July 2023 Archives

Microplastic particles in table salt, too much sugar in organic dairy products

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 admin

66,000 (!) microplastic particles per kilo were discovered by activists from “Food Watch” in a domestic disposable mill. “Seven out of ten food salts tested were contaminated with plastic. The undesirable additive was also detected in “seasonings” from the sea.“Compared to conventional products, significantly more organic products must be classified as too sweet, because more than every second processed food from the cow contains too much sugar,” on the other hand, warns Manuel Schätzer from the SIPCAN nutrition institute after laboratory tests. source: krone.at/picture: pixabay.com

Pope calls for more climate protection

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 admin

The recent fires in Greece and extreme weather in Italy also concern the Pope. Francis expressed his concern in two telegrams published Friday to the Greek and Italian bishops’ conference presidents. He also called for more efforts to protect the climate and pledged his prayers for those affected and responders. The Pope is concerned about the damage and threat to life and limb caused by the fires in Greece, the telegram to Greek Catholic Bishop Petros Stefanou said. Francis said he hopes the environmental risks exacerbated by the climate crisis…

Warm weather in Austria and the tendency for showers and thunderstorms

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 admin

The weather presents itself from its changeable side in the new week. It’s getting warmer again, but it’s crashing again. At the beginning of the new week, the weather temporarily calms down under the influence of intermediate highs, before on Tuesday, with the arrival of the frontal system of the Atlantic low “Wenzeslaus” from the west, the unsettled weather character with numerous showers and individual thunderstorms prevails again. There will be only a short pause in the middle of the week, but Austria will increasingly come under the influence of…

New tick virus on the rise in Europe

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 admin

The Alongshan virus (ALSV) is increasingly detected in ticks in Europe. There are reports of this from Germany, Switzerland, France and Finland. There are also detections of the new tick virus in Russia. “It can be assumed that the virus has also been circulating in Europe for some time and has probably already led to illnesses,” explains the scientific director of the Center for Travel Medicine (CRM) based in Düsseldorf, Tomas Jelinek. According to the CRM, severe illnesses beyond flu-like symptoms have not been associated with ALSV infection to date.…

WhatsApp announces new mega update

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 admin

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg himself unveiled a new feature for WhatsApp on Friday. “We’re adding the ability to instantly record and share a video message in your WhatsApp chats. It’s as easy as sending a quick voice message.” With video messages, users can reply to chats in real time and share 60 seconds of words and pictures. “We want to provide a fun way to share moments. So you can, for example, congratulate someone on their birthday, laugh at a joke or deliver good news,” it says in a statement.…

How long does food stay in my stomach?

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 admin

As soon as you eat food, it ends up in your stomach after passing through your mouth and down your esophagus. But what happens after that?Has your stomach ever felt quite “full,” or – on the contrary – has it been “growling” with hunger? Also, sometimes you think your appetite returns quickly after a meal. What is the reason for this, do you know? Is there food that stays longer in the stomach, and what is this organ responsible for anyway? Everything we eat and drink enters our stomach through…

Typhoon “Doksuri” (local name “Egay”) – number of dead in the Philippines rises

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 admin

The number of deaths caused by the violent typhoon “Doksuri” in the Philippines has risen to 39. At least 13 people were killed in severe flooding and landslides triggered by the tropical storm, especially in the north of the island nation, the disaster management agency said Friday. The death toll from the severe boat accident in Rizal province, east of the capital Manila, has since climbed to 26, according to the Coast Guard.The “MBCA Princess Aya” was caught by strong winds on Thursday in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake…

July is likely the hottest month so far

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 admin

July is likely to be the hottest month so far in thousands of years. This was reported by climate researchers from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the European climate change service Copernicus in Geneva on Thursday. They analyzed data through Jul. 23. “The world is in a hot seat,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The new head of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Briton Jim Skea, said it was clear that the world would not meet the 1.5-degree maximum global warming target. He said that governments have…

3,000 church bells ring five minutes long on Friday

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 admin

On July 28, at 3 p.m., church bells rang five minutes longer. In Lower Austria, too, attention is drawn to the worldwide famine. As a signal against global hunger and the devastating effects of the climate crisis, more than 3,000 church bells rang throughout Austria for five minutes at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 28. The ringing is intended to draw attention to the fact that people are still dying of hunger or the consequences of need every day and calls for commitment against hunger. The climate crisis, associated weather…