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Fire season has started in Europe, intensified by the current extraordinary Heat Wave. Some useful links for monitoring and staying safe:
- EU Copernicus:
gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.../gwis_current.../index.ht…
- NASA FIRMS:
firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/
- Zoom Earth (also App)
zoom.earth
- Windy (also App)
windy.com
GWIS - Welcome to GWIS
The Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) is a joint initiative of the GEO and the Copernicus Work Programs. It aims at bringing together existing information…
Something you must have surely observed in crowded beaches www.nature.com/articles/s42003-026-10499-z
Rhythm and timing in laughter reveal that human vocal plasticity falls on a hominid continuum | Communications Biology
Laughter is an important, universal form of human non-linguistic vocal expression and, being shared by all extant great apes, offers a valuable proxy for tracing…
New research pinpoints a direct link between heatwaves and wildfires: heatwaves cause meteorological and fuel flammability conditions that promote new ignitions and exacerbate ongoing fire activity, and they co-occur with increased cloud-to-ground lightning that can potentially increase ignitions. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea1277
Visiting Crete this summer? Check out these great cheesemakers www.ekathimerini.com/leisure/gastronomy/1305009/th…
The small family dairies of Hania | eKathimerini.com
The soft, fresh cheeses of Hania, Crete, owe their distinctive taste to the fine raw materials but also to the passion of the producers