat, you are tired, stop at a traffic light and in the Info -detached screen An ad appears to buy a car subscription. Now stop imagining it, because this is already happening in Stellantis vehicles. Specifically, it has jumped to light thanks to the complaints of vehicle users of the Jeep brand. And it is not a mistake, but a function. “Buy tranquility.” Marras’s controversy has occurred when a user has shared a photo In Reddit in which an announcement is shown that occupies the entire screen of the car in which the brand encourages us to “buy tranquility.” Surely tranquility is the last thing someone would feel when paying for a car and that advertisements appear on the screen, but this user’s announcement with a Grand Cherokee with a Uconnect system says: “Flexcare extended Care Premium plans are backed by the factory and offer you peace of mind in case of mechanical breakdown. Press the “call” button to talk to a specialist. The odometer must mark less than 57,936 kilometers to buy it. ” Marras pop-up A problem. If you have more of those kilometers in the account, you will see an advertisement that, in addition, it is useless. If you do not have them, they have interrupted an action such as looking for something in the music system or checking an address in the GPS. A equis appears in one of the corners to close the Pop-upbut it is evident that it is a situation that has gone control. It is something that bothers the experience, since you may want to use the screen for something fast and concrete and you have to be looking for the symbol to close the advertising box. Also, like indicate Users, these ads appear every time you stop the vehicle. And some do it with a software failure. It feels. It is not the first time Someone complains about this, but it may be the most popular. The answer It has arrived by two ways. When a user shared his surprise about this in the forum 4xeforums For Jeep enthusiasts, from the Jeepcares service it was replied that they lamented frustration, which recommended customers to click on the EQUIS and eliminate past notifications. But that “the ads are part of a contractual agreement with Sirius XM” On the Carscoop website they contacted Stellantis and a representative confirmed That it is a message designed to inform Jeep’s customers “about the extended caring options of the vehicle.” And the software failure? Well, among the options for the announcement to go, we have to call, the Equis and the “ok”. The problem is that it seems that a bug made pressing in “OK” not use of anything, but from Stellantis they also confirmed to Carscoops that they are working to solve this error. In The Drive They comment that these windows can be deactivated, but you have to go to the Jeep Connect website, create a user account with mail and password and navigate to a section in which you can disable emerging windows. And the most curious thing that has made the controversy jump is that the user Comment That, in two years, the announcement had not appeared, but last week it reached the mileage indicated and the advertising began to jump. Fatigue. In the end, the underlying problem is what is known as subscription fatigue. The services that, currently, work with subscriptions are countless, even if they do not need it, and in the case of advertising in cars, it is something similar to the advertisements in prime video: it is not a cheaper rate, but to the that you had before you put ads. And it is evident that automotive companies seek a more continuous cash flow than they simply have for the sale of vehicles. There are few cases of subscriptions to unlock functions installed in cars, such as BMW idea of charging $ 80 a year for using Carplay (initially were 300 dollars) the Annual Mercedes Subscription that, for more than 400 euros a year, allowed to expand the angle of turn of the directional rear wheels or the Klim smart airbag. US problem. Advertising is no longer so much, but the business model that many companies in the sector are pushing. Now, it seems something located in the United States with its subscription and insurance program. Jeep, and the cars of the Stellantis group are important both in the European and Spanish market. We have contacted a Jeep Spain representative who confirmed that they know nothing. “Spain is part of the G5 of Europe, of the strongest markets of Jeep, and it is not something that is being applied or that they have reported,” they confirm. And this is extrapolated to the rest of Europe. Therefore, although from the same group they already confirmed a few years ago that subscriptions would be very present in your business modelin Spain you do not have to worry about the moment about this advertising implementation on the cars screens. Images | Reddit In Xataka | Large car manufacturers have launched the subscription models. Volvo believes that they are precipitating

The mystery of the best photography made to a UFO is still unresolved. And the United Kingdom Government has the fault

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In the set of UVNI eventsacronym for unidentified flying object that over time has been slightly modified to UAP, there are some more relevant than others. Obviously, those who have not been able to answer for lack of information They are the ones who have caught the public’s attention. Without going very far, Incidents revealed by New York Times In 2017 with The pentagon fighters avistando “something”They have turned the world around. And if we stick to a photograph, none like Calvine’s. Encounters in the moors of Scotland. Historius took place One night of August 1990when two hikers who worked as chefs in a nearby hotel claimed to have witnessed an inexplicable event in Calvine’s moors, a remote town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. While they walked between the fog, They noticed the presence of a huge diamond -shaped object floating in the sky“A stranger” without sound or visible propulsion signs. Its metal structure remained static in the air, challenging common sense itself on the behavior of a conventional aircraft. The astonishment and fear of witnesses increased when A combat plane Harrier appeared on the scenesurrounding the object as if it were in a recognition maneuver. Before the men could process what they saw, the mysterious artifact amounted to high speed and disappeared. One of the witnesses managed to capture several photographs of the moment, images that, years later, would become one of the most enigmatic visual tests in the history of this type of events and considered as Better photography ever made to a UFO. The Ministry of Defense intervenes. Days later, hikers They sent the photos and their testimony to the newspaper Daily Record of Scotland. Andy Allen, image editor of the newspaper, was hit by the clarity of the photographs and decided to send the best to Craig Lindsay, then press officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the base of Pitreavie Castle. Lindsay, surprised by the sharpness and realism of the image, referred it to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MOD), that immediately requested the negatives and other copies. In addition, he instructed Lindsay to contact the witnesses and collect more details. Again and according to the story of one of the hikers, the ship had a metal appearance and levitated without any source of visible propulsion. The conversation with Lindsay was the last time the witnesses gave statements about the event, and His identity was never publicly revealed. Shortly after, the MOD instructed Lindsay to cease any investigation and to leave the case in his hands. One of the two poor quality photocopies of ‘VUFOILS’ (Transparent Plastic Images) made from Calvine UFO photography, published by the National Archives of the United Kingdom in 2009 Photography disappears. That same fall, during a meeting at the MOD offices in London, Lindsay noticed that the best of UFO images had been extended to poster size and hanging on a wall. He was also able to observe the other five photos, in which the Harrier was seen moving around the object while he remained motionless. When consulting with the Ministry analysts, they confirmed that there were no indications of fraud, but that they could not identify the object. Despite the apparent initial interest, Calvine’s case was quickly filed. The Daily Record never published the story, and The photographs disappeared from any public registry For more than 30 years. It is unknown if the newspaper decided not to publish the article on its own initiative or if it received pressures from the British government to hide the incident. Where is the photo? It appears then The figure of the journalist and researcher David Clarkewho was aware of the case in 1996 through the book Open Skies, Closed Mindsby Nick Pope, a former MOD official who worked at the Ministry’s UFO investigation office. Pope described the case as one of the most intriguing in the MOD files and said that the analyzes had determined that the images were genuine, although the object remained without explanation. In 2009, Clarke began to examine declassified documents in the national archives of the United Kingdom and found a memorandum aimed at Ministers of Defense of the time of Margaret Thatcher. In this document, under the title “Defensive Lines to Take”, it was claimed that The mod had not reached definitive conclusions on the objectbut that the plane in the image was undoubtedly a Harrier. In addition, the memorandum indicated that there were no records of unusual activity in the area. Written version of a handwritten summary of Calvine’s sighting in September 1990, published by the United Kingdom National Archives in 2009 The (re) discovery. Over the years, Clarke tried to locate the original image without success, until In 2018 he found the name of a former defense intelligence department in government documents. After locating it on LinkedIn and contacting him, he confirmed that he remembered Calvine’s case and that at the time caused a stir within the ministry. According to his testimony, the most likely explanation was that it was an American experimental aircraft. This revelation led Clarke to Craig Lindsay, who still retained a copy of the photograph inside an old book in his garage. Thus, in 2022, after more than three decades of mystery and After examining with experts if the photograph was realClarke made the image public to the entire world, generating enormous media interest. What the hell happens here? The big question is still unanswered, although obviously there is hypotheses and possible explanations about the nature of the object. The most popular are three. The first is that, yes, That day an extraterrestrial ship was seen. In this regard, some ufologists argue that the object does not resemble any known aircraft, which reinforces the theory that it could be a ship of extraterrestrial origin. The second most commented option speaks of A United States Secret Project. This tip theory to which the object was an American aircraft prototype, possibly from the Aurora program, an alleged hypersonic spy developed … Read more

They are shadows and destroy them is worse than ignoring them

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“What are those stains in my eye.” That is a question that more than one has ever asked each other. That kind of worms or dust that we see when we are driving and look at the sky, when we see the TV or, even now, looking at the PC or mobile screen, they are not microbes It does not mean that we can see the string theory. They are ‘shadows’ and have a name: Miodesopsia either Muscae Volators (flying flies). They are not a danger, but many of us want to know how to eliminate them because, beyond playing with them seeing how they bounce, they are annoying. The bad news is that we are going to have to endure. Trash. I recognize that the first thing I thought when I saw them was “I have a bug in the eye.” It was already bad luck because it was not one and, in addition, they were in both eyes. Well, they are not bugs, They are shadows. Within the eye we have a gelatinous substance called vitreous humor that, when you get older, makes formations of remains that our own body produces and stay there floating. These waste accumulations project a shadow in the retina, so it is much easier to see the ‘flies’ when we look at a clear background that reflects the light towards our eye. There are several factors that trigger this such as myopia, the aforementioned aging of vitreous humor, if they have operated, diabetes, a sudden ocular inflammation or their own age, but may also appear in young people. Killing Cañonazos flies. There are many factors that can make them appear and the big question is can be eliminated? There are two methods to do so, but the news is not flattering. One of them is through a vitrectomy, surgery that eliminates vitreous humor completely and replaces it with a saline solution. Not only does it eliminate it, but it prevents them from appearing. They can also disintegrate with a Yag laser. The problem is that, with vitrectomy we run the risk of infections or a retinal detachment. And when giving the flies with laser, there is also the risk of damaging the structure of the eye or increasing the risk of glaucoma. And with supplements? Surgery is not an option, although there are private clinics that promote it, but … What happens to supplements? There is also cloth to cut. As mentioned in The Conversation, there are companies like Theia Bio that promote supplements to reduce floats. These supplements contain anti-anti-glycation antioxidants and micronutrients that, according to a study published in their webis able to reduce the size of these floats in 70% of the participants after six months of intake. Here there are a couple of doubts that survive the matter, which minocses. The first is the sample, since it was only 26 people and it is complicated extrapolar with such a low number of participants. The second is that vitreous humor is mobile, so flies are moving and rarely are at the same point, which makes it complex to really measure changes in the number of shadows. The sad conclusion. Unfortunately, those of us who live with Míodesopsias have to get used to them. Yes, it’s a “Are you sad? Well, you are not manual, but there is no evidence that supplements or changes in lifestyle help eliminate these shadows. HE esteem That a diet rich in carotenoids (present in foods such as spinach, broccili, watermelon or grapefruit), as well as the omega-3 is beneficial for ocular health and delaying symptoms of aging in the eye, but in general, not focused on eliminating the floating flies. And the best advice that occurs is … ignore them, not chase them and not be distracted with them. Come on, to live with those ‘bugs’ that one day decided to appear in our eyes. Now, it is also convenient to visit the ophthalmologist if, suddenly, many at the same time appear or make vision difficult, since in that case they could be a symptom of something more serious. Images | Belbury, Xataka In Xataka | Aesthetic surgery has opened a new (and lucrative) business in the US that has already made alarms jump: dyeing eyes

The mountains needs maintenance, but doing so is expensive. In León they have opted for four -legged firefighters and hooves

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Environmental care does not always require large investments or technologies to the last. Sometimes, you just need controlled grazing to prevent problems in electrical networks. Everything may sound very confusing, but a pioneering project has found a great solution. Short. As the saying would say, it is better to prevent than cure, and so is the Redeia project in the Leonese mountain that uses sheep, cows and horses to control the vegetation under high voltage lines. The “Network Pasture” initiative It has joined eight livestock farmsthrough its subsidiary Red Eléctrica, where more than 3,300 animals distributed in different areas of the province, such as La Robla, Villamanín, Pola de Gordón, La Ercina and Cistierna. Grazing. In the Leonese mountain, the project covers 65 hectares and 28 kilometers of electric lines between Soto-Robla and Velilla-Robla. Grazing, which includes a total of 2,900 sheep, 370 cows and 35 horses, improves local biodiversity and reduces the risk of forest fires. This initiative is a clear example of how traditional livestock practices can contribute to the protection of nature. In depth. “Network grazing” is part of your Comprehensive Impact Strategywhich seeks to generate value in the territories where their infrastructure are present, solving social and environmental problems of the communities. Besides, Its objective is Integrate extensive livestock with electrical infrastructure, using cattle to perform vegetation debrote tasks. This approach not only contributes to solving environmental problems, but also socially through employment creation and support for local farmers. Latest technologies. In this project an innovation has been included and it is the use of drones for livestock management. Not only does it improve the efficiency in livestock management, but also offers new opportunities for the adaptation of livestock to the needs of the 21st century. Previously. The initiative was launched in 2022 in Casares de Arbas (Villamanín), where cattle were started to control the vegetation under 3.5 kilometers of lying, about nine hectares. Since then, the project has grown, extending the grazed surface and increasing the number of participating farmers, with the collaboration of the Agrovidar company to manage the project. According to The data collectedthe grazing areas have registered an improvement in biodiversity that other areas where grazing has not been carried out. This translates into a greater presence of arthropods, butterflies, pollinators and floral units. In addition, cattle have reduced biomass volume and modified the type of vegetation, thus reducing the risk of forest fires. Expansion. The expansion of the initiative is taking shape in several locations in the province of León. It is also planned to be extended in the future with more livestock and more grazed areas, which could further benefit biodiversity and reduce the risk of fire in other areas of the region. Image | Unspash Xataka | Australia compared 1,700 sheep and discovered something unexpected: those that graze between solar panels of better quality wool

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