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After two catastrophic failures, we believed that Spacex would not risk with the next starship. We were wrong

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Starship’s next flight will be one of the most tense in the history of the rocket. Not only because the last two releases will end in paths explosions and with deviated airplanes to avoid the rain of rubble. Also because it will be the first time that Spacex reuse a rocket. Zero-Touch reflight. In addition to a 123 meters high mole, Starship is the first rocket designed to be quickly reusable. Spacex’s idea is that Starship takes off, lands and throws himself again after a few hours, as if it were a commercial plane. The company has partially advanced in this Objective of “Zero-Touch Desflight” or relaunch without intervention. The first stage of the rocket, the 33 -engines Super Heavy propeller, has landed in the arms of the launch tower three times: Booster 12 in flight test 5, Booster 14 in flight test 7 and Booster 15 in flight test 8. It was planned that the second stage of the rocket, the six -engines Starship ship, would make its first landing attempt during flight 9. To do this, the earth would orbit and re -enter the atmosphere until they perch on the arms of the second launch tower; Already finished in Starbase, Texas. However, the last two starship exploded at 8 minutes of takeoff For a defect in a redesign recent. A second -hand super heavy. The expected thing was that Spacex was taken calmly to flight 9 to compensate for the last failures, but the company has just announced a surprising decision. The next launch, scheduled for mid -April (if the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States is approved), will be done reusing the booster 14 of flight 7. This propeller first took off on January 16, 2025 and, after separating from the Starship ship, returned to the launch base to become the second Super Heavy that Spacex has captured with the arms of the Mechazilla tower. Of the 33 Raptor engines that you will wear during your second launch, 29 are already used engines. Another rocket that lands and takes off. The only orbital rocket with demonstrated capacity for propulsive landing is the Falcon 9 of Spacex. Specifically, its first stage, which usually lands in an autonomous barge in the ocean after throwing satellites or spacecraft. A few weeks later, you are ready to reuse (Generally, in Starlink missions). The second rocket to get it could be Starship, also from Spacex. Not in the “Zero-Touch reflight” mode, but after a restoration process and changing some engines, but it is a first step. And in fact, it is a step that nobody else has achieved apart from Spacex. The company that is closest is Blue Origin, who tried unsuccessfully on the opening flight of the New Glenn rocket. In China, Landspace is also achieved with his Zhuque 3 rocket. There will be no second capture. The bad news is that Spacex will not try to capture the Booster 14. The rocket, which has just passed some ignition tests on land, will merit in a controlled way in the Gulf of Mexico to test a more pronounced attack angle during the re -entry, which in the future will allow you to perform other flight profiles. Anyway, all eyes will be put in the Starship 35the third ship of the “Block 2” version. Its two predecessors exploded shortly after separating from the Super Heavy propeller, both for a flight of propellents due to excessive vibrations in the engines area. Starship 33 disintegrated after a fire and Starship 34 lost control after the explosion of an engine. The investigation of flight 8 is still open, so FAA has not yet given its authorization for flight 9. Even so, we should not take long to see it, taking into account that the rocket is almost ready and the renewed political power of Elon Musk It has already allowed accelerating the procedures in the previous releases. Image | Spacex In Xataka | Elon Musk has said that Mars will be part of the United States. It is an unusual affront to the outdoor space treaty

Science has tricks to see it without risk

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Saturday 29 The sun will darken hidden by the moon. It is a partial eclipse that will be visible from an important fraction of the southern hemisphere: almost all of Europe (including Spain) can see this concealment, as can also be seen from part of North America, Africa, Asia and even from a small fraction of South America. Solar eclipses are astronomical phenomena that hardly go unnoticed. Time has spent since these events ceased to be a sign of evil agüero, but we also know that they have a certain associated risk: the risk of damaging our view If we do not properly protect our eyes. Looking directly at the sun is never a good idea. But during an eclipse, even less. As Francisco Doménech and José A. Álvarez explain in The countrythe sun emits its light in a wide segment of the electomagnetic spectrum, a range of frequencies that expands beyond the visible spectrum, entering the infrared and ultraviolet. UVA rays (ultraviolet-a) from which we have to protect ourselves in summer and in certain circumstances are an example of how these invisible rays can still affect ourselves if we do not realize at the time. The energy transmitted by the different spectrum frequencies is inversely proportional to its wavelength. That is, shorter wave frequencies such as ultraviolet carry more energy than the longest wave, such as infrared. Despite this, both extremes can have a negative impact on the physical integrity of our eye. What do we expose ourselves? Looking at the eclipse without proper protection can expose permanent damage in the retina and in the cornea. Damages that can even come out with the loss of sight. According to Geoffrey Bradford, Professor of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia Occidental, In an article for The conversationour eyes have a natural capacity to adapt to different luminosity conditions. However, DIRECT OBSERVATION OF THE SUN It can exceed the ability of the eyeball to protect yourself from excess light. In the cornea, says Bradford, there is a risk of solar or actinic keratosis. This disorder can make our sight cloud and cause pain. This injury would be reversible but may require several days for your cure. The problems in the retina are not painful but they can be more serious, Bradford adds. Retinopathies can affect our sightcreating a blind spot in our central vision, visual distortions and the alteration of our color perception. An additional problem is that if we look at the eclipse we will not take pain even though our eyes will be suffering. This can generate a false sense of security while we harm our view. See it safely If we want to see the eclipse directly we will need glasses specifically designed for the observation of this type of event. Sun glasses offer protection against solar rays in everyday situations, but eclipses are not such a thing, so in practice their protection of nothing serves us in these situations. Even if we wear eclipse glasses, we must make sure they are duly approved and comply with the international ISO 12312-2 standard. The National Geographic Institute (IGN) offers us on your website Additional information, including points of sale, to take into account if we want to acquire these glasses. IGN himself also warns us that we must avoid observing the sun with devices such as cameras, or instruments such as telescopes or prismatic that are not prepared for the observation of these phenomena, something that is only achieved through special filters, not as usually used in other contexts. If we do not have specialized glasses, we can still observe the eclipse indirectly. If we walk through a wooded zone during the eclipse we can see a curious phenomenon in THE SHADOW THAT PROJECT THE TREES LEAVES. If certain conditions are given, we can see how the shades of the eclipse can be seen among the shadows. Also We can cause this effect Using, for example, the holes of a strainer. We can, for example, use a Stenopic projector, which we can manufacture ourselves with a cardboard box, aluminum foil, Celoy scissors. NASA explains how In a video. A last trick that IGN offers us It requires a mirror, a wall and a paper that we must also cut a hole. It is enough to cover the mirror with a role in which we will have previously made a hole between five and ten millimeters in diameter. With it we must reflect sunlight on a flat wall in which the image of the eclipse will be projected. Saturday’s eclipse is just the appetizer of A complete menu of eclipses that awaits us in the next three years. This eclipses parade includes two total eclipses that in August 2026 and 2027 They will be visible from a good part of the Iberian Peninsula, and an eclipse annular in January 2028 also visible from our environment. In Xataka | The solar eclipse of March 29 is the starting gun for something historical: Spain will see four eclipses in four years Image | Jason Howell

There is a relationship between eating fruit, drinking coffee and the risk of tinnitus. But we still don’t understand where it comes from

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The human body is a very complex machine in which millions of interactions are produced, some intuitive and direct, others that are neither one nor the other. This sometimes implies that we find correlated phenomena after which there could be causal relationships that we are not yet able to understand. An example of this in a curious connection that unites our digestive and auditory system. A new study. A Chinese researchers team He has studied The relationship between certain foods and the risk of suffering tinnitus. The team found that greater consumption of fruits, fiber, dairy and caffeine were linked to a lower risk of suffering from this annoying disorder. The ears. Tinnitus It is nothing but a technical term with which we refer to the sensation of buzzing or beep we perceive in the ear. A noise that only exists in our head and that can be presented in a diversity a wide range of shapes, each with different characteristics, some of them very annoying and difficult to treat. These forms They have diverse originssuch as age loss related to age, possible ear injuries, or circulatory system disorders. It can manifest intermittently or permanently, and it can also be intense enough to interfere with our audition or limit our ability to concentrate. Meta -analysis The notion that there is a link between some foods and the risk of suffering tinnitus It is not new. Various studies can be found that have previously investigated in the field but drawing conclusions from this literature is not easy. That is why the team responsible for the new work carried out a study of this scientific literature, a review of literature, from which it carried out a quantitative analysis of the results identified in this, that is, a meta -analysis. The team compiled and analyzed the results of eight studies which accumulated a total of 300,000 participants. They analyzed the effects of 15 dietary factors on the risk of appearance of this auditory disorder. Different foods, different impacts. The study estimated from these eight previous works that greater fruit consumption could be linked to a 35% reduction in reducing the risk of tinnitus. The reduction associated with greater dairy consumption was 17% and that of the caffeine of 10%. They also observed a 9% reduction in the probability associated with the highest food fiber consumption. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine BMJ Open. Prevent yes, cure right? The results are striking, but the interpretation is complex. The reason is that We have no clue on the hypothetical cause and effect connections that could be behind this relationship. That is, we can observe correlation but we cannot infer causality. Another track on this connection is found in another review of the literature made a few years ago. Posted in 2020 In the magazine International Archives of athinolaryngologythe work also observed a link between caffeine and tinnitus but warned that it only occurred preventively: that is, it observed that caffeine consumption was linked to a lower risk of suffering from tinnitus but a greater consumption of the substance did not serve to improve the state of those who already suffered the problem. In Xataka | Beyond tobacco: we have just discovered that food can also affect the risk of developing lung cancer Image | Snapbythree My / Kaboomps.com

We have just discovered that food can also affect the risk of developing lung cancer

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We know well that certain ways of life can affect our risk of suffering certain types of cancer. A clear case is that of the relationship between smoking and respiratory system tumors, especially lung. We also know that our diet It can affect to the probability that we develop cancers such as liver or colorectal. However, relationships can be somewhat more complex. Diet and lung cancer. A new study has linked The diet with the risk of lung cancer, a relationship that until now had remained, if it does not hide, at least in the shadow of other better known and explored connections. Adenocarcinoma and glycogen. The study focuses on the Pulmonary adenocarcinomaa tumor at the origin of 40% of cases of globally diagnosed lung cancer, explains the team responsible for the study. It is the cancer that causes more deaths in the United States, but it is also the most common lung cancer among people who have ever smoked. The new study focuses on glycogen accumulation. Glycogen is a polysaccharide, a sugar composed of simple sugars or monosaccharides, in this case a glucose chain. This sugar is used by our body as an energy reserve. The role of glycogen. The accumulations of Glycogen They had been observed in some types of cancers as well as in other diseases. Now, the team responsible for the new study, studied through computational and laboratory models how this complex sugar acts as “oncogenic metabolite.” As they explain, the greater the accumulation of the polysaccharide in cancer cells, greater and more dangerous will be tumor growth. In mice. The analysis in animal models (in mice) served to validate the theoretical results. The team found that, by feeding the mice with a diet that they catalog as “western”, capable of facilitating a greater presence of blood glycogen, cancer in the animals of the animals grew. In contrast, when glycogen levels fell, tumor growth was reduced. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine Nature Metabolism. Diet and cancer risk. The team responsible for the study emphasizes that, although it is one of the first times (if not the first time) that lung cancer is linked to the diet, there are already numerous occasions when the diet has been put in the center of the strategies for cancer prevention. The diet is also an important pillar in treatments against this disease. “In the long term, our approach to cancer prevention should reflect the success of the antitabaco campaign (putting a greater emphasis on public awareness and policy -based strategies that promote healthier dietary choices as a fundamental component for disease prevention,” explained in a press release Ramon Sun, who led the team responsible for the study. Route for treatment. The good news is that the finding can open a way to improve treatments against this type of cancer. And we count at our disposal of drugs capable of controlling the level of glycogen in our body. Without the need to resort to pharmacological treatments, the study also allows highlighting the importance of a balanced diet in our health. In Xataka | Quantum computers begin to make a difference in a crucial field: the development of cancer vaccines Image | ROD Long

Deepseek closes external investments and risk capital. You have three reasons to do it

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Deepseek, The great sensation of the beginning of the year in AIhe is breaking with all the rules of the startup ecosystem not only for his efficient AI modelbut also for rejecting the risk capital that other competitors need such as eating. Its founder, Liang Wenfeng, maintains 84% ​​of the property (an anomaly in its field) and does not seem to be in a hurry to give control. Chinese technology broke into the industry in January With its new AI model, but unlike its competitors, it does not announcing multimillionaire financing rounds. Nor want to do it, according to anti The three reasons. Liang Wenfeng has clear reasons to keep investors at bay: 1. He does not want to lose control of his long -term vision on AI.2. Depseek has sufficient its own financing through its High-Flyer investment fund.3. He fears that external investors, especially Chinese, intensify concerns about privacy and security. Why is it important. In a sector where competitors are launched to capture thousands of millions to finance the expensive AI race, Depseek is betting on an alternative path. Financial independence also gives Deepseek freedom to focus on research and development, instead of seeking rapid monetization that investors usually demand. Between the lines. Liang does not usually hide his distrust of investors. In a 2023 interview He openly criticized the obsession of venture capital funds by rapidly monetizing AI, to the detriment of advanced research. This position symbolizes a growing skepticism in the technological sector about whether the traditional financing model is compatible with the development of long -term transforming technologies. The figures. The Deepseek owned structure is unusual for such a powerful startup: 84% is owned by Liang Wenfeng, the founder. 16% are in the hands of people linked to their investment fund, high-flyer. 0% is of traditional external investors. In detail. Liang has funded Deepseek with the benefits of High-Flyer, its quantitative investment fund. “Money has never been a problem for us; the problem is in the prohibitions for sending advanced chips,” he said in 2023. This financial self -sufficiency has allowed Deepseek to develop without the usual external pressure of investors, usually focused on short -term growth metrics. The backdrop. As a Chinese company, Depseek operates under laws that give the Government broad access to their data. This has already caused prohibitions of use in several countries and private companies. The entry of Chinese investors could get this situation worse. The US government has history by sanctioning Chinese technology with government ties, such as Huawei and DJI. And now what. Deepseek will need more and better AI chips to stay competitive, according to Liang himself. These components are expensive and are strongly restricted in China due to the export controls of the United States. Without external financing, Depseek could be left behind in the technological career against rivals with more resources, such as OpenAi or Anthropic. Of course If someone has demonstrated ingenuityIt is Deepseek. In Xataka | Manus is the new sensation of China after Deepseek. Is generating as many expectations as doubts Outstanding image | Deepseek + Philipp Katzenberger | Alejandro Luengo

There are 2,838 kilometers of high risk and these are its locations

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In 2024, 1,154 people died on Spanish roads, according to DGT data. It is the highest figure since 2018 and slightly higher than 2023 when 14 deaths were counted less. According to traffic accounts, 323 of these people died in rapid accidents and 831 deaths were counted on secondary roads. These ways are traditionally the deadliest. Although it is mandatory to drive more slowly and You can no longer exceed 90 km/hthe characteristics make an error paid. The road out It is still the main cause of death, with 479 deaths, followed by the frontal collision, with 252 dead. Both circumstances are common in accidents with fatalities on this type of roads. In recent years, the DGT has focused on the Mobile phone usedistractions And the speed. But from other organisms they also try to reinforce other ideas: the maintenance of some concrete roads or sections is insufficient. To do this, Race makes a report called Evaluation of the accident on the state road network. It analyzes which are the most dangerous sections in Spain and adjusts its accidents depending on the volume of traffic that goes through them to understand where it is more likely to suffer a fatal accident. The most dangerous routes in Spain According to the data collected by Race, 2024 was a bad year on Spanish roads. They point out that in Spain there were 3,510 fatal or serious accidents (there has been some fatal victim or some person has been seriously injured). It is a rebound of 17.51% compared to 2023 when 2,987 accidents that met these characteristics were recorded. The data is the highest since 2020 and breaks a downward trend which had been producing since 2009. In the last 15 years, only in 2019 there was a small increase in these accidents compared to the previous year and was only 0.30%. All these data are analyzed by Race who cross the number of accidents and their severity with the number of vehicles that circulate in that same section. In addition, they take into account some additional characteristics such as the maximum permitted speed limit, if the senses of the march are physically separated or the number of intersections and if they are at the same level or at different levels. Adding all these variables, a number that indicates the risk level is achieved. The highest corresponds to a value above 90, qualifying these sections as a high -risk section and where it is more likely to suffer an accident. The second range ranges from 53 to 90 points and is qualified as a medium-high risk section. Below, there are medium, half-low and low risk sections. Taking all this into account, Race ensures that 9.2% of the Spanish road network can be qualified as high or medium-high risk. In total, they total 2,838 kilometers distributed throughout Spain. Of these, 1,411.66 kilometers enter into the stretch category with a high risk of suffering an accident. The risk is much greater when we enter conventional roads. According to their data, there are 153 sections in Spain where the risk of suffering an accident is high, representing 8.37% of the kilometers that can be traveled by secondary road. And 148 sections are medium-high risk (8.10%). That is to say, 16.47% of the kilometers of a secondary road in Spain are framed within the medium-high or high risk category. With all these data, Race points out that the most dangerous sections of the Spanish roads (with more than 5 km in length and a average daily circulation greater than 2,000 vehicles) are the following: Road Home and End Autonomous Community Risk Index N-260 187,70-193.84 Catalonia 163.9 N-340 940.77 952.40 Valencian Community 159.7 N-6 516.30 523.40 Galicia 152.8 N-110 154.50 162.10 Castilla y León 152.8 N-345 0.00 7.20 Murcia 139.1 N-340 1,133,02 1,138.90 Catalonia 133.0 N-4 566.20 570.90 Andalusia 124.2 N-323 181,20 187.10 Andalusia 124.0 N-211 311,20 318.40 Aragon 118.8 N-111 234.70 244.60 Castilla y León 114.0 A-1A 40.60 46.60 Madrid 112.0 N-630 87.11 99.10 Castilla y León 111,1 N-630 556.50 565.30 Estremadura 110.7 N-631 0.00 5.00 Castilla y León 108.1 N-6 49.08 56.98 Madrid 107.4 N-325 9.00 20.15 Valencian Community 103.9 N-340 1,065.30 1,073.70 Catalonia 102.4 N-634 581.20 588.80 Galicia 100.1 N-123 8.00 14.60 Aragon 98.4 N-623 5.90 11.50 Castilla y León 97.7 N-123A 21,37 29.00 Aragon 94.5 Photo | Pricob ioan In Xataka | Spanish road numbers are not randomly placed: they obey a system that dates back to 1760

The microwave method to disinfect sponges has its advantages. And an important risk to consider

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Kitchen hygiene can avoid the occasional health problem. Kitchens are propitious areas for The appearance of microorganismssome of them with the ability to cause us infections. Keeping the kitchen clean is therefore important but sometimes the solution to this problem hides a similar threat. In our kitchens, rags and cloths that we use to clean can hide new microorganisms that reduce our effectiveness when cleaning. To avoid this problem, it is advisable to change this type of cleaning utensils, utensils such as sponges with which we scrub the dishes. This is undoubtedly the best way to ensure that our cleaning utensils are found Perfectly disinfectedbut most likely that, by economy or by disgust, we end up stretching the useful life of these objects more than the account. So it can also be useful to know ways to keep germs at bay in our sponges and in similar objects. Cleaning products such as bleach are used in many homes to fulfill the function of disinfecting cloths and rags. Although this solution is generally effective, we must be cautious to avoid the possible mixture between cleaning products, which could imply other types of risks. In the case of sponges, there is an alternative: Use heat To sterilize them. The “microwave trick” It consists of soaking the sponges and introducing them for a minute in the microwave. This system is effective to eliminate some pathogenic microorganisms, but there are some aspects to take into account so that this trick does not imply more risks than advantages. The first thing we should ask is, is it something? The answer is that yes, heating our sponges with a microwave can end some of the microorganisms that proliferate inside. But not with everyone. In the case of sponges, there is an alternative: use heat to sterilize them. The “microwave trick” It is effective To eliminate some pathogenic microorganisms, but there are some aspects to take into account so that this trick does not imply more risks than advantages. The first thing we should ask is, is it something? The answer is that yes, heat our sponges with a microwave You can end some of the microorganisms that proliferate inside. But not with everyone. A study conducted by researchers from the University of Florida and published in 2006 in the magazine Journal of Environmental Health He tested the method. The team He immersed a sponge in waters contaminated by a variety of pathogens, including different types of bacteria, viruses and parasitic organisms. They observed that two minutes at maximum power served to eliminate 99% of these. Subsequent studies validated this analysis. For example, in One published in 2009 In the magazine Food Controlit was observed that a minute of microwave action generated a greater reduction in the number of pathogens in the sponge than a disinfectant chemical treatment. Double -edged sword Using the microwave can be an effective way to inactivate hidden pathogens in our sponges but also presents an important risk that may be dissuasive: The fire. The sponges, heated in the microwave, They can burn. This will not only prevent us from fulfilling our goal of extending the useful life of this object, it can also mean a important risk if the fire extends. That is why those who propose the use of microwave as a disinfectant tool to emphasize Some precautions to take: The first is not to introduce sponges containing adhered metal elements. Second, the sponge must be soaked before being introduced to the microwave. Thirdly, we must take into account that with a minute at maximum power, it should be sufficient to achieve our goal and, in any case, not have the microwave on for more than two minutes. Finally, it will be better to let the sponge cool before removing it, not because of the risk of fire but to avoid burns. There are other alternatives if we want to avoid the risk of seeing our sponge to burn. We have already pointed out the possibility of cleaning them with a chemical disinfectant such as bleach (sodium hypochlorite) in water solution. The 2009 study Posted in Food Control He pointed out Another alterative also effective: To wash the sponges in the dishwasher (if we have one of these devices, of course). According to the study, method can be as effective as that of the microwave and more than the use of chemical disinfectants such as those in our homes. In Xataka | Should you change clothes when you get home? What science says Image | Xataka with Gemini

Thousands of Spaniards live in a city and are registered in another. The BOE reminds them that they risk something: fines

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Maybe you know someone who is in that situation. Or maybe you are (or have you been) yourself. One day you move to another city for whatever reason (work, love, family or simply because you feel like discharge In his register. You are still registered in your previous municipality because your parents may live there or you have a house. After all there is nothing wrong with it, right? LAW AND BOE They remind us That is not quite like that. Moreover, remain registered in a different town to that in which you live can lead to a fine of 150 euros. Tell me where you live … And I will tell you in which town hall you must be registered. Throughout the last weeks it is likely that You have seen Some information On the subject, articles In those talk about the obligation that each of us have of being registered in the municipality in which we currently reside (and not another, such as our parents or where we had our last work) and warns the fines it can lead to Failure to comply with that duty. Actually both one thing and another, the obligation of the registration and the sanctions to breach it, have little again. Start from rules dating from 80s and 90. Although it is true that the BOE reminds us with a certain periodicity. For example, he did In October 2024in a decree of the government on procedures in consular offices. Also The INE or the municipalities themselves They emphasize it. And what does legislation say? He Royal Decree 1690/1986It is clear about it. In article 56, remember that all people who change residence within Spain must request the decline in the City Council and discharge as a resident in the new town to which they move. In the case of minors that demand falls on parents or guardians. The Law 4/1996 On local regime bases it is also resounding. “Every person living in Spain is obliged to register in the register of the municipality in which he regularly resides,” he collects in his article 15. And if there were doubts about what to do in the case of people who alternate residence, the regulations of the late 90s Precise: “Whoever lives in several municipalities must register only in which he lives for a longer time.” Clear and precise. After registering in the register of his new town, that person will officially become “neighbor of the municipality” in the eyes of the administration. Notices for clueless. To be aware of the obligation, it is not necessary to dust off the regulations of the late last century. The State itself is dedicated to remembering it. And through different ways. The clearest is the BOE, which cites that duty of citizens in some of their publications. Just four months ago the Ministry of Presidency did for example in the development of A decree on consular records, in which the law of the 80s recalls and that “every person living in Spain” must be recorded in the register of the municipality in which “usually” resides. Town Halls. The BOE is not the only one to update our obligations. The INE dedicates A broad article to the subject, in which they also include issues as whether or not to notify the removals within the same municipality, and the municipalities themselves are responsible for commenting on their official websites. In A section entitled ‘Most frequent questions about how to register in the register ‘the Madrid town hall is didactic. “Can I be registered in a place other than the one who resides? Every person living in Spain is obliged to register in the register of the municipality where he usually resides (…) on the other hand, the usual domicile in the municipality is one of the data that with a mandatory nature they must appear in the register. The City Council requires. And yes, the ‘no’ in capital letters is his. Vigo’s also remembers that demand On its official website. And what happens if I do not? That you expose yourself to a sanction. One that can actually reach 150 euros, although that will depend on the characteristics of each case. He Royal Decree 1690/1986 collects (article 87) that “the refusal to complete the patron registration sheets, the lack of signature of these, the omissions or falsehoods” can lead the mayor to apply sanctions adjusting to article 59 of the Decree 781/1986. In general, anyone who breaches their obligations with registration. And what does that article contemplate? Simple. It details the fork of sanctions that each town hall can impose on those who fail to comply with its obligations with the register. The document He still speaks of pesetas, but the change to euros is simple. In the case of the consistories of between 5,000 and 20,000 inhabitants, it foresees penalties of up to 30 euros; in those between 20,001 and 50,000 the sanction rises to 60 euros; Those who have between 50,001 and 500,000 residents can raise the fine to 90 euros; And the largest, those cities that exceed half a million neighbors, the punishment for not complying with legal obligations rises to 150. A key document. It may seem exaggerated, but the register is more than a simple administrative record or a tool for demographic studies. The Ministry of Presidency in Another Royal Decreein which he underlined the “great importance” of local censuses. In fact, it is essential to opt “with all guarantees” to certain public services or votes in the City Council in which each one resides. Having more or less population also directly affects the consistories in such relevant aspects as resources and expenses. INEAF Precise In addition, not being properly registered can respond to more than a mistake. The entity recalls the “illicit region”, with a fraudulent character, with which it seeks to have access to certain financial aid, municipal services (a school, for example) or tax benefits. Precisely to avoid it, the regulations … Read more

The risk of collapse of the Ría de Arousa

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Seafood “Made in Galicia” has jumped today The headlines of The Guardianbut for a reason that will hardly glad any of the workers who are dedicated to slaughter on their coasts to collect berobe, clam or mussel. In a public act and with official data In hand, Platform in Defense Da Ría de Aruous (Pdra), brotherhoods and groups of mussel producers have just launched a ‘sos’ in the face of the collapse of the amount of seafood they extract from the estuary. Their data reflects a clear billing fall, but also something else: in its coastal strip today much clam, shoes and mussels that years ago. What happened? That in the Ría de Aruous, The most extensive from Galicia and usually generous In mollusks and crustaceans, a full -fledged ‘SOS’ has just launched. A few days ago the Platform in Defense Da Ría (PDRA), Brotherhoods and professionals in the musical sector organized a press conference To share a series of data that reflect to what extent the catches have lowered on their coasts. They are not the first to raise their voice. The sector has already Some time handling data worrying At the regional level. Two months ago Vigo lighthouse He informed that the sector has had to deal with the worst mussel harvest of the decade, with a 23% drop in 2023; and in October The Galician mail He spoke that in the Galician markets a 46% less octopus had been auctioned, attending to their weight. DATA FOR REFLECTION. The data broken down by the brotherhoods and PDRA are strong enough to have called attention of the British press. And rightly. Beyond the prick of sales, which in 2024 stayed in 69 million In the rains of the estuary, far from the average of 85.2 million recorded the previous five years, the seafood collection balances are alarming. In 2024 the production of berobe descended to minimums, with a 93.7% drop with respect to the average of the 2019-2023 five-year period. In net terms, he stayed in just 19 tons. And things were not much better in the captures of fine and slug clam. If compared to the same period, more than 85%were reduced. In general, the production of bivalve fell 44.7% With respect to the 2019-2023 period. “Progressive deterioration”. For the pdra the reading that these figures leave is clear: they speak of a gradual degradation of the area, a reality of which they have been warning. ” “(The estuary) is suffering a progressive deterioration that is reflected year after year, in the loss of tons of bivalves, millions of euros, of Permex and with the seafood banks without recovery capacity”, They warn. World power. What happens on the Galician coast arouses interest beyond the autonomous community or Spain because, such as remember The Guardian and claims the own Xuntaits sector plays a key role internationally. “Galicia is the first world power in cultivation and marketing of mussels and is placed second after China in terms of production and extraction of this bivalvo,” they point out from the regional executive before recoding that by their coast they are distributed 3,337 batsmost in the Aruous estuary. Of them usually starts around 40% of the European production of the Bivalvo. A campaign to forget. The balance for those responsible for managing the bats is not precisely flattering either. Waiting for last year’s final data, 2023 left a balance of 178,065 tons of mussels sold for just under 120 million euros, the lowest figure in the last quarter of the century, Remember eldiario.esand far from the good results harvested in 2022. Xunta herself recognizes that it is normal for the bats to be distributed by Galicia every year more than 250,000 tons. And what is the reason? Producers They speak of the contamination generated by the wastewater treatment stations (WWTP) and spills of the factories, a diagnosis in which Marta Martín-Borregón seems to coincide, by Greenpeace Spain, in statements a The Guardian. “The main cause is the contamination from the waste expressed to the estuary, coming from agriculture and factories, such as canvas.” “The waters of the estuar are normally cold and the currents contribute many nutrients. With the warm -up of the seafood there are no assembly in warm waters.” That scenario, Martín-Boregón emphasizesit goes especially to the mussels and threatens the “collapse” of the sector dedicated to the marshal. When analyzing the fall in production of bats They are usually pointed out the lack of seed and the high temperature. “We need to help us”. The phrase It is on this occasion of María del Carmen Besada Meis, responsible for the Fishermen’s Brotherhood of San Martiño, in the Ría de Arousa, and that these days he shared his frustration with the British press. In his opinion one of the keys to the situation with which they have to deal with is Climate change And the torrential rains of recent years, but cries out: “What we would like is for someone to come and do adequate investigation.” “We are shellfish, we do not know what the solution is, so we need scientists to help us,” emphasize. Hence, Pdra, Brotherhoods and Mussel producers demand the Xunta de Galicia that intervene “urgently” in the sanitation and regeneration of the Ría de Arousa. Those affected demand that the problem addresses “Serious” And they show their rejection of two projects that, according to their critics, would affect the regional ecosystem: the Altri plant projected in Palas de Rei and the Tour and pine mine. Images | Jose Luis Cernadas Iglesias (Flickr), Juantiagues (Flickr) and Manuel MV (Flickr) In Xataka | Spain loves Galician Cigalas very much. So much that it has taken them practically to extinction

Risk of upcoming rains in burned areas of Los Angeles

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The rains predicted for this weekend in Southern California raise the risk of landslides in the areas devastated by the fires in Los Angeles. According to the National Weather Service (NWS)some areas of the region could expect precipitation over the weekend after a prolonged period of dry conditions, low humidity and intense Santa Ana winds. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order this Tuesday for Public Works teams to clean and remove vegetation, to reinforce slopes and roads, as well as to clean debris in neighborhoods and burned areas due to the forecast of rain for this Saturday. Keep reading: Fire victims in Los Angeles return home to find a desolate panorama “With the predicted rains, it is imperative that Let’s take strong measures to prevent further damage to the burned areas and protect our waters and oceans from dangerous runoff,” Bass said. “I am ordering city crews to quickly install reinforced concrete barriers, place sandbags and clear debris to shore up burned areas and stop the flow of toxins. “These communities have already suffered unimaginable losses, we are taking measures to prevent further damage,” he added. Bass said the instructions are for prevent further damage to areas already ravaged by fireand also to protect our basin, beaches and ocean from toxics. Keep reading: Evacuation orders issued for wildfire in San Diego A property that was saved from the fire in the Pacific Palisades area was split in half by a landslide as a result of the water that was spilled to put out the flames and that softened the slope where it was located. Areas burned by fires may suffer landslides.Credit: Carolyn Kaster | AP Authorities warned residents in affected areas to be prepared for the danger of landslides. The NWS said rain is forecast for the Los Angeles area. from the night of this Saturday the 25th at least until the morning of Sunday January 26thbut they could extend into the night. Keep reading: Second day of strong winds in Southern California Meteorologists mentioned that Not too significant amounts are expected due to the rains for the weekendwhich could be between a quarter and a half inch of stormwater in most areas. Despite this, Rains with more intense precipitation or thunderstorms cannot be ruled outespecially because, if a high amount of water is recorded, the threat of mud and debris flows increases in the areas where the recent fires occurred. “It is expected that rainfall is mostly one-tenth of an inch per hour, or less. However, there is a 5 to 10% chance of a thunderstorm with briefly higher rainfall that could generate a debris flow if it falls over a recently burned area,” the NWS said. Keep reading: Fake firefighters arrested in Los Angeles fire zone The rainy season in Southern California ends in April. Until this Tuesday, January 21, Firefighters continue fighting the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Firein the Los Angeles metropolitan area. According to the most recent data from Cal Fire, The 23,713-acre Palisades Fire was 63% contained.while the Eaton Fire, which has burned 14,021 acres, containment was increased to 89%. Since this Monday afternoon, the return was allowed to all residents evacuated by the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area. Keep reading:· Firefighters put out two new fires that broke out this Monday in Los Angeles· Positive progress: Eaton Fire in Los Angeles 87% under control· Who will pay for fire damage?

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