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The US has started evaluating the risks that runs if you attack Iran. What worries you most is a fearsome bomb: yours

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While the United States, in Trump’s figure, leafless the Margarita on a possible intervention American military against Iran, several scenarios open, all uncertain, and a technical, strategic and symbolic obstacle: the difficulty of destroying The ForDow Uranium Enrichment Center, a underground installation excavated deep in a mountain. In fact and, as we will see, Washington’s main concern at this time is a bomb … yours. Weigh the risks. He Financial Times and the Washington Post have published two reports on that moment of Impasse that is lived in the administration. While Trump holds intense meetings in the White House crisis room to decide if the United States joins the Israeli offensive against Iran, US intelligence and defense services draw an exhaustive map of possible reprisals that Tehran could trigger. Among the explicit warnings of the Iranian supreme leader, Ali Jamenei (who has threatened to cause “irreparable damage” if Washington intervenes), and the strategic memory of previous cycles Of climbing, the White House faces a decision that could mark the turning point In the conflict. Iranian response options cover A broad spectrum: Direct attacks against American troops or embassies in the Middle East, cybernetic sabotages, terrorist attacks, undercover actions through allied militias such as Hezbollah or hutis, and, perhaps the most serious from the economic point of view, the Ormuz Strait closurewhere a third of the world’s maritime oil travels. The dilemma of deterrence. The United States currently maintains some 40,000 military troops deployed in the region, with eight permanent bases in countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Catar and Arab Emirates, in addition to operational presence in other eleven key enclaves, including Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Oman. The Udeid Air Base in Catar, headquarters of the American central command, houses 10,000 soldiersand other facilities such as the Bahrain Naval Base or the infrastructure in Kuwait house tens of thousands more. Although all have aerial defenses, their geographical proximity with Iran makes them Vulnerable objectives Before a ballistic or cruise missile attack, drones or even irregular command incursions. Iran has a significant arsenal of unmanned projectiles and aerial vehicles, many of them of their own manufacture or adaptations of Russian and North Korean models, and although their response would not be immediate, the internal debate in Tehran about when and how to answer It could be intensified If Washington actively participates in the campaign. The threat of the Strait. He Ormuz narrowneuralgic point of global hydrocarbons trade, represents a Strategic risk first order. Iran has demonstrated in the past (as in 2019when it managed to temporarily paralyze 50% of Saudi production through a combined missile and drone attack) that can seriously affect the world energy market. If you choose to undermine the strait, use fast boats, submarines or coastal batteries to block the passage, the impact on oil prices It would be immediate and global. It happens that they will also It depends on the Strait For its own crude oil exports, which introduces a structural contradiction: damage ormuz would harm both their enemies and itself. Even so, like They point out analysts From the pentagon, deterrence based on mutual vulnerability does not guarantee containment if the survival of the regime is at stake. The precedent of hutis in the red seawhich have managed to interrupt maritime traffic despite weeks of US bombings, demonstrates the effectiveness of sustained asymmetric tactics even under constant military pressure. The mystery of a bomb. And here we reach the main theme from the perspective of the possible attack of the United States. In the heart of deliberations about this possible military intervention against Iran is the difficulty of destroying the center of Uranium enrichment of Fordow, that underground installation excavated deep in a mountain. He counted exclusive The Guardian that Trump has already been informed that the use of the GBU-57 pump could, in theory, Inspore fordow During a limited period of time, but according to sources close to the conversations, the president is not convinced of his effectiveness and has conditioned any authorization to attack the guarantee that the objective can be eliminated definitively. B-52 launching a MOP during the tests, 2009 Reasonable doubt. Doubts feed not only for the tactical complexity of the operation, but also of the evaluation of the Department of Defense: several experts They have warned Not even a GBU-57 pump battery would be enough to completely destroy Fordow, and that only A tactical nuclear weapon I could achieve it with certainty. In this regard, the British newspaper stressed that the option, however, has not been considered Formally and was ruled out in the meetings held between Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegesh and the head of the Joint Chiefs, General Dan Caine. GBU-57 limitations. It We count this week. It is a 13.6 tons pump capable of penetrate underground structures reinforced, the same one that has been the center of multiple debates in the Pentagon since the beginning of Trump’s mandate. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DRA), responsible for testing and analyzing this kind of weapons, has pointed out that Fordow, about 80 meters underground, is beyond the operational reach of this ammunition without a PREVIOUS PREPARATION OPERATION that includes the destruction of aerial defenses, elimination of GPS interference and a possible saturation attack with conventional weapons to weaken the land. Even so, even under optimal conditions, the impact of a GBU-57 pump It could be limited to collapsing tunnels, sealing accesses and burying machinery under debris, but not to completely dismantle Iran’s nuclear capacity. The bomb, in addition, has never been used Under real conditions against an installation such as Fordow, which adds technical uncertainty to the already high political risk of initiating an open conflict. Absolute success or deterrence. The Guardian explained That for some high controls, the real problem is not the bomb itself, but the expectation of a “One and Done (unique and decisive attack) that does not conform to operational reality. The retired general Randy Manner, former Draw director, He warned that ForDow could be … Read more

People have started rowing to touch their ass to the statue of the bear in Madrid. Makes as little sense as it seems

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Recently Dublin’s City Council did something unusual: He put an escort To the statue of a woman to prevent tourists from groking her breasts. Before the Irish session had even thought about Raise the monumentdedicated to Molly Maloneto leave his generous bronze bust (discolored after years and years of touch) out of reach of the caresses of the visitors. Molly Malone’s is not a unique case. If you approach the door of the Sun, in the heart of Madrid, you can also check how the celebration Bear and madroño statue That decorates the square for almost 60 years has the innkeepers and a leg of gold color for the constant of tourists and neighbors. A two -colored bear. Few more emblematic places in Madrid than Puerta del Sol. And few more iconic points in the square (and the city in general) than the famous Bear and madroño statuea work by sculptor Antonio Navarro that decorates the area since January 1967, although since then it has already changed several times of location. If today you approach to see it, it is likely, however, two details that are relatively recent. To start it is likely to meet tourists queuing to take photos next to the Úrsido. If you look, you will also see that the animal is two colors. Most have a dark tone, but one of the legs and tail are somewhat clearer, almost golden. Actually both details are related. If the animal has “faded” it is largely because of the touch of visitors. @koda_009 If you are in Madrid or visit the city, you cannot go without touching the sculpture of the bear and the madroño at the Puerta del Sol. The monument is one of the most important symbols of the capital and, according to the belief, in addition to bringing luck, touching it also guarantees to return to the city. #Elosoyelmadroño #Madrid #Spain #Puertadelsol #Europe #Sabiasque? #Sabiasque #comunidaddeMadrid #SPain #for you #Solmadrid ♬ Original sound – Koda Is it a matter of good luck? The legend says to touch Malone’s breasts Bring good luckbut … why do people grocery the tail and the leg of the bear of the door of the Sun? Basically for the same. A quick search in networks reveals that there are people who believe What to reach the tail will bring you good luck and will help him return to Madrid. Other versions ensure that what you have to touch the bear is actually the heel or that the objective changes According to the origin Who is sovere to: If you are from Madrid you must go to the tail, if you are a visitor you have to touch the leg. A matter of superstition, as is the case with the statue of Malone or other sobbed sculptures, such as The porcellino from Florence, which also has the polished snout based on the handle of tourists, or The testicles of the famous Toro of Wall Street. There are even more rocambolescas legends, such as the one that argues that those women who deliver a flower, kiss and touch the penis of The Victor Noir statuein a cemetery in Paris, they will enjoy love and sex. THE KEY: IMITATION. Superstitions apart, the explanation of why people caresses sculptures is much simpler (and mundane). At least in the case of the Madrid bear. The key was given in 2023 Madrid_Secreto in Tiktok: people feel the impulse to play statues and over time that ends up leaving a mark on the surface of the monuments that attracts the attention of more and more people. Result: the habit grows and feeds up until it becomes tradition. The equation is completed with the best Selfiethe desire to return on vacation with iconic photos and the amplifier effect of the networks. @vanessaencinals Well I don’t reach but it’s my fourth time in Madrid 😂❤️ #fyp #Madrid #vacations #SPain #Osomadrileño #Granvia #Puertadelsol ♬ You can count on me. Amaia Montero. LODVG – Video Covers “I’ve seen it in Tiktok”. The million dollar question in the case of the Statue of Puerta del Sol is … who was the first to touch the sculpture? When did that derive in a tradition? And how has it expanded so fast? Recently eldiario.es He approached To the square to talk to tourists and even a guide and discovered several things. To begin with, the handle of the Úrsido seems to have started a few years ago, at least before the pandemic. The historian José Manuel Moreno, in fact, points out that “it is not a new fashion” and points out that there are other sculptures that are also a victim of the touch, such as The curious neighborlocated on the main street with Almudena. People touch their ass in search of the same: fortune. Another of the conclusions that are taken when talking to people who approach the statue to touch it is that, although the habit of the handle perhaps comes from years ago, it has expanded basically thanks to social networks. “I’ve seen it on Tiktok,” Recognize A young woman from Jaén. And the truth is that a quick search arrives for find A handful of videos in which people are seen playing sculpture and talking about their supposed effects to return to Madrid or have luck. Touch statues? That is the million dollar question. Is it okay to touch statues installed in public spaces, even to the point that your patina is affected? Should institutions avoid it? In the case of the Malone statue, the Dublinous authorities are clear, although it is true that in their case influenced that tourists focus (with jokes included) on the bust of the figure. “I don’t like it and put limits … wherever it can truly be a problem. But of course, it’s hard to define,” Moreno admits. In the specific case of Navarro’s sculpture, one of the factors that could have influenced the touching is The last reform of the environment, which banks … Read more

In 1971 the Soviet Union decided to end the droughts. So he started throwing nuclear bombs into the rivers

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The story took place in the 1970s, when the Soviet Union launched one of the most ambitious and far -fetched engineering projects in its history: diverting the course of the great Siberian rivers so that, instead of flowing towards the Arctic, they would transport its waters to the arid regions of the south, such as Central Asia and the south of Russia. The problem was the solution to achieve it: they turned to “Pacific” nuclear explosions To dig colossal channels. The impossible epic. As we said, to carry out such a plan, Soviet planners did not spare in extreme methods. The most emblematic episode was the experiment called Like “Taiga” of 1971, in which three equivalent nuclear devices To the Hiroshima bombs They triggered simultaneously underground to create a channel that connected the basins of the Ríos Pchora and Kama. What happened? That the only thing was the known today Like Nuclear Lakea body of still radioactive water in the middle of the boreal forest, and an ambitious dream that ended up being a monumental failure. Despite the use of low -fission explosives, The detonations They were detected until In Sweden and the United Statesunleashing international convictions for violate the treaty of partial prohibition of nuclear tests. Soviet logic. The idea of redirect rivers It was not really new: already at the end of the 19th century, thinkers as Igor Demchenko They dreamed of flooding the depressions of the Caspian and the Aral to improve the climate. Under Stalin and, later, during the Cold War, the project acquired A new impulse. For the Soviets, the immense water flow that flowed to the uninhabited north was an intolerable waste. On the other hand, taking it to the south could make Central Asia an agricultural vergel, save the dying Aral Sea and, incidentally, affirm the Soviet power over the Central Asian republics. With the support of almost 200 scientific institutes and dozens of thousands of peoplechannels of up to 1,500 km were planned to divert 10% of the water from the OB and Irtish rivers to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Inspired by feats like Roman aqueducts and convinced that man had submit to naturethe leaders planned to complete the titanic work For the year 2000. The fall of the hydraulic myth. However, the magnitude of the project caused an unprecedented reaction. During the 80s, the opposition of scientists, writers and intellectuals became one of the First environmental campaigns massive in the history of the USSR. Figures like the hydrologist Serguéi Zalyguin They denounced not only the exorbitant cost and the low scientific support of the plan, but also the iEcological mpactos Catastrophic that would bring: climatic alterations, loss of unique habitats, flooding of cultural sites, and even possible changes in Siberian ice formation. The final blow came with the sadly famous Chernobyl disaster In 1986. The tragedy, which evidenced the risks of nuclear power Badly managed, he diverted resources and political attention, and just four months later, Mikhail Gorbachov formally canceled the river investment plan. For some, it was a response to environmental pressurebut for others, simply the recognition that the USSR already I couldn’t pay for it. Zombie idea. Although the project seemed buried together with the Soviet Union itself, The BBC counted that his spirit has persisted. Throughout the decades, figures such as former Moscow Yuri Luzhkov have advocated for retaking it. And in February 2025, two Russian scientists returned to Defend the idea In a National Journal, arguing that the current technical advances and the geopolitical reorientation of Moscow made Asia more viable. Some have even suggested that reducing the discharge of warm water to the Arctic could mitigate climate change, although studies such as The Oceanographer Tom Rippeth They warn otherwise: altering the flow of rivers could destabilize the stratification of the Arctic Ocean and accelerate the thaw. Resource as identity. If you want also, beyond its technical or ecological justifications, the river reversion project represents a vision deeply imperial: Russia as a power that dominates not only territories, but vital resources. The possibility of transferring water Towards Chinafor example, would fit with the extractivist model that has defined the country for centuries. As Historian Paul Josephson pointed outit was a form of internal colonization, to “modernize” Central Asia through public works and Slavic settlements, imposing the seal of the Soviet state into the landscape. That mentality lasts and, for some, Siberian water remains an underutilized treasure that must one day channel towards economic development and political power. Radioactive legacy. It is the last of the legs to analyze for the events that took place. Today, The nuclear lake It remains one of the few visible vestiges of this colossal hydraulic fantasy. Although radiation levels have decreased, some areas remain dangerous. The lake, surrounded by mounds of earth and oxidized warning signs, is visited by curious Like blogger Andrei Fadeevwhich described the BBC as “a beautiful place, apparently quiet, but with invisible scars.” As allegory, the landscape encapsulates the ambition out of context of the project: transform rivers with atomic pumps, fold the will of nature with underground explosions and turn water into a geopolitical domain tool. Surprisingly, half a century later, the idea has not died at all. Image | Dmitry TerekhovSentinel In Xataka | In 1958, the US wanted to simulate a nuclear attack against the USSR: he ended up releasing a bomb on the coast of one of his own cities In Xataka | In the 50s United Kingdom he had an idea to bend the pulse to the USSR: a nuclear bomb with live chickens

Europe has started a race against the clock. And China has entered to make prices more expensive

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Winter has left Europe with reservations practically empty and needs to reach a level of 90% before November. Meanwhile, China has emerged as a direct competitor in the global gas market, putting Europe in a counterreloj race to guarantee its supply before prices shoot. Short. The European Union will have to spend 10,000 million euros more than last year to fill its gas reserves, According to the Financial Times medium. The reason behind this increase is due to a colder winter, an increase in demand for less renewable generation and greater dependence on liquefied natural gas. The background. It all started with the war in Ukraine, since until that moment Russia supplied about 40% of the gas To the EU. However, commercial reprisals and sanctions drastically reduced that supply, to the point that an agreement has been signed to fully close exports in 2027, According to Euronews. A vicious circle. The European bloc had to look for other alternatives, such as the GNL imported from the United States and Qatar. However, it continued to supply Russian gas Through third countries or by calls “Ghost ships”. At the same time, the European Union was trapped in a price instability cycle, caused in part by the spot market dependence for LNG purchases. As He explained The London medium, this situation caused governments to compete with each other to ensure cargoes, inflating prices and generating distortions in the market. Flexibility in storage. Given the difficulties in maintaining 90 %reserves, the European Commission is considering granting greater flexibility in the storage objective, especially after Germany – the country more dependent on gas – requested adjustments to avoid price peaks in summer. However, in parallel, Germany has reached an agreement with France to receive energy support through the nuclear energy supply. A strategic movement that seeks to ensure its energy stability while storing objectives are readjusted. This measure aims to relieve pressure on markets, although it generates uncertainty due to the possibility that changes are not promulgated in time. The recharge dilemma. According to Kuhanathan, an analyst from Allianz Trade, has declared Financial Times That many gas merchants are delaying reservation recharge, waiting for prices to fall further. However, this attitude could generate a sharp increase in demand at the end of summer, shooting prices just before winter. In addition, Peder Bjorland, Vice President of Equinor Gas Commerce, has warned in the same medium that Europe will have to pay higher prices to overcome Asian competition if China’s demand is replenished. China, a determining factor. The largest world buyer of liquefied natural gas is China. Last year, LNG’s Chinese demand was reduced due to an unusually favorable climate and economic slowdown. This drop in consumption allowed Europe to access cargoes that, otherwise, would have gone to Asia, contributing to stabilize prices in the short term. However, projections for the coming months indicate a possible rebound in Asian demand. The commercial truce between Beijing and Washington, Recently announcedcould activate an increase in Chinese industrial activity, which would raise the demand for LNG, According to estimates of the Financial Times. In addition, a hot summer in Asia can further increase gas consumption, putting Europe in a direct competition situation with Asian buyers. According to Morgan Stanley analysts for the same medium, this additional pressure would boost gas prices up to 10%. A decisive actor. During the commercial war with the United States, Beijing He hinted that he could sell American liquefied natural gas to Europe, but the situation has taken a totally different nuance. Now it is key to observe The development of the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline With Russia, as well as China’s ability to DNA. Leaving the framework of the global energy future open. Image | Pixabay Xataka | Putin’s not so secret plan to survive without Europe: a giant gas pipeline to China

For many people food is just a necessary evil. So they have started eating “I think” for humans

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During the ten years the iconic series was issued FriendsJennifer Aniston consumed the same salad on the recording set every day without exception. The recipe included chickpeas, chicken or chopped turkey, turkey beicon, hard eggs, tomatoes, avocado, scallions, watercress, cheddar cheese and mixed lettuce, seasoned with vinaigrette and covered with shredded roquefort. This salad, that his cast companions baptized as “the Jennifer salad”, was more than a simple meal; It was a system for not wasting time or energy in thinking about what to eat every day. A way to simplify and reduce times, a trend that is now gaining strength. Human Kibble. In Tiktok, a food trend has emerged that leads to this idea of ​​simplifying food at an even higher level. It is called “Human Kibble” and, as the name implies, it is a food preparation that resembles the pet feed, since it is always the same food. According to the Health mediumthe trend It was started by the user @myfoodisme2, who claims to have lived for more than five years based on this mixture. In your videos you can always observe the same foods that chicken, chopped vegetables, legumes and grains, all cooked and stored in a large container. The idea is to prepare a lot of food at once and consume it throughout the week, thus avoiding the need to cook or think about what to eat every day. Always the same. There is an inevitable question that comes to mind: at what time do we stop seeing food as a pleasure and we begin to see it only as a fuel? In a world where productivity and time optimization have become supreme values, this idea of ​​the same food dish is gaining strength and remembers diets, such as The OMAD to eat only once a day. But, there is one more background. This way of eating always the same every day, can it be healthy? Some nutritionists have expressed that a monotonous diet can be harmful due to the lack of necessary nutrients that surely, According to Healthline. In the specific case of the “Human Kibble” trend, the little variety and condiments can affect the enjoyment of food, which in the long term can trigger a negative relationship with food, such as He explained For Health the dietitian Tamara Duker Freuman. Along the same lines, the null of diversity in food can negatively impact the intestinal microbiome, which in turn is related to the regulation of mood, such as They have detailed In National Geographic. The counter. While the “Human Kibble” tendency proposes to simplify food through a single weekly preparation, there is another alternative that promotes simplicity without falling into monotony: Conscious food planning. Weekly menus planning not only allows time to optimize and maintain control over what we eat, but also encourages variety and nutritional balance. In addition, when planning each dish in advance, it is possible to avoid The easy resource always repeat the same food. Body fuel. Simplifying food may seem quickly to gain time and optimize performance. But where is the art of cooking, savoring, enjoying a meal in company? Are we becoming beings that simply fill the tank with “gasoline” instead of enjoying the process of feeding the body and mind? Image | Pixahive Xataka | Ozempic is supposed to increase the risk of erectile dysfunction. Thousands of people think exactly the opposite

Starlink has been growing without competition for six years. Now an ambitious competitor has started throwing satellites: Amazon

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In the early hours First 27 operational satellites of the Kuiper constellation of Amazon. Starlink is at last company. An ambitious competitor. Project Kuiper was born in 2018, a year before Spacex launched the first 60 satellites of its Starlink constellation, which offers broadband satellite Internet. However, waiting for the vulcan rockets of ULA and New Glenn de Blue Origin to be available, Amazon only He had launched two test satellites… until now. The technological giant has finally began to deploy its initial constellation of 3,232 satellites in the low terrestrial orbit (between 590 and 630 km of altitude) to offer low latency connections in places where terrestrial networks do not arrive or are insufficient. When available, The service will have plans of 100 Mbps, 400 Mbps and up to 1 GBPS speed. Curves come. Although this launch marks Kuiper’s operational start, Amazon is still exposed to several challenges. The main is the time: the project has been delayed about its calendar and its FCC license for approximately one year have half of the constellation (1,618 satellites) In orbit for July 2026, a date that seems difficult to meet without an extension, since the company does not manufacture its own rockets like Spacex. Kuiper’s rockets. While Blue Origin is a company by Jeff Bezos and there is, say, certain synergies between both companies (in addition to a well -known enmity with Elon Musk), His New Glenn orbital rocket has only flown onceand has not yet managed to demonstrate its ability to land. Reuse has been fundamental in Starlink’s success: the Falcon 9 rocket, which Spacex partially recovers, has launched more than 8,000 Starlink satellites in six years. Amazon’s constellation depends to such a third party that Amazon made the “major Commercial acquisition of launch vehicles of the story “in 2022. Only with ULA has contracts to launch another seven atlas and up to 38 Vulcan. It has also reached agreements with Arianegroup to use the European rocket Ariane 6 and, of course, with Blue Origin to use the New Glenn; the only one with the capacity to land of the four pitchers. China and Europe go to their roll. Despite the difficulties, Kuiper is the first Starlink competitor who has a financial muscle at Spacex, provided that Amazon is willing to play in the long term. In Europe we have an already quite advanced commercial constellation, but that plays in another league. Oneweb of Eutelsat operates a constellation of about 630 Leo satellites, but its approach is mainly B2B and government, and its satellite density is much less than that of Starlink. China also goes to its roll, but it is deploying megaconstellations that could harm Starlink and Amazon. Spacesail already has satellites in orbit and plans to display 648 by 2025, with the aim of growing up to 15,000 satellites by 2030, with which could offer services up to 30% cheaper than Starlink in markets like Brazil. To this price war are added to others Chinese projects like Honguhu 3 either Guowangadding tens of thousands of satellites who will begin to cross the night sky without stopping. Image | ULA, Amazon In Xataka | Spacex has launched 8,000 Starlink satellites in five years, but they are not enough. And we are beginning to understand why

Apple does not know how to meet their environmental goals, so they have started planting trees crazy

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The Big Tech are in the middle of a change. Not that of artificial intelligence –that too-but that of Achieve carbon neutrality. On this path to decarbonization with Objectives for 2030 and 2050Apple is one of the companies that have the most interest in users to know that they care about the environment. In fact, in the presentation event of the iPhone 15 and of Apple Watch Series 9being one of the most important technological events of the year, the company shared a Fun video. In it, their mandamases met with the representation of the Earth to inform about their progress in reducing emissions, the installation of Solar panels in California and the increase in recycled materials on its devices. But renewables are not enough to achieve those objectives, and Apple has made the decision to plant tens of thousands of trees. He is doing it in Brazil with the aim of reconverting grasslands in forests that catch carbon, but everything that shines is not gold. A two times bigger forest than Manhattan There is a trend among companies that we are seeing in recent years. To reduce carbon emissions, it is not enough to install more renewable, reduce the consumption in your data centers and optimize transport. In Fast Company We read that these actions are not enough to reach the objectives and that the secret is in the direct capture of CO₂ (and there are controversy about it about its effectiveness). We are seeing how there are companies that are investigating the creation of buildings that capture carbon dioxide, but also experiments to discover What kind of trees They are the ones who catch the most. Apple ha reduced Emissions in 60% compared to 2015 and expect to reach 75% of a 2030. The problem is to exceed that figure and reach 100% in the face of 2050. Chris Busch is the Director of Environmental Initiatives of Apple and comments that they do not have “a clear line of vision of how to avoid these broadcasts today.” It seems that they have reached a point where the use of renewables is not enough and you have to move on to a new approach. “And that’s where nature comes to play a role,” says Busch. In 2021, Apple destination 200 million dollars to a fund to help in the creation of environmental and carbon elimination projects, something for which it promised additional 200 million dollars in 2023. During these last two years, different associations with the support of this member of the Big Tech have replanted more than 10,000 hectares in an area southwest of Brazil. The idea is to reconvert areas for grazing and livestock in forests that not only recover trees to capture CO₂, but also the return of local fauna such as rabbits and pumas to an ecosystem that had been very damaged by other types of activities. It is an effort part of a major program that seeks to restore almost 300,000 hectares of degraded land in Brazil, Uruguay and Chile. Apple is not only helping financially, but also at the technological level. And, obviously, this is not selfless. “What we intend is to generate financial performance as a investor in these projects,” says Busch. This yield will be in the form of lower payments for their CO₂ emissions and the manager also comments that the global objective is shared. “We have to reduce emissions as soon as possible, but also put an end to deforestation and increase carbon elimination to maintain within 1.5 degrees”He said. And this is not just about planting trees. The Cupertino are technologically supporting project monitoring, such as the measurement of the trees’s trunk diameter, but they are not the only ones. Google, goal or Microsoft have also created coalitions To plant trees and compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions, and companies that are not within that select group also have reforestation initiatives. It is not planting by planting Now, you have to be careful with the type of trees that are planted in these reforestation programs. And with other factors. In Fast Company they point to a controversy in this concrete reforestation because they are planting eucalyptus. They are trees with potential to evolve in punished terrain, such as ancient animals for animals, and grow rapidly absorbing large amounts of co₂. The problem is that reforestation reduces rainfall and eucalyptus, precisely, need water, so critics point out that these plantations will do will end underground water reserves. Also Questionable actions have been produced. In Pakistan, mass reforestation programs came into conflict with the practices of nomadic communities, something that has also occurred in places in China or Brazil itself. We must not go so far: in Europe we are reforesting huge areas with trees that are suitable for that reforestation, but that They may not reach 2100. The reason? They are species that or are not native or, even if they are planting without taking into account possible future pests or the effects of climate change. Research has also been carried out that the effectiveness of these projects is limited. As they comment on The Guardianmost of these projects do not generate real climatic benefits and there are areas that are being reforested in which there was no real risk of deforestation. The point by which some actions have been undertaken is due to the overestimation of the emissions avoided. And the study does not point to 10 or 20% of these reforestation actions, but 90% of them. As much as it may be, planting trees is positive whenever it is done with the head, but as Forrest Fleishman, an expert in mass plantation of trees, rather than planting trees, must be made. Images | Apple In Xataka | A study from satellite images has indicated the areas where the jungle could recover. Without human help

The United States has started a pulse in the currency market. One in which the euro is being imposed on the dollar

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Uncertainty does not feel good to the bags. Nor to the dollar. At least if we look at its evolution against other currencies, such as Yen, the Swiss Franco or The euro. With The commercial war And Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve as a backdrop, the green ticket has started the week standing at some Minimum levels in front of the European currency that had not been seen for years. The big question is … What does that mean? A March down. Although uncertainty seems to have been installed in the markets, everything indicates that the dollar will say goodbye to March weakened compared to other currencies. He US dollar indexwhich measures its strength against the main foreign currencies, started the penultimate week of the month falling 1% until they were minimal that had not been seen for more than three years. Meanwhile, the euro was quoted above $ 1.15, its maximum value Since 2021. The mirror of currencies and gold. The dollar falls in front of the yen And the Swiss Franco and the eurowhich now marks $ 1,1499 after having reached on Monday 1,1573 per first time Since the end of 2021. The scenario feels good too (At least in value) To gold, one of the most consolidated shelter assets: yesterday the precious metal reached $ 3,430 per ounce. Only so far this year has shot above 27%. Click on the image to go to Tweet. The situation of the euro. With that backdrop there are analysts who They are already highlighting the pronounced ascending curve that records the euro in front of the green ticket so far from 2025. of the minimum change of 1,024 Dollar registered in early January has passed to 1,476. And with a graph clearly up. After the latest advances of the euro against the dollar and its reinforcement against the US currency, so far from 2025 the European currency has risen 11.3%. The balance is also positive for the pound (6.8%), the Swedish crown (16.5%), the Swiss Franco (12.3%) and the Yen (11.7%), which They overcome the advance of the European currency. The criticism of the Fed and Powell. When analyzing drifting the dollar Analysts usually point out various factorssuch as the crisis of trust in the green ticket, a loss of attractiveness in a scenario marked by Trump’s protectionist policies or changes in the global economic order and US debt. After the last fall, another added key indicates: the criticism From the White House to the Federal Reserve (Fed) and its responsible, Powell, reluctant to lower interest rates. Trump’s threats affect the image of the body, which can also influence the value of the dollar or the confidence in the stability of US markets. “Trump’s renewed criticism of the FED president this week is a reminder that commercial policy is not the only channel through which the unconventional approach to the administration could undermine the dollar and the US assets markets,” warns in CNN Jonas Goltermann, senior economist of markets at the capital firm Economics. Why is it important? For several reasons. First because the dollar is more than the currency with which the Americans pay their purchases. Throughout the last 80 years it has been the Vault key of the global financial system, acts from reference and its position against other currencies has influenced the US economy. He did it then. And it will probably do it now too. There are analysts who They point that Trump seeks to weaken the dollar to favor US exports (one of its declared objectives is to reindustrialize the country) and balance its balance and commercial deficit, something that tariffs would also help. The depreciation strategy of the green ticket would also lead to threats, however, such as problems to face debt in the United States. Images | Gage Skidmore (Flickr) and Stock Birken (UNPLASH) In Xataka | There is something more disturbing than the collapse of the bag: the collapse of the shelter values ​​such as the US dollar and debt

We thought the megapixel war had ended. Has only started

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The megapixel war seemed extinct, but we couldn’t be more wrong. Although manufacturers have demonstrated one and a thousand times that more sensor resolution does not translate into better results, 2025 is the year of betting on a specific number: the 200 megapixels. It is not something new. On 200 megapixel sensors we have been listening for four years. Zte opened a path That, years later, they are beginning to travel the rest of the manufacturers. Interestingly, it is a characteristic that does not play only at the high range: there are mid -range mobiles betting on this type of resolution. In some cases, with good results. In others, without any impact. I still remember My comparison between the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ and the Ultra Galaxy S23. An article that I recommend reading to better understand what these sensors are for. They are back. This 2025 has started with a lot of presence of this type of sensor. He Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra It continues to maintain the 200 MP of its main camera, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra He has released it in his new teleobjective, the I live x200 pro more of the same, What are they for. First, so that the brand can say that its mobile has more megapixels than that of competition. Yes, camera marketing is important, and this is something recognized by the companies themselves. Beyond this, there are certain real advantages when using such sensors. First, they allow shooting in high resolution modes (200 MP real, no 12 MP with Pixel Binning). This will give us bigger photographs ideal for printing. Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 200 MP VS Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 12 MP. Does any difference? Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 200 MP vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 12 MP. Very notable differences. Secondly, if we have some lucky, the manufacturer will not apply the same processing algorithms when it triggers 200 megapixels, since processing an image to this resolution is more complex than doing so at 12. But this is not always the case. There are occasions when the defendant is equally mediocre, and there is absolutely nothing to have more resolution. Be that as it may, the 200 megapixels are again fashionable, and it seems that they have arrived to stay in the short term. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Megapixels: What are they, what are the use of and to what extent they are important on your mobile

With the first 100% successful launch of Ariane 6, Europe has started leaving the sad well in which I was in which

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Europe already has the two rockets totally operational They put it in a mess: Vega-C and Ariane 6. The European Space Agency (ESA) breathes relieved, but knows that it is not the same to recover autonomous access to space as to compete with Spacex. For that, more investment in private companies will need. The Ariane 6 rocket has flown, now, without mishaps of any kind The rocket for heavy loads ariane 6 of that He has successfully completed his first commercial flight. After numerous delays, the rocket took off in its Ariane 62 configuration (with two lateral propellers and a short cofa) from the always cloudy European space port in the French Guiana. The launch operated by Arianespace was impeccable, both in rocket yield as in live broadcastwhich had four cameras aboard the pitcher. In this second launch, the first commercial and the first totally successful, the Ariane 6 put in Heliosíncrona orbit the spy cso-3 satellite of the armed forces of France. He did 1 hour and 6 minutes after takeoff, 800 km altitude. The CSO-3 satellite has thus joined its precursors CSO-1 and CSO-2, launched in 2018 and 2020 by Soyuz rockets, before the EU forbade collaboration with Russia. The new French recognition network offers optical and infrared images with unprecedented quality for France and its allies. The Ariane 6 rocket, developed by Arianegroup for ESA, is therefore operational. His first launch, held in July 2024 (one year after Ariane 5 flew for the last time) was successful in the takeoff and deployment of several satellites, but failed to exorbitar, leaving two reentry capsules strained in orbit that were part of the mission. A temperature parameter out of the rank caused the rocket software to prevent the third ignition of the Vinci engine of the upper stage. A software update was enough to face the second launch, although it has occurred almost eight months after Ariane 6 debut. Europe begins to recover its sovereignty in space ESA already sees light at the end of the tunnel. The European launch crisis caused by the delays of the Ariane 6 heavy rocket and the incidents of the Vega-C light rocket reduced the number of annual flights to only threethe minimum of 15 years. Strategic missions such as Galileo (European GPS) or Spanish military satellite spainsat ng 1 They had to be thrown by Spacex. By 2025, ESA plans to make 10 space releases, six from Ariane 6 (including the first Ariane 64 with four propellers) and four vega-c. It is far behind the nearly 200 launches scheduled by the United States (mainly, Spacex Starlink missions), but it is a number that is closer to the goal of recovering autonomous access to space, something that becomes special importance with the Europe rearme announced by Ursula von der Leyen. Josef Aschbacher, general director of ESA, said that the United States It allocates five times more public money to the space sector that Europe, which explains the gap in the rhythm of launches and the manufacture of satellites. The question is whether Ariane 6 and Vega-C, which are not reusable rockets, can even compete with Spacex’s falcon. And as Aschbacher knows no, that is tending all kinds of contracts for a new generation of reusable European pitchers, in which companies such as the Spanish PLD Space participate. Image | Arianegroup In Xataka | China and Europe are investing a fortune in their own Starlink: the US advantage is too big to ignore it

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