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80 years ago Peugeot already had an electric car. One that was born in World War II and to which the Nazis killed

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World War II left a razed Germany that needed to rebuild from 1945. With the support of the ally capitalist bloc, German growth was fast and for years it moved in spectacular figures. In spite of everything, there was an entire society that had to recover his life and get out of poverty caused by war. They say that despite that panorama, Ferdinand Porsche saw the opportunity to throw a car that nobody thought: A sports. Yes, most of the society was immersed in a reconstruction but there was also an elite that He continued to demand the luxuries of yesteryear. Putting a sports car on the market was imperative to resurrect Porsche and, at the same time, allowed a part of society to distinguish against the rest. In Motor journalism They collect that the company’s mandamás stressed what the guidelines should be. Liberated from every position in 1948 (he had been arrested in France in 1945 and accused of collaborating with the Nazi regime), they say he mentioned the following words: “At that moment I looked around and I didn’t find the car I dreamed, so I decided to build it myself“ That car was the Porsche 356, which gave wings again to the company. In those years, Germany was focused on rebuilding and was more evident than ever the saving philosophy of its citizens. Protestantism and difficulties During and after World War II they had defined the character of the Germans. Despite this, Ferdinand Porsche decided that the time had come to launch a car that would be iconic: the Porsche 911. A sports car that threatened all German austerity. It was the culmination of reconstruction after World War II. When you think about war, you also have to think about the reconstruction. Ferdinand Porsche began to shuffle what they should do once it was already imperative. But in Peugeot they already started thinking about her, even before the contest had ended. They were moments of reflection and trying to understand how we were going to live once the greatest war in the history of Europe would end. And the French were clear that something should change in our way of moving. So, they presented the Peugeot VLV. Yes, the first completely electric Peugeot. Thinking about the future When in the mid -twentieth century a World War relieves another there is a problem: fuel is scarce. And if the fuel is scarce, perhaps the time has come to go to the electric car. Aware that autonomy was scarce but some needs were imperious, Peugeot proposed in 1941 An electric car as a vehicle for medical emergency services, pharmacy personnel or emails. It was, in reality, an option cut from the Peugeot 201 from which it derived. In this case, they had cut the back to make a kind of convertible with canvas hood. But, without a doubt, the most curious part was the rear, with two small wheels that, not to make sure they are there, make the car more a tricycle than a four -wheel car. The motorization that moved the Peugeot VLV was born a few years before. Already in the 20s they began to turn the idea that ended up seeing the light with a 12 V engine that delivered 3.3 hp. With them he managed to reach a maximum of 36 km/hy with a battery that consisted of four packages could travel a maximum of 80 kilometers. The figures, in fact, seem particularly good for the time. The secret was in a body manufactured in aluminum that guaranteed a very contained weight. The Peugeot VLV stayed at 365 kg. A prodigy that used a marketing strategy of our time. The classic Leon that has always accompanied Peugeot was replaced by a ray on the front. However, his life was brief. As soon as 377 units were built before Vichy’s collaborative government ordered the end of its production in 1943. The official discourse He pointed out that money should not be dedicated to the research and development of vehicles that were not purely essential. If you want to see a unit, the Peugeot Adventure Museum In Sochaux (France) there is a restored one. Photo | Peugeot and La Adventura de Peugeot Museum In Xataka | The clash that changed everything: how a Peugeot 205 GTI inspired a world revolution in road safety

The EU has a weapon in the war of tariffs with the US and is to direct them to Republican states

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The EU will respond to The tariffs of the US with the same currency. Or rather, with the same policy, applying a curious law of the talion that from Brussels summary of form Simple but resounding: “Euro per euro, dollar per dollar.” After seeing how Donald Trump pressed on Wednesday the tariff red button, activating 25% rates To imports of European aluminum and steel, the European Commission has decided to replicate by applying taxes worth 26,000 million euros to a long list of American goods. The figure (26,000) is overwhelming, but the most interesting thing is what it hides. The EU has decided “hit where it hurts” to Trump, penalizing products that in many cases leave Great Folders of Republican votes. The goal is evident: press Trump from outside … and from within. A word: tariffs. To Trump He likes tariffs. He has openly recognized it, even as a White House candidate, when assured That ‘Tariff’ is, in his opinion, “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” In the 50 scarce days He has sitting in the Oval Office has repeated that word a few times, many. Sometimes for disdain in addition. Others, Like this weekto announce a turn in the US policy towards certain foreign goods. On Wednesday the Republican Impulse 25% tariffs to all steel and aluminum imported to the US, a measure that connects with similar ones of his first mandate and that he has not laid anything well in Canada or the EU, who have already decided to play their own letters to respond. In the case of the EU, the European Commission announced yesterday “countermeasures” that will basically translate in applying tariffs worth 26,000 million of euros to certain US exports. What does Brussels plan? Use the stick and carrot. Yesterday the president of the CE, Úrsula von der Leyen, insisted In the importance of commercial relations between the EU and USA, the “harmful” effect of the encumbrances and their hand lying to Washington, but with them he announced EU’s plans to replicate Trump with tariff 26,000 million of euros. Moreover, he has already decided how he will: the EU will advise the coup throughout April, in two phases. On April 1 he will reactivate the “countermeasures” that he had already activated between 2018 and 2020, after Trump’s first government had Increased your rates also unilaterally. That punishment package that Brussels wants to recover It was suspended After the arrival of Joe Biden to the White House and, according to the EU calculationswill now serve to respond to economic damage worth 8,000 million euros caused by US tariffs. The second Brussels movement will reach mid -April (to be precise on the 13th) and will seek to counteract the damage worth another 18,000 million euros that, again According to EU calculationswill have the new Trump tariffs in European exports. Between one and the others they will add 26,000 million. That this last “countermelted” later has an explanation: it is new and before Brussels wants to have it well tied with the 27 EU countries. That’s all? No. von der Leyen argues That the EU wanted to be equitable in its replica: “Since the US applies tariffs worth $ 28,000 million, we respond with countermeasures worth 26,000 million euros,” he alleges. However, there is something so or even more important than those figures: what are applied to. The EC has decided to refine the shot and direct its punishment to certain US goods that can be sensitive to Trump for a very simple reason: they leave states that They support it at the polls, to him and the Republican party. “Hit where it hurts”. A senior EU official summarized it clearly (and forcefully) yesterday in statements a The Guardian: “We try to hit where it hurts.” In the American merchandise list that has the CE in the spotlight, which can be Consult onlinethere are motorcycles, whiskey, wine, honey, meat, cheese … a long payroll of products in which Some experts They have already seen some intentionality. For example, it affects iconic products, with a symbolic value, such as Harley-Davidon motorcycles or The Bourbona wiski with an important roots in the US. The importance of soybeans. The same source that spoke with The Guardian I quoted Another clear example: soybeans, interesting for several reasons. The first is its commercial weight. At least in 2019 it was The main supplier of soy of Europe, far ahead of Brazil, the second supplier. The specialized magazine PROGRESIVE FARMERbased in Alabama, points that Europe buys about 6.5 million metric tons of soybean exports and soy flour with a value of around 3,000 million dollars. Despite this bond the same source of Brussels assured The Guardian that for the EU would not mean any trauma to look for the supply in another market. “We love soybeans, but we are gladly bought from Brazil, Argentina or any other lujar,” reason. A year ago the EU has already raised sensitively The amount of Brazilian soy. The third factor that makes soybeans a sensitive merchandise for Trump, in addition to its weight in the commercial flow with Europe and the possibility of buying it in other countries is where it occurs in the US. Looking at the Republican Party. Soybean is one of the goods more relevant in agricultural exports to the EU. And a state relevant In the cultivation of American soybeans it is Louisiana, a territory especially sensitive For Donald Trump’s game. From there is the Republican Mike Johnsonthe president of the House of Representatives. Luisiana is also one of the states that was dyed red (Republican color) during the presidential elections of 2024, just like Iowa, Indiana, Missuri, Ohio or the two Dakotas. Everyone has more than having facilitated Trump’s access to the White House: they also stand out in The soy map United States. “Smart” tariffs. Something similar happens with the bourbon, especially linked to Tennessee and Kentucky, Traditional Folders Republican vote. The nickname Bluegrass State has also choosing from mid … Read more

The United States has decided to start a tariff war. Videogames in physical format will pay Caro

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Practically from his inauguration as president of the United States, Donald Trump launched a series of tariff measures that put many of the countries with which he maintained commercial relations. Very soon, the ESA (Entertainment Software Association)of which companies such as Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo or Ubisoft are part of the evil, warned how bad these economic impositions can sit to the industry, mainly due to the conditions of globalization that the sector is experiencing. More tariffs, it is war. The Toma and Daca between countries that maintained a fluid commercial relationship with Trump has just begun, and we recently knew that if the US imposed 10% on Chinese productsthey responded with others in the opposite direction of 10 to 15% For American products such as coal, gas or oil. Similar answers They have given themselves after the announcement of the 25% tariffs for Canada and Mexico. ESA said it. The association warned In a statement that “tariffs on video game devices and related products would negatively affect hundreds of millions of Americans and damage the important contributions of the industry to the US economy.” And although analysts like David Gibson, from MST Financial said On Twitter that the tariff to China would have a “zero impact” on the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 In the United States, it also left the door open to the thing could change if tariffs like countries like Vietnam remained, very important for the manufacture of the console. The problem: physical games. The physical games market is increasingly a more residual part of the industry. But the thing could get worse. Analyst Daniel Ahmad He has highlighted that 20% of Chinese products would undoubtedly affect technological products such as consoles, mobiles and gpus (the latter It is already being noticed), while the 25% that Trump plans to carry Mexico would have an unsuspected effect: in the manufacture and consequent increasing discs, where the Latin American country has an important weight. Less and less. Mat Piscatella, another video game expert analyst, Replica these Ahmad predictions With an even more disastrous prediction: “I would not be surprised to see that the physical games subject to these rates simply did not get to do, with the editors addressing a completely digital strategy.” And concludes: “What a disaster.” At the moment, they are only conjectures, but analysts seem to coincide that tariffs could have an unwanted effect on precisely North American editors, which is what this policy tries to avoid. A future without physical format. Maybe this is the last lunge that awaits the physical games. The digital format gain ground Without rest, and the figures could not be clearer: in 2023 95% of the video games that were sold did so through digital roads. And decisions like Sony’s launch the PS5 Pro without disk unit (You have to buy separately) or Microsoft’s launch A new model Of Xbox Series S also without an album, they make it clear to which direction the industry is. Header | Álex Alcolea In Xataka | Nvidia lost 265,000 million dollars yesterday. Tariffs have caused terror among technology

The government has been at war against sugar for years. Now he wants to ban the sale of sugary drinks in schools

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In recent years we have seen different administrations in many different geographical areas take measures to limit the consumption of sugary drinks and other similar products, such as industrial pastries and energy drinks. The last one has come from the hand of the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030. New regulations on the horizon. The Ministry of Consumer Ultimate vending and coffee shops in schools and institutes, As he has advanced The country. These products include industrial pastries, refreshing drinks, and energy drinks, products with more than five grams of sugar per packaged portion. The measure would also affect the advertising that can be shown in these machines; as well as the location of these, which would be out of access to students in early and primary education. More than sugar. The draft decree raises restrictions based on other criteria beyond the sugar content of the products. The measure contemplates, for example, limiting the kiloacalories by packaged portion up to a maximum of 200. This would be accompanied by an additional limit: no more than 35% They could proceed with fat. In addition, saturated fats may not provide more than 10% of the calories of the product. The salt content of the products would also be limited so that a 200 kcal portion could have a maximum of 0.5 grams of salt or the equivalent of 0.2 grams of sodium. Touring ahead. The future regulations still have to go through the State Council and the Council of Ministers before approval, which implies that the details may vary before entry into force. One more on the list. The last Biannual Aladino study, focused precisely on the Spanish child population was made in 2023. Although it observed a decrease in excess weight, overweight and obesity with respect to the 2019 report, the authors indicated that values ​​were maintained. Administrations have been serious in the fight against obesity, especially childhood obesity. Sugary drinks have been a usual target in this regard. A few years ago, for example, the United Kingdom introduced a “sugar tax” that affected this type of drinks. The resluent was a success according to a study published last year. In our closest environment the latest legislative changes in this direction have occurred at the regional level. In 2023, Galicia put on the table a proposal to limit the consumption of energy drinks among minors. These drinks, sometimes sugary represent an additional problem related to their high content in caffeine. In Xataka | We already know what energy drinks cost your rest. They are bad news for your dream Image | Kanishka Burnwal

In the war against illegal soccer broadcasts, France now attacks the VPN. VPN response: we are like

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The War that is facing LaLiga and Cloudflare In Spain it is not the only one that is being lived in this field. In France the fight against IPTV platforms is also intensifying, but in this case with a striking protagonist: the VPN suppliers. What happened. In recent weeks we have seen how the easiest way to avoid those indiscriminate IPS blockages is to use a VPN. The suppliers of these services act as DNS Resolversservices that resolve IPS and domain names so that we can access them, and do so in a way that the IP block is not effective. French content companies, against VPN. Companies such as Canal+ and LFP (Football Professionnel Ligue) claim that VPN suppliers are contributing to illegal sports emissions. Although legal demand is not publicly available, It has been shared By Marc Rees, journalist of L’Emport. In his research he reveals how Nordvpn, Cyberghost and Protonvpn are the objectives of Canal+ and LFP, although other companies such as Expressvpn and Surfshark are also affected. Suppliers deny such accusations. The objective, They explain in TorrentfreakIt is to prevent ususians from using these services to access these contents illegally. VPNS suppliers “believe they do not develop any role in this matter”; They claim in TF, and simply offer privacy and security services. A coalition of VPN services to protest. The so -called VPN Trust Initiative (Vti) includes companies such as Expressvpn, Nordvpn and Surfshark, and those responsible have shown clear opposition to these measures. VTI is part of I2coallionand those responsible published A statement At the beginning of the month on the subject. It highlighted how “content suppliers are using legal procedures to force VPN suppliers to block websites in France.” That, they explained, “threatens freedom on the Internet. VPNS suppliers could leave France. Christian Dawson, Executive Director of I2coalition, indicated that VPN companies that provide such service are considering leaving France and stop giving that service in the Gallic country. It is something that Cisco has already done to disrupt the OpenDNS service. Terrible examples. The VPNS blockade is not new, but it usually occurs in countries with very restrictive political regimes, both in the particular VPNS scope – India and Pakistan have already caused the departure of VPN suppliers – and in general. As Dawson explained, “This case in France is part of a broader worldwide trend of normative overreach, in which governments try VPN as part of broader censorship. “ Next steps. At the moment there is no locking obligation for VPN suppliers, and demand would have to be accepted. There is a scheduled view for next month in which both these companies and content suppliers can defend their position. Even if the content suppliers win, there will be news: Protonvpn has already notified that he is willing to take the case to the EU Court of Justice. Image | Jossuha Théophile | Rafael Garcin In Xataka | Cloudflare demand, LaLig

Three years after the beginning of the war, Europe wants to enter. The problem is that there is only one prepared nation: Ukraine

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Europe has decades without a direct armed conflict in its territory, with the exception of Yugoslavia wars in the 90sthe last great episode of violence in European soil. Since then, security in the continent has been marked by A strategy based on deterrence and diplomacymore than in military confrontation. And, suddenly, the conflict in Ukraine recalled that fireworks It is not the same as direct fire. Europe before Ukraine. As we said, the European armed forces have been reserve for a long time. In fact and how we will see, mostly they have been reduced and adapted to a context of stability, with investments limited in defense and a focus on Peace maintenance and humanitarian assistance operationssuch as missions in Balkans, Africa or the Middle East. Despite the growth of NATO and its presence in Eastern Europe, European armies have been more accustomed to acting in controlled scenarios that to prepare a direct confrontation against a weight opponent such as Russia. Fireworks. In fact, this approach has led to many military operations from European countries being Mainly exercises, joint maneuvers and drills in allied countries such as Slovakia, Poland or Latviabut without the real experience of a conventional combat against a military power. And it is not the same to deploy troops for an exercise in the Baltic countries to face in battle against a force like the Russian army. Enter the war. Under all this context we arrive at this week. A few days ago several European leaders have gathered in Paris to discuss the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine as part of A possible peace agreementalthough the viability of this measure depends largely on the support of the United States. In fact, the summit was promoted by the decision of the Trump administration of exclude Europe from negotiations They started in Saudi Arabia between Washington and Moscow, although Trump has suggested that Europeans could perform “a peace maintenance role.” Plans and divisions. And then Europe seems to have realized that the “defense” had it careless. According to The Washington Postsome European countries consider The deployment of up to 30,000 soldiersthat, yes, they would not be on the front line, but as a deterrence in case of a resumption of the conflict. Another option, or plan B, is the one that They have called “resettlement force” destined to protect Ukraine from future Russian attacks in case a peace agreement negotiated by the United States is reached. That said, France is the country with the most advanced plans estimating that could contribute almost 10,000 soldierswhile the United Kingdom, through its prime minister Keir Starmer, has opened The possibility of a British contribution. And so far, because the rest of the countries have shown a more ambiguous position. Sweden and the Netherlands, for example, They do not rule out the shipment of troopsbut they have not made a specific decision. Germany, Poland and Spain have rejected the idea, At least for now. Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz emphasized that Any solution should be based on a strong Ukrainian forcewhile Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, said that Warsaw “does not contemplate sending Poles soldiers to Ukraine.” For its part, the Spanish government was blunt when pointing out that Peace is still far and only depends on Putinmaking it clear that any military mission should define objective, participants, mandate and leadership. Strategic objectives. If the “plan B” is given, with a peace agreement underway, the main mission of this eventual “resettlement force” would be guarantee the safety of Ukrainian airspaceallowing the reopening of commercial flights, and protect maritime trade in the Black Sea, fundamental for grain exports and other essential goods for the Ukrainian economy. It would also be prioritized The protection of key infrastructure such as Public Plant and Public Servicesthat have been constant target of Russian bombing since the beginning of the war. Ukraine proposes a broader approach. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky stated that Ukraine’s security does not necessarily require foreign troops in his territory. Proposed The creation of “Armed Forces of Europe”capable of responding on land, sea, air and artificial intelligence before any Russian aggression. He also stressed that advanced air defense systems would be effective measures to strengthen security without requiring permanent foreign troops. The elephant in the room. No doubt, Europe’s plan faces important diplomatic obstacles, the first of all: United States support It is, at the moment, uncertain. Although the Trump administration has insisted that European troops must guarantee the security of a future peace agreement, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made it clear that They must be part of a mission not related to NATO and not be protected by article 5 of mutual defense. Not just that. Even in the uncertain scenario of a peace agreement, the mission and role of Europe would require an American “backstop”that is, a support from the United States in case of a military escalation. Although there are no specific details, this support is expected It focuses on aerial power with operations based on Poland and Romania. In this regard, Starmer and Macron will travel to Washington next week To press Trump and ensure that the United States provides this strategic support. “Old” defenses. In the background, what is showing is a great weakness in its defenses, possibly oxidized. In fact, the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, warned this week at the Munich Security Conference that Ukraine is making weapons faster and less cost than any other country in Europe. It is not a trivial detail. It does so despite being at war, which shows the slowness of the continent in strengthening its military capacity. Frederiksen urged to reduce bureaucracy and increase arms production in collaboration with the United States emphasizing that Europe can no longer act as if it were in peacetime. The rise of the Ukrainian military industry. From the Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine has exponentially increased its armament productionmanufacturing missiles, obuses and large -scale drones. In 2024, 30% of the military equipment used … Read more

15 years ago, a forest engineer decided to grow sponges in Galicia. The war against plastic has ended up giving him right

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In the mid -90s, Juan Carlos Mascato finished studying forest sciences in Hamburg and enrolled in a company in the area. He was lucky: of all the things that company could have needed, he needed someone to speak Spanish, someone to send to Paraguay. It was then that he met the Lugfa and began his crusade against the plastic. Today is the largest producer in Europe in the sponges and natural scourers. And all from a small town in Pontevedra. What is the LUFFA? The LUFFAS are a genus of plants slightly related to pumpkins, cucumbers and melons. In fact, in Southeast Asia is a Very popular food as long as they are collected soon. Otherwise it becomes too fibrous to be consumed. So fibrous that, duly processed, they can be used as exfoliating sponges. For centuries, this type of vegetables (or some of its variants) were widely used and were among the crops of any orchard that would be precious. But the irruption of plastic from the 40s sent them to the drawer of history. Until now what THE WAR OF THE PLASTICS They have returned them to the first line. And what does the European Luffa giant do in Caldas de Reis? It is an excellent question. As Silvia Rodríguez explained in the countrythe clearest reason is that the Mascato family (of German mother, but Father Gallego) had a farm available in a town with a very particular climate that made it a good candidate to try subtropical crops: Caldas. Chance does not end there, of course. Because the processing of the LUFFA includes a fermentation phase in which the hot springs of the Gallego municipality fit as a ring to the finger. No one is a prophet in their land … And in this case it doesn’t happen either. Because the truth is that Iberian vegetable sponges It is little known here in the country. Of the 200,000 sponges that manufacture a year, only 10% stay in Spain. The rest goes to countries such as Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Sweden, Finland, Norwegian or East next … Right now, the company works on an online marketing project in Germany and expanding its productive infrastructure to the US. What sponges can teach us. Because although the story is already very interesting, there is something that really crucial: that for decades we have despised many traditional solutions simply because they were. And that is a mistake. This was made clear in 2015 Karolinska Institute of Stockholm when granted your youyou The Nobel Prize in Medicine. Many interpreted him as a prize for traditional Chinese medicine, but it was not accurate: your feat was incredible. Since 1965, your youyou It was analyzing thoroughly Each and every one of the remedies that the millenary Chinese civilization had been selecting. And, indeed, most pure superstition, pseudoscience and placebo. However, he found the Artemisininea revolutionary treatment against malaria. Rethink the past. This is an example of the book that if we approach us with an open (but rigorous) look at the technological history of humanity, we can find really creative solutions to the problems of our day to day. In the middle of a world invaded by plastics, natural sponges are an excellent example. Image | Jan Helbrant | Tony Buser In Xataka | How an idea can model societies with hundreds of millions of people almost 1000 years later: Schultz’s hypothesis

The rare earth war has arrived in Spain. And it is in Ciudad Real where mining and ecology are confronted

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If there is an resource that dominates the geopolitical panorama of today, that is that of the Rare earth. Are essential for many technological fields among which are electric vehiclessystem elements renewable energies and the technological world in general, and China dominates both its mining and its production. The rest of the world seeks a new ‘El Dorado’ of Rare Earth to be able to exploit, and it turns out that In Spain there is a very sweet site. It is in Ciudad Real, but it will not be so easy to extract its resources. I have land (rare). In Spain it is estimated that there are several rare earth deposits. Mount Galiñeiro in Galicia is one of them, In Gran Canaria It is also estimated that there are large quantities, in Cádiz and Almería there are also deposits and more of the same Between Salamanca and Zamora. Another important site is in the field of Montiel, in Ciudad Real, and something that practically everyone has in common is that their extraction seems complicated. Not so much because of the technical issue (extracting rare earths is not a problem, neither does its production), but by the environmental counterpart. It is a potentially polluting activity that is very regular in Europe (that is why China was doing with all the control) and that meets an added inconvenience: Spanish deposits are usually close to environmental areas of interest. Matamulas. Although in recent years it has been evidenced that rare earths are a Throwing weapon on the world geopolitical stageit really has been looking for the independence of China for years. In 2015, the Spanish company Quantum Mining It started to study the land in the Manchega region of Campo de Montiel, where municipalities such as Valdepeñas or Torrenueva are located. In general, the area of ​​mules, matamulas and auctione. It is Torrenueva the town that is right next to the great mining site that sought to exploit Quantum Mining And that, according to his studies, he is up to Monacita. Under this term we have elements and minerals such as Cerio, Neodimio, Torio or Lantano and is not very common in Europe. To the load. In a recent one video (Although, as we say, this comes from long), Quantum Mineria affirms that the production of Montiel’s Camp Build 350,000 electric cars or 10,000 wind generators. There is a problem: those rare earths are under large extensions of cultivation, mainly cereal. The company’s plan is to temporarily remove the half -meter vegetation layer that, they affirm, will carefully retain, once the mining process is over, restore it and leave it as it was. The backhoes remove the layer of land containing the monacite and all this takes to a plant in which the interesting thing is signed of what does not. This is done without using polluting chemicals and, once the monacite is on the one hand and the earth without interest on another, return it to the ground and place the previously removed crop. The machinery works by sectors of one hectare, without interrupting adjacent agriculture and claim that, once the land is restored, it can be re -cultivated “in better conditions than the originals.” Criticism. They complement their allegation by stating that they would create industry, help repopulate the area, attract jobs and encourage conditions for traditional agricultural and livestock activities. It is not something that has convinced neighbors or environmental organizations. In 2016, Ecologists in Action alleged that the environmental impact on the 27,500 hectares in which it was projected to work would be severe. Worry. Among other issues, water worried. From the organization, they affirmed that between 310,000 and 500,000 cubic meters of water a year, which would have to multiply for ten years of mining activity to cover all the estimated hectares. It was not logical in a region in which the problems of water supply in droughts are not rare, with overexploited aquifers and an intense agricultural activity of the economy in the area. Brake. To this we must add that in the area there are two Zepas (Areas of special protection for birds) and is a place of presence of the lynx. With all this in mind, and after two years of social struggle, the CLM government gave folder to the matter in 2017. Load return. In recent years, in different forums it has been followed defending The suitability of the area as a strategic enclave so that Spain – and Europe – stop depending both on the importation of strange earth elements of China, arguing that it is key to decarbonization and energy transition, but also defending the environmental respect of the activity. It was at the beginning of 2024 when Quantum Mining He returned To request permits to carry out a research project to quantify the amount of rare earths in the Montiel field, referring to the “high risk of supply interruptions” due to China’s strategic movements of the previous months. Quantum affirms that his process is respectful of existing crops Abandoned mines. Given this new attempt, environmentalist in action reacted again, but also proposed a solution. Joan Evans, responsible for mining in the organization, pointed out that the abandoned mines that are already in Spain could be exploited again, in whose dump there are “very important quantities” of rare earths. Before the resurgence of Quantum, both neighbors and the Diputación de Ciudad Real and the Platform ‘Yes to living earth‘They returned to oppose to the granting of permits. Given this new rejection, Javier Merino, president of Quantum Mining, affirmed that its activity would be “totally compatible with the traditional activities of the area” and that the rejection climate is due to the propagation of “false news with photographs of mining farms that have nothing to do with our project.” “The most ecological in the world”. As a support for the activities of Quantum, the Secretary General of Primigea -the Spanish Confederation of the Mineral Raw Materials Industries – affirmed Recently that “a … Read more

The war between the Azores anticyclone and Iceland depression will have a clear winner in the coming weeks: Spain

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If there is any field in which what was said by the famous physicist Niels Bohr that “it is difficult to make predictions, especially of the future“That is meteorology. Although it is not always the case. There are times that, with all the uncertainties we want, “we see them come long before normal.” And that is what just happened: the main prediction models in the world They say we are going to a negative nao stage. Something that, in the face of spring, can be excellent news. What is NAO? ‘Nao’ are the acronym in English of ‘North Atlantic oscillation‘And basically refers to the’ dance ‘between the Azores anticyclone and the loss of Iceland, the two great atmospheric phenomena that govern the meteorology of the North Atlantic. When the index we use to “measure who is winning” is negative, the anticyclone of the Azores is weaker than normal and, therefore, cannot block the deep storms of the Atlantic. The direct consequence is that, they circulate further than normal: in our latitudes. Kristian Strommen et als. (2021) The news is that, indeed, it seems that we are going to Noa negative. Both the NOAA American and the European ECMWF They coincide in which “we are at the gates of a Nao phase in descent.” And what consequences would this have? The combination of a negative nao and a large mass of stagnant polar air in the continent would cause the circulation of deep storms to pass us over and, therefore, the weather conditions are stirred. A summary of the situation. In the short term, we are in the midst of that cyclogenesis festival that we have already talked about, but when the stability will be installed again. That means that nocturnal temperatures will lower, the frost will return and the fog will return. From then on, if the NOA phase change is confirmed, the situation becomes difficult to predict. The good part of this type of diagnoses is that it is very solid (that is, it is quite likely to pass); The bad is that the details become more complex: it can be triggered from a sudden stratospheric warming that froze everything that caught its path to almost nothing. It is reasonable to wait for rain in one way (deep storms) or another (retrograde danas), however the prognosis is in the air. Image | Tropical tidbits In Xataka | In the next few days, Spain will be in the middle of a hall of Atlantic storms. It is good news, but not for everyone

The time of the year in Japan has arrived where everyone has a mask. The fault is World War II

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It is one of the great paradoxes in Japan. Also one of those images of postcard of the nation. When spring arrives, a colorful veil of vibrant flowers and intoxicating fragrances covers the entire country, nature reveals itself beautiful, but under that harmonious layer it runs and displays a more strategy ruthless For humans. Almost in unison, millions of people begin with uncontrollable sneezing, irritated eyes and low productivity. Today, the seasonal crisis has become a social problem, and all because of a war. An invisible enemy. In 2023, the then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told that he called it as hay fevereither Kafunshō (Literally, “pollen disease”), was, de facto, a national emergency that demanded an immediate response. With pollen levels in Tokyo reaching record figures in the last decade, Kishida cataloged the crisis as a government priority, announcing A plan that left no room for diplomacy with the enemy: trees. With 42.5% of the affected population and An estimated economic impact at 2.2 billion dollars annuallythe problem had reached a national scale that forced the government to consider it a matter of public policy. The origin of everything: war (and man). Unlike other countries where hay fever is an annoying but manageable condition, in Japan its impact is due to a historical political decision. During World War II, Japan suffered an unprecedented devastation. The incendiary bombings of the allies destroyed a large part of the cities built in wood, generating a crisis of construction materials in the country. After the end of the contest, The government promoted mass reforestation with cedars and cypresses to boost the national wood industry. It had logic: they are native species of rapid growth and with straight trunks ideal for wood production. However, over time, the demand for wood decreased due to the importation of cheap wood from abroad and these forests were abandoned to their fate, vast extensions of abandoned monoculture forests becoming gigantic pollen factories. Today. In The present, More than 40% of Japanese forests are dominated by these highly allergenic specieswhich has caused even people without allergic history to develop symptoms after a few years of residence in the country. The situation is so serious that Some companies have begun to offer subsidies for medical treatments and antiallergic products to its employees, since hay fever reduces the productivity of one third of the population. The counterattack of Japan. The Japanese government response has been radical: In 2023 he ordered the trees responsible for pollen. In an unprecedented campaign, the country began a massive logging and forest replacement plan, replacing current ceders and cypresses with species that produce less pollen. Although the process will take years, the objective is clear: to weaken the production of pollen and relieve the load on the millions of Japanese affected every year. A more intense (and early) seasonal season. This weekend counted the Japan Times media that Japan faces this year one of Kafunshō’s most severe severas in its history, with pollen levels that could double in some regions compared to the previous year. The early detection of cedar pollen in Tokyo, recorded on January 8, marked the beginning of that particularly challenging period for millions of people suffering from symptoms such as sneezing, congestion, irritated eyes, conjunctivitis, fatigue and skin problems. Given such a panorama, the need for protection measures has promoted a transformation in the allergy product industry, merging aesthetics. A society adapted to seasonal war. While the government advances with its selective deforestation plan, the population has developed its own defense against the plague of pollen. In Japan, Hoating fever has generated an entire economy of specialized products ranging from ergonomic masks with antipole filter to protective glasses, repellent sprays and personal air purifiers. Leading brands have developed increasingly advanced solutions. Shiseido, for example, has perfected The antipolen spray Ihada Aller Screen Ex, which creates an invisible shield on the skin to avoid allergenic particles. Fumakilla Allergy Shut Virus, meanwhile, not only blocks pollen, but also the yellow sand transported from the deserts of China and Mongolia. Another level. Companies have brought the fight against hay fever to another level, incorporating avant -garde technology to minimize the effects of allergy in everyday life. This has resulted in the integration of masks designed not only for pollen filtration, but also To enhance facial aesthetics and protect the skin from environmental damage. The masks, omnipresent in Japanese society even before pandemic, They have evolved from simple filter barriers to products that incorporate additional benefits. Before 2020, the options were limited to white surgical models without greater visual attraction. Today Demand has promoted market diversificationallowing the masks to align with standards of beauty and skin care. The role of aesthetics. As we said, the new mask designs not only focus on protection, but also on aesthetics, Reflecting the Japanese beauty ideals, where a well -defined jaw and a stylized nose are desirable features. The brands have responded by creating masks with angled cuts, reinforcements on the nasal bridge and strategic folds that enhance the user’s features. A trend that has been well received by consumers like Hana Satowho recognizes that current models, in addition to offering better filtration, “are more attractive and better mold the face.” The functionality and appearance now go hand in hand in the fight against hay fever. The principle of a new era. Hoating fever has been, for a long time, A cruel nature of nature, an ambush disguised as spring. But Japan seems to be raising against that invisible enemy with an unprecedented strategy: eliminating the root problem, literally. If the government offensive manages to significantly reduce pollen levels, The nation will become the first country to win the war against hay feverestablishing a model for other affected nations. Meanwhile, hay fever has ceased to be simply a seasonal discomfort to become a phenomenon that has promoted innovation in the beauty and well -being industry. The evolution of masks, sprays and skin care routines reflect that growing integration between … Read more

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