Global Warming

In relation with a unprecedented heat on Apennines, the major factor of a survival becomes rational use of potable water. Italian expert Petro Laureano, the architect and the expert of UNESCO on problems of struggle against appearance of deserts, has published 10 rules of the utilize with water in conditions of global warming of a climate on a planet.

“10 rules…” contain recommendations to not apply potable water for needs of an agriculture; to divide at water delivery in dwellings drinking and technical water.

The expert advises to not change long-term habits and to stop advertising mineral water; to supply buildings with tanks for gathering rain water; to apply methods of a reuse of water after clearing; to forbid construction of greater dams; to refuse application of an artificial snow; to toughen rules of preservation of natural glaciers; to facilitate a way of water to basin of the rivers; to learn to use in urbanism space of gardens.

As architect Laureano marks in the document , ” if methods and habits of utilization of a water, accepted in modern Italy, have followed by all 6 billion inhabitants of the Earth - our planet couldn’t satisfy water consumption inquiries “.

The number of the people ,who have pass away on the last week -as a result of strong heat in the Europe, has exceeded 500 . From them the greatest number – almost 500 – happen in Hungary. Nearby 30 person were lost in Romania.

Besides, about lethal effects informs authorities of Macedonia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Greece. In Macedonia the temperature has reached record - 45 degrees of Celsius , informs agency Deutsche Welle.

A strong heat as well became the reason of the numerous forest fires which have overflowed the southern Europe. On fires inform authorities of Greece, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Italy. In Italy ,for this reason , authority have been forced to evacuate more than 4 thousand peoples. However it was not possible to avoid losses: two persons were lost. In Greece the flame has formed a flaming ring around of Athens, having destroyed tens hectares of green plantings and having come nearer to apartment houses. For the help in struggle against element powers helicopter Mi-26 of the Ministry of Emergency Measures of Russia there is directed.

Meanwhile, additional misfortune has fallen upon the UK : the torrential rains, which are creating a panic on local residents, there was pouring for several days . In significant territory of the country the railway communication is interrupted, power stations are deduced out of function, about 350 thousand person have remained without potable water and at least two were lost.

* Flooding in China already have killed more than 650 person *

Flooding, landslips and transmigrate in China, from the beginning of summer, have take life of 652 person, informs on Monday agency Sinhua referring to the Government of control over flooding and droughts.At all country it is destroyed 452 thousand houses, the direct economic damage is estimated in more than 52 billion yeans (almost 7 billion dollars). The serious loss injure to an agriculture, almost eight millions hectares of the agricultural grounds have suffered In areas of natural disasters live almost 120 million person. Flooding are caused by the torrential rains proceeding several weeks in the south and in northwest of China.At this time the most complex situation has expanded in capital of a province Hubei the city of Wuhan. The water level of the largest river of China - Yangtze comes nearer to dangerous peak. Local authorities have mobilized thousand of people for the control of a condition of a dams. The coastal line becomes stronger by bags with sand. At the same time in the north of China the drought ,which has already led to shortage of potable water for approximately six millions person and 4,7 million cattle, is marked. Also, under threat are ten millions hectares of the agricultural grounds.

* More than 7 million of Indian have suffered from flooding *

More than 7 million Indian have suffered from flooding ,by which are captured three regions of the country – Uttar- Pradesh ,Bihar and Assam. According to the data published today, the number of victims of natural disaster has already exceeded 50 person.

Especially intense conditions has developed in northeast state of Assam where because of long downpours Brahmaputra and its inflows have overflown banks. In a zone of flooding there are 16 administrative areas with the population exceeding 4 million persons. By water it is overflowed about 40 percents of territory of national park Kaziranga where live a lot of rare representatives of fauna.

In Bihar lots of villages have appeared cut off from an external world ,absolutely deprived of food stuffs and potable water. In Uttar-Pradesh by a rough stream it is wash away about 300 m of a coastal dam of the river Rohini. As a result of that It is flooded infrastructure of the 200 villages. Authorities undertake emergency actions for evacuation of local residents in safe areas. Engineering divisions of army are occupied in salvage operations.

The rain shower in the UK all last week, became record for more than two-centuries history of weather supervision over the United Kingdom, writes newspaper Guardian.

Bickering of rain have more than twice exceeded seasonal average indices. From May to July, 2007 at the island have spilled 382,4 millimeters of rainwater. The previous record has been established in 1789 when the quantity of precipitation has reached 349,1 millimeters.

For the past three months in Gloucestershire and the nearby counties precipitation have made 320 percent of standard precipitation. The bad weather has increased for three percent loading to a national power supply system of the UK .
Rains have caused flooding in 32 counties of the UK - from Devon up to Yorkshire. The water level has exceeded record parameters of 1914 , more than at 25 millimeters.

As Peter Stott , climatologist of British metrology center ,has declared rains of such intensity will be more and more frequent phenomenon on islands in the next two hundred years, because of global climatic changes. Thus each rain will be more intensive as the heated atmosphere can carry on more waters. English weather becomes similar to Japanese, and in the south of the UK will be established the climate similar to the continental Europe. By the end of XXI century, by forecasts of climatologist, rise in temperature in region will make from 2 to 8 degrees of Celsius. Meteorologists predict, that bad weather will hold on the British isles to the beginning of August, and in a southeast of the country still will spill more than 25 millimeters of rainwater.
The British emergency services on Wednesday, July, 25th, evacuated inhabitants of many houses in university grounds Oxford. The river Thames has overflow banks, which has begun as a result of the flooding ,the strongest for last 60 years in the UK. The water level raised during all night. According to police, the population of 250 houses is evacuated, people are sited in football stadium of Oxford. Partially is damaged electric devices, however ,as a whole, electro supply is not broken. Inhabitants of the cities located next to coast of The Thames, expect, that during day water can rise still over. In the Gloucestershire a county which most has suffered from flooding, up to 350 thousand person on the next two weeks have remained without water supply. The government has promised to give , as the help to the suffered areas 10 million £ in adding to 14 million £, in the beginning declared by prime minister Gordon Brown.

In Walham , area in the West of London, 500 thousand person have remained without light because of that water has approached too close to local electro substation, and that has appeared under threat of flooding. The city Tewkesbury has transformed to island, water has not reached only the abbey (of XII century) located on a height. There are human victims: one man was lost in the flooded basement, one teenager is registered as the missing person.

One of the largest power stations in the UK almost has not appeared flooded as a result of the flood of the river Severn caused by incessant rains.
According to the British authorities, the water level has stopped for a few centimeters up to a critical position. Saving services continue to pump out water, however attributes of that flooding will go on downturn, is not observed yet.
The substation in Walham provides with an electricity almost half million homes in Gloucestershire and in the south of the Wales.

In the central and southern England as a result of overflow of The Severn and The Avon some thousand houses are already flooded. If rains will proceed, The Thames also will overflow banks, and some areas of London and counties adjacent to capital will be flooded. As a result of flooding the essential damage is caused to road and rail network, and insurers estimate cost of insurance payments at a point of two millions £.

Meanwhile British, in a panic, makes reserve of potable water, food supplies and gasoline, and that has led to happening of deficiency of supplies in some settlements.