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Cruises are sold as floating vacations, but they are also useful for understanding public health.
By VIKRAM NIRANJAN FOR THE CONVERSATION andEMILY JOSHU STERNE, US ASSISTANT HEALTH EDITOR Published:18:15 BST, 9 May 2026|Updated:18:34 BST, 9 May 2026 Cruises are sold as floating vacations, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move through the same shared spaces for days at a time. They show how easily illness can spread when people are packed into a single interconnected environment. Think of a cruise ship as a temporary city at sea. It has restaurants, theaters, elevators, cabins, kitchens, water systems and indoor gathering spaces. That is great for convenience, but it also means that once an infection gets on board, it can move through the ship in ways that are hard to stop. The Diamond Princess Covid-19 outbreak is perhaps the best-known example. In February 2020, 619 passengers and crew on the ship tested positive for the disease. Researchers found that the ship conditions made the novelcoronavirusspread more easily. Their modeling suggested that public health measures, such as isolation and quarantine, prevented many more cases, but it also showed that an earlier response would have further limited the outbreak. Norovirus (commonly referred to as the stomach bug) is theinfection most closely linked to cruise ships. In a review of previously published studies, researchers found 127 reports of norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships, with many linked to contaminated food, contaminated surfaces and person-to-person spread. A more recent report from the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program also showed that norovirus, which strikes 20 million Americans per year, can spread very rapidly from person to person on a cruise ship. A view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. Oceanwide Expeditions, the company that operates the cruise ship, said three people are dead and eight others are sick from a suspected viral outbreak Health workers are seen evacuating a patient from luxury cruise liner MV Hondius, which is the center of a hantavirus outbreak Legionnaires’ disease, a serious lung disease caused by Legionella bacteria, shows a different kind of risk. Affecting 6,000 to 10,000 Americans ever year, it's not usually spread directly from one person to another. Instead, people can get infected by breathing in tiny droplets from contaminated water systems, hot tubs or showers. One 1994 outbreak among 50 cruise passengers was linked to a whirlpool spa, and recent reports from the CDC have described other cruise-associated legionnaires’ disease outbreaks linked to ship water systems like outdoor hot tubs. These outbreaks help explain why ships such as Celebrity Mercury, Explorer of the Seas and Carnival Triumph have become familiar names in outbreak reports. These were not unusual in some special way; they were simply settings where shared dining, close contact and frequent movement through common areas allowed infection to spread fast. Now, as three passengers aboard the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship have died from hantavirus - and at least eight others have been sickened - many health experts fear another serious outbreak is on the horizon. Hantavirus, which is primarily spread by rodents, outbreaks on ships are rare. However, as the MV Hondius outbreak unfolds, germs in close quarters find it much easier to spread. Food service plays a big part in the risk associated with cruise ships. Buffet-style dining, shared utensils and many people touching the same surfaces can make it easier for stomach bugs to spread. If someone is infected but does not yet feel sick, they may still contaminate food or surfaces before they realize they are sick. Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde The ship’s design adds to the problem. People spend time together in dining rooms, bars, elevators, corridors, theaters and spa areas. Crew members also live and work in the same environment, often in shared accommodation, so illness can move through the ship from passenger to passenger or between passengers and crew. Ventilation also plays a crucial role. Cruise ships are not closed boxes, but they do rely heavily on indoor spaces where people spend long periods together. Studies into cruise ship air quality have shown that illness can spread more easily in crowded, enclosed spaces, like cabins, restaurants and entertainment venues, if the ventilation system is not up to par. Things like adequate fresh air circulation, specialist filters and air-purifying technology all play a role in keeping passengers safe. Age also matters. Cruise vacations are especially popular with older adults, and many passengers have long-term health conditions that make infections more serious. A stomach bug on a cruise can lead to dehydration, and a respiratory infection can lead to pneumonia or hospitalizations. Cruise ships do have medical facilities, but they are limited compared with land-based hospitals. They are built to give first aid, basic treatment and short-term care, not to manage a fast-moving outbreak on a large scale. That is why cruise health depends so much on early reporting, quick isolation and strong cleaning practices. A command post is set up at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife Island, during preparations for the arrival of the cruise ship MV Hondius How to limit your risk For travelers, the best protection starts before boarding. It is sensible to check whether the cruise line has clear illness reporting, cleaning and isolation policies. Make sure your routine vaccines are up to date. For older adults, pregnant women and anyone with health problems, consult your primary care doctor before travelling. Also, ensure your travel insurance covers illness-related disruptions. Once on board, washing your hands with soap and water is the most useful step for preventing stomach bugs like norovirus. Hand sanitizer can help, but it does not replace soap and water. If you start to feel sick, the safest move is to avoid buffets and crowded shared spaces and report symptoms early rather than trying to carry on as normal. Cruise lines have improved their hygiene and outbreak response systems over time, and many voyages pass without incident, but the basic structure of cruise travel still creates the same challenge: many people sharing the same meals, the same air, the same water systems and the same common spaces. That is why outbreaks keep returning, and why cruise ships remain a useful reminder that public health is shaped as much by design as by germs. This article is adapted from The Conversation, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of experts. It was written by Vikram Niranjan, an assistant professor in public health at the University of Limerick, and edited by Emily Joshu Sterne, Daily Mail's assistant health editor.
Brote de norovirus en el crucero Caribbean Princess afecta a 115 personas durante un viaje por el Caribe. Autoridades sanitarias activaron protocolos de emergencia y reforzaron medidas de desinfección.
Un brote denorovirusa bordo del cruceroCaribbean Princessencendió las alertas sanitarias en Estados Unidos y el Caribe. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) confirmaron que 115 personas presentaron síntomas gastrointestinales durante el viaje. El reporte oficial detalla que entre los afectados hay102 pasajerosy13 miembros de la tripulación. La embarcación transporta a 3.116 viajeros y 1.131 trabajadores. El crucero salió el 28 de abril desde Port Everglades. Tiene previsto llegar a Puerto Cañaveral, Florida, el próximo 11 de mayo. Actualmente navega por el noroeste del océano Atlántico con destino a Puerto Plata, en República Dominicana. La compañía activó protocolos de bioseguridad para contener la situación. Entre las medidas figuran el aislamiento de personas afectadas y la toma de muestras para análisis médicos. Princess Cruises informó, mediante un comunicado difundido por el periodista Eddy Mosquera en W Radio, que un número limitado de personas reportó síntomas gastrointestinales leves durante el recorrido delCaribbean Princess. La naviera también indicó que realizó unadesinfección intensivaen las áreas del barco y que reforzó las medidas sanitarias durante el trayecto. Además, anunció que el crucero recibirá una limpieza exhaustiva cuando llegue a Puerto Cañaveral antes de iniciar su próximo viaje. Elnoroviruses una de las principales causas de gastroenteritis aguda. El virus provoca inflamación en el estómago y en los intestinos. Aunque muchas personas lo llaman “gripe estomacal”, especialistas aclararon que no tiene relación con la influenza ni con otros virus respiratorios. Los síntomas más frecuentes son: La recuperación suele tardar entre uno y tres días. Sin embargo, la persona puede seguir transmitiendo el virus después de desaparecer los síntomas. Este corresponde alcuarto brotede norovirus registrado en cruceros durante el 2026. Los CDC advirtieron que cualquier persona puede contagiarse. El riesgo de complicaciones aumenta en adultos mayores, niños menores de cinco años y personas con sistemas inmunitarios debilitados. El virus se propaga principalmente por tres vías: Las autoridades sanitarias también alertaron sobre el consumo de mariscos crudos, especialmente ostras, debido al riesgo de contaminación. Actualmente no existe un medicamento específico contra el norovirus. Por esa razón, las autoridades insistieron en las medidas preventivas. Las principales recomendaciones incluyen: *La creación de este contenido contó con la asistencia de inteligencia artificial. La fuente de esta información es de un medio del Grupo de Diarios América (GDA) y revisada por un editor para asegurar su precisión. El contenido no se generó automáticamente.
La isla prepara tres anillos de seguridad en el puerto de Granadilla y un corredor sanitario de apenas 10 kilómetros hasta el aeropuerto para repatriar a 147 personas de 23 países sin contacto con la población civil. Más información: El capitán Dobrogowski y…
Tenerife se prepara para la llegada del crucero del hantavirus. El puerto deGranadillaparece más un escenario de contención biológica que una infraestructura industrial del sur deTenerife. El viento arrastra polvo volcánico entre las explanadas grises y los operarios caminan con chalecos reflectantes junto a vehículos de emergencias. Al fondo, frente al muelle donde habitualmente atracan petroleros y buques de carga, ya se delimitan lastres zonas de seguridaddesde las que España intentará ejecutar en menos de 24 horas una de las operaciones sanitarias y logísticas más complejas desde la pandemia. A cientos de millas náuticas de aquí, elMV Hondius—147 personas a bordo, tres muertos, al menos seis contagios confirmados de hantavirus Andes y un cadáver aún dentro del barco— avanza lentamente hacia Canarias mientras ministerios, OMS, Guardia Civil, Ejército del Aire y Tierra, Sanidad Exterior y autoridades portuarias ultiman un protocolo diseñado para que ni un solo pasajero llegue a tocar realmente suelo español. La Guardia Civil controla el acceso al puerto de Granadilla, al que este sábado no han dejado de entrar vehículos policiales de diferentes unidades.Julio César R. A. La escena en Granadilla tiene algo de anomalía. El puerto, situado en una de las zonas más áridas y ventosas de Tenerife,a apenas diez kilómetros del aeropuerto Tenerife Sur, fue construido para absorber grandes operaciones industriales y tráfico marítimo pesado, no para recibir un barco convertido durante días en una cuarentena flotante frente a Cabo Verde. Sin embargo, precisamente esa combinación de aislamiento físico, baja densidad poblacional y proximidad aeroportuaria es la que ha llevado a la Organización Mundial de la Salud y al Gobierno español a elegir este punto concreto del Atlántico para evacuar el Hondius. La distancia por carretera entre el muelle y las pistas del aeropuerto apenas supera los diez minutos. Esa cercanía es la pieza central del operativo: bajar pasajeros, introducirlos en autobuses burbuja escoltados por laUnidad Militar de Emergencias, conducirlos directamente hasta la escalerilla de los aviones y hacerlos despegar sin contacto con la población civil. "Ningún pasajero tendrá contacto alguno con la población", repitió este sábado el ministro del Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, durante una comparecencia junto a la ministra de Sanidad, Mónica García. La frase se ha convertido prácticamente en la consigna oficial del dispositivo. Horas antes, Interior había ordenado prohibir toda navegación a menos de una milla náutica del barco una vez entre en aguas canarias. La intención esaislar completamente el perímetro marítimomientras el Hondius fondea dentro de la dársena sin llegar a atracar. El crucero permanecerá suspendido frente al puerto, inmóvil, mientras pequeñas lanchas motoras trasladan grupos reducidos —cinco personas aproximadamente— desde el barco hasta tierra. Solo entonces comenzará el corredor sanitario. En el puerto, trabajadores consultados estos días porEL ESPAÑOLadmiten que la tensión ha ido creciendo conforme se aproxima la llegada del buque. La imagen del barco quedó inevitablemente asociada al miedo colectivo de la covid desde el momento en que comenzaron a conocerse los fallecimientos: primero una pareja neerlandesa, después una pasajera alemana. La diferencia es que esta vez el escenario no es un aeropuerto asiático ni una gran capital europea, sino una isla acostumbrada a gestionar emergencias migratorias, rescates atlánticos y saturación logística. La maquinaria desplegada recuerda, en parte, a las operaciones de traslado de cayucos o a ciertos protocolos de ébola ensayados durante años en Canarias; pero multiplicados ahora por una presión internacional inédita, pues más de veinte países participan ya en la repatriación de pasajeros y tripulación. La OMS ha asumido un papel central en la coordinación. El director general del organismo,Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, viaja este sábado a Tenerife para seguir sobre el terreno una operación que el organismo considera modélica desde el punto de vista de cooperación internacional. A la gente de Tenerife,Mi nombre es Tedros, y ejerzo como Director General de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, el organismo de las Naciones Unidas responsable de la salud pública mundial. No es habitual que escriba directamente a la gente de una sola comunidad, pero hoy…pic.twitter.com/ouRuVDawks La propia OMS confirmó, también este sábado, que uno de los casos sospechosos dio positivo en PCR, elevando a seis los contagios confirmados y dejando la tasa de letalidad provisional cerca del 38 %. El virus implicado,la variante Andes del hantavirus, es especialmente sensible porque constituye la única cepa conocida capaz de transmitirse entre humanos en circunstancias limitadas. mAgz4-distancia-entre-puerto-y-aeropuerto-.png Aunque los expertos insisten en que el riesgo para la población general es bajo, la dimensión simbólica del operativo ha obligado a las autoridades a reforzar constantemente los mensajes de tranquilidad."El alarmismo, la desinformación y la confusión son contrarios a los principios básicos de la salud pública", dijo Mónica García. Dentro del puerto, sin embargo, la preocupación no se mueve en términos abstractos. Se mueve en términos operativos. El protocolo depende casi por completo del tiempo atmosférico y de la sincronización exacta entre puerto y aeropuerto. El mar empeorará el lunes, según las previsiones, y por eso toda la evacuación debería completarse el domingo."Hay que correr. El lunes será tarde", expresan fuentes de Protección Civil implicadas en el operativo. Ningún pasajero bajará del barco hasta que los aviones estén repostados, preparados y en pista. Cuando eso ocurra, el puerto enviará la señal al Hondius y comenzará el desembarco escalonado por nacionalidades. Tres de los pasajeros actualmente a bordo del buque, durante un fondeo del MV Hondius.E. E. Francia, Alemania, Bélgica, Irlanda y Países Bajos ya han coordinado vuelos específicos. La Unión Europea dará cobertura a ciudadanos cuyos países no dispongan de medios propios. Los españoles serán trasladados en un avión militar hasta la base aérea de Torrejón y, desde allí, al Hospital Gómez Ulla, donde permanecerán siete días en cuarentena obligatoria ratificada judicialmente este sábado por un juzgado de Madrid. La resolución judicial refleja hasta qué punto las autoridades consideran excepcional el escenario. El auto habla de"riesgo grave, inminente y extraordinario"y justifica la restricción de movimientos por la necesidad de impedir cualquier expansión del virus. El texto recuerda que la enfermedad puede ser mortal, que existen antecedentes de transmisión interpersonal y que el periodo de incubación puede prolongarse varias semanas. Todo eso explica por quéel operativo no termina realmente cuando los pasajeros abandonen Tenerife. Mientras el puerto prepara las rutas de evacuación, hospitales de media Europa trabajan ya en el rastreo de contactos. En Alicante continúa ingresada una mujer de 32 años que compartió vuelo con una de las fallecidas neerlandesas y que presenta síntomas respiratorios leves compatibles con la infección. En Barcelona, otra mujer asintomática ha ingresado este sábado en aislamiento preventivo en el Hospital Clínic tras haber coincidido en aquel mismo avión de KLM. Las autoridades sanitarias localizaron además a una pasajera sudafricana que pasó una semana en Cataluña antes de regresar a su país. Toda esa red internacional de rastreo contrasta con el aislamiento casi absoluto en el que ha permanecido el Hondius durante los últimos días. El barco, operado por Oceanwide Expeditions, no pertenece al universo de los cruceros masivos del Caribe ni al turismo de pulsera ybuffet. Los pasajeros describen a este periódico un buque obsesionado con la bioseguridad, diseñado para expediciones científicas y de naturaleza extrema en la Antártida y el Ártico. A bordo se daban charlas sobre biodiversidad y geopolítica; los viajeros desembarcaban en islas remotas con botas esterilizadas; había perros rastreadores en Ushuaia para impedir contaminación biológica; las mochilas se depositaban sobre lonas para evitar introducir semillas o especies invasoras en ecosistemas protegidos. "Eran ridículamente estrictos",relata un pasajero reciente. Precisamente por eso el brote ha desconcertado tanto a quienes conocen el barco. La hipótesis principal sigue apuntando a que el contagio inicial se produjo antes de embarcar, probablemente en Sudamérica. Imagen de archivo del MV Hondius fondeando en la Antártida.Andrew Peacock. Ahora el Hondius navega hacia Tenerife convertido en una especie de cápsula suspendida entre dos mundos: demasiado peligroso para desembarcar libremente, demasiado complejo para permanecer indefinidamente aislado en alta mar. Aunque, capacidad, tiene. Algunos expertos incidían en que el puerto de Granadilla es de "difícil fondeo" por sus condiciones de vientos. Sin embargo, el MV Hondius es unbuque de expedición acostumbrado a fondear en los lugares más peligrosos del mundo. Desde la Antártida hasta las islas atlánticas del sur, con corrientes violentas. Dentro de él continúan cerca de 30 tripulantes que regresarán posteriormente con el barco a Países Bajos, aunque aún no tienen un plan de evacuación establecido. También sigue el cuerpo del primer fallecido, que no será desembarcado en Canarias. Las autoridades neerlandesas supervisarán posteriormente el regreso del buque y su futura desinfección, que no se realizará en aguas canarias. Mientras tanto, en Granadilla, los preparativos continúan bajo una mezcla extraña de normalidad y excepción. Los periodistas se acumulan junto a las vallas. Los trabajadores portuarios miran continuamente hacia el horizonte.La Guardia Civil prepara controles. Los sanitarios revisan protocolos de protección individual. Y a pocos kilómetros, en el aeropuerto Tenerife Sur, empiezan a reservarse posiciones para una cadena de vuelos que deberá despegar con precisión casi militar.Todo debe hacerse rápido. Todo debe hacerse a plena luz del día. Todo debe hacerse sin errores. Porque después de cinco días convertido en un problema sanitario global flotando frente a Cabo Verde, el MV Hondius está ya a pocas horas de llegar a Canarias. KESPIMA260509_1003744239550Miguel Barreto / EFE.
Mallorca, Lanzarote, Tenerife y València acogen protestas este fin de semana para visibilizar la crueldad que sufren los cetáceos que viven en cautividad. “Se les priva de comida para obligarles a realizar espectáculos”, señala Kike Gimeno, portavoz de Satya …
Bajo la consigna 'No es diversión, es esclavitud', la organización global Empty the Tank, dedicada a poner fin al cautiverio de ballenas y delfines, primueve este fin de semana concentraciones y protestas en diferentes ciudades españolas y europeas con el objetivo de poner fin al sufrimiento de los cetáceos. En España, diferentes organizaciones animalistas harán concentraciones en Palma (Mallorca), el Puerto de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Lanzarote y València para “visibilizar la dura realidad de estos animales en cautividad y promover el fin de esta industria a nivel global”.
En concreto, Satya Animal ha llevado a cabo una protesta esta mañana frente al parking del parque temático de Marineland, mientras que la organización Imagine Canarias lo ha hecho frente al Loro Parque (Puerto de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) con el objetivo de “unir nuestras voces contra la industria mundial del cautiverio”. “Es importante destacar que cuatro orcas han muerto en un corto periodo de tiempo en Loro Parque de Tenerife”, critica la Asociación We Whale, que convoca la protesta de Lanzarote.
Esta protesta tendrá lugar este domingo a partir de las diez de la mañana enfrente del parque temático Rancho Texas Lanzarote Park, en una acción “para mostrar nuestro rechazo al cautiverio y la explotación de estos animales increíblemente inteligentes y sensibles” en un “momento crítico” para la conservación marina. “Mientras que más parques marinos están cerrando, los delfines y las orcas están siendo reubicados en otras instalaciones, en lugar de darles la oportunidad de tener la libertad que merecen en santuarios marinos”, lamenta el movimiento.
Finalmente, bajo el lema “Libertad”, diferentes entidades (FAADA, AnimaNaturalis, Captain Paul Watson Foundation Spain, WeWhale, ARDA, Denia Animal Save y la activista Olivia Mandle) se concentrarán también el domingo a partir de las once y cuarto de la mañana frente al Oceanogràfic de Valencia. Durante el fin de semana habrá concentraciones en Reino Unido (Manchester y Londres), Países Bajos (Utrecht), Alemania (Duisburg), Bélgica (Brujas) y Grecia (Atenas).
En el caso de Mallorca, la movilización promovida por el grupo animalista Satya Animal se ha situado en el entorno del parque temático de Marineland, en Costa d’en Blanes (Calvià), uno de los epicentros turísticos de la isla. Kike Gimeno, portavoz de la organización, explica que la explotación animal se resume “en dos niveles”. Por un lado, el conjunto de animales que viven en cautividad en instalaciones de este tipo, y por otro, aquellos que además son utilizados en espectáculos. “Uno son los animales que simplemente viven ahí, encerrados en pocos metros, en unas condiciones que no son las propias de su medio”. “Viven en condiciones de espacio muy limitado en el que reciben además ruido de las personas que entran”, explica. Marineland no ha respondido a las preguntas de este diario, en las que se le consultaba por las protestas frente a sus instalaciones.
“Se les priva de comida”
Gimeno detalla que estas condiciones afectan de forma general a todas las especies mantenidas en cautividad en este tipo de parques, en su mayoría animales exóticos, alejados de su entorno natural. Sin embargo, añade un segundo nivel de preocupación en el caso de los cetáceos y otros animales utilizados en exhibiciones. “Los delfines, leones marinos y loros son forzados a realizar espectáculos ante el resto de personas que vienen”, señala.
Estos animales no solo viven en espacios reducidos, sino que además son sometidos a dinámicas de entrenamiento y exhibición basadas en refuerzos alimentarios. “Se les priva de comida para estimularles y obligarles a realizar los ejercicios que les mandan”, afirma. “Después de eso se les premia con comida”. En este sentido, Gimeno recuerda que se trata de animales “especialmente inteligentes y sensibles”. Esa misma capacidad cognitiva es la que intensifica el sufrimiento en cautividad. “La misma inteligencia que les permite hacer el espectáculo es la que además les pone en situación de vulnerabilidad absoluta ante el sufrimiento”, sostiene.
En el caso concreto de los delfines, Gimeno insiste en que “son animales muy inteligentes”. “Son conscientes plenamente de lo que está pasando, de lo que se les pide y de las condiciones en las que están”, critica. La alimentación, añade, se convierte en la principal herramienta de control del comportamiento. “La única forma de estimularles y de recibir su atención es privándoles de alimento”. “A menudo están muchas horas sin comer hasta que tienen tanta hambre que son mucho más receptivos a lo que se les está pidiendo”, asegura.
La organización también denuncia las interacciones con el público como parte del mismo sistema de explotación. “Se venden interacciones directas con turistas, o con visitantes del parque, en las que se puede hacer una foto o tocar a los delfines”, explica Gimeno. “Todo esto solo se consigue porque detrás está la comida”. En el caso de los delfines, añade además un problema adicional derivado de la exposición ambiental. “Al estar en una piscina tan poco profunda, les va generando problemas de piel continuamente porque están excesivamente expuestos al sol”, lamenta.
Mientras tanto, medio centenar de personas se ha concentrado este sábado frente a las puertas de Loro Parque, en Puerto de La Cruz. Durante la protesta han gritado consignas como “no más cárceles de agua, pedimos vida libre para los cetáceos”, “no son payasos, tienen derecho a la libertad”, “no son máquinas de hacer dinero” o “basta ya de maltrato animal”. También han explicado que los delfines no pueden mover sus músculos de la cara, “con lo que no nos engañen más con sus sonrisas, pues se les suministra antidepresivos porque saben de su encierro”.
Contra una industria global
Las protestas en España se producen en un contexto más amplio que, según Empty the Tanks, conecta la industria del cautiverio con el turismo internacional y con la captura de animales en distintos puntos del mundo. En el caso de los delfines, el movimiento señala especialmente la existencia de redes de captura y comercio internacional. “El mercado de venta de delfines está muy conectado con la situación de Japón y son los principales proveedores al resto de zoológicos del mundo”, señala Gimeno, que alude a métodos de captura de crías en el medio natural.
En paralelo, el movimiento sitúa el fenómeno dentro de una industria global vinculada al turismo. “Al final los mayores proveedores son los establecimientos turísticos. Es un gran reclamo porque saben para el turismo familiar porque saben que los niños van a querer acudir a ver a los delfines”, asegura. Apunta además a la presencia de campañas promocionales en el Aeropuerto de Palma como parte de esa estrategia de visibilidad.
La Federación Hotelera de Mallorca (FEHM) no ha respondido a las preguntas de este diario. A la patronal hotelera se le pedía, concretamente, su posición respecto a las críticas planteadas por organizaciones y colectivos en relación a la tenencia de cetáceos en parques temáticos; el papel que desempeñan este tipo de “atractivos” en la oferta turística del destino y las consideraciones del sector hotelero en relación con el bienestar animal y la sostenibilidad de la oferta.
La acción prevista en Mallorca no se ha limitado a la concentración. Satya Animal ha llevado a cabo además una performance simbólica en la que una persona ha ocupado una estructura que simula una pequeña piscina. El objetivo, según explican, es trasladar visualmente la idea de confinamiento. “Hemos fabricado una pequeña piscina en la que hemos introducido a una persona para que se vea en perspectiva la vida que tienen los delfines ahí dentro”, señala Gimeno. “Es una pequeña simulación de la vida que pasan los delfines”.
Más allá de la protesta puntual, la organización insiste en un horizonte de transformación del modelo. “Lo primero es que desaparezcan estos espacios porque hacen un uso comercial de los animales”, afirma el portavoz de Satya Animal. En su planteamiento, la alternativa pasa por reconvertir estas instalaciones en centros de rescate y recuperación. “El futuro sería que acogiesen animales que no pueden ser reintroducidos en el medio natural o que se utilicen como centros de rescate, se les cure y se les devuelva al mar cuando sea posible”.
Brooke Spurling, coordinadora de AnimaNaturalis en Valencia, insiste en que el problema no es puntual ni aislado, sino estructural. “Nuestro mensaje es claro: orcas, delfines y belugas no pertenecen a un tanque. Son animales que en libertad recorren decenas de kilómetros al día, viven en estructuras sociales complejas y desarrollan culturas propias. Encerrarlos en piscinas para que hagan piruetas no es educación, es entretenimiento a costa de su sufrimiento”, sostiene.
España, el país con más delfinarios
En este sentido, lamenta que España es el país de la Unión Europea “con más delfinarios” y el único que “todavía mantiene orcas y belugas en cautividad”. Mientras que otros países europeos avanzan hacia el cierre de estas instalaciones o prohíben directamente la cría en cautividad, España sigue “legitimando una industria que se sostiene sobre la reproducción forzada y el traslado de individuos entre centros, rompiendo vínculos familiares y sociales que para estos animales son esenciales”.
Por estas razones, Spurling considera que acciones como la que llevarán a cabo frente al Oceanogràfic de Valencia son “fundamentales” ya que “trasladan a la calle un debate que la industria prefiere mantener oculto tras la fachada del ocio familiar”. “La ciudadanía cada vez tiene más información y rechaza estos espectáculos; ahora hace falta que las administraciones estén a la altura y acompañen ese cambio social con un marco legal que ponga fin al cautiverio de cetáceos en España”, concluye.
El Oceanogràfic de Valencia ha respondido a estas críticas explicando que es “un centro comprometido con los más altos estándares de bienestar animal”, en el que trabajan cada día más de 120 profesionales veterinarios, científicos y técnicos especializados “en el cuidado, seguimiento y enriquecimiento de los animales bajo su responsabilidad”.
Defienden que el bienestar animal “es una disciplina científica evaluable mediante indicadores objetivos y verificables”, y que, en su caso, está respaldada por un Comité de Cuidado y Bienestar Animal independiente liderado por la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), “integrado por expertos internos y externos que supervisan todos los protocolos”. Además, defienden que cuentan con la certificación de Global Humane, que establece “exigentes estándares internacionales en bienestar animal, conservación e investigación”.
Asimismo, aseguran que participan en distintos “proyectos de conservación desarrollados en diferentes ecosistemas marinos”. En un contexto en el que los océanos afrontan amenazas crecientes derivadas de la contaminación, la pérdida de biodiversidad, el cambio climático o la actividad humana, destacan que centros científicos y de conservación como el Oceanogràfic “contribuyen al conocimiento, recuperación y protección de especies amenazadas y de sus hábitats”.
Sobre los modelos de santuarios marinos, afirman que “cualquier propuesta relacionada con animales marinos debe analizarse desde criterios científicos, veterinarios, logísticos y de sostenibilidad a largo plazo, garantizando siempre el máximo bienestar animal”. En este sentido, afirman que en la actualidad “existen muy pocas instalaciones operativas a nivel internacional y su funcionamiento continúa siendo objeto de análisis y debate dentro de la propia comunidad científica y profesional”. Pese a todo, aclaran que respetan “el derecho de todas las personas y colectivos a expresar sus opiniones”.
Los parques canarios se defienden
Loro Parque defiende que las instalaciones zoológicas modernas cumplen estándares científicos y veterinarios orientados al bienestar animal. “Cuando se decide albergar una especie animal en un parque zoológico, esto solo puede hacerse si se pueden satisfacer sus necesidades biológicas, fisiológicas y comportamentales, para que cada individuo pueda disfrutar de una experiencia de vida positiva”, señala el parque a elDiario.es.
La compañía asegura que todos los animales bajo su cuidado, incluidos delfines y orcas, disponen de “hábitats adecuados”, alimentación suficiente y condiciones que les permiten expresar “comportamientos naturales”. Además, explica que el estado de los animales es supervisado de forma continua por veterinarios y especialistas en comportamiento animal. “Todos nuestros animales son objeto de un seguimiento regular por parte de un equipo especialmente dedicado, compuesto por veterinarios y especialistas en comportamiento, que evalúan su nivel de bienestar sobre la base de criterios científicos y objetivos”, añade.
Respecto a las peticiones de cierre de este tipo de instalaciones o su reconversión en santuarios marinos, Loro Parque rechaza esa posibilidad y cuestiona la viabilidad de estos modelos alternativos. “Estamos muy preocupados por las consecuencias que este tipo de discurso extremadamente simplificador puede tener para los propios animales”, sostiene.
La empresa afirma que “los santuarios marinos no existen” y los define como “el gran negocio de los activistas”. Como ejemplo, menciona el caso de dos belugas trasladadas a Islandia desde China, cuya situación —asegura— ha evidenciado “importantes dificultades de gestión y de bienestar animal”. También alude a las orcas Keijo y Wikie, de Marineland Antibes, que “llevan más de un año con promesas incumplidas”.
El parque tinerfeño sitúa además el debate en el marco más amplio de la conservación marina. “Creemos que el verdadero desafío es la conservación de las especies y la protección de los ecosistemas marinos”, sostiene la compañía, que considera que amenazas como la contaminación, las capturas accidentales, el cambio climático o el ruido submarino continúan agravándose para los cetáceos salvajes.
En este sentido, Loro Parque reivindica el trabajo desarrollado por su fundación y los programas científicos en los que participa junto a instituciones públicas. “Loro Parque y su fundación han contribuido al rescate y la conservación de numerosas especies amenazadas”, afirma, citando proyectos impulsados junto al Gobierno de Canarias en el marco del programa CANBIO y otras iniciativas vinculadas a la protección de la Macaronesia y de los cetáceos salvajes. “Nuestro compromiso con los animales se traduce en acciones concretas. Somos verdaderos activistas, en el sentido más positivo y útil del término”, concluye.
En la misma línea, Rancho Texas Park ha explicado a este diario que “es importante señalar que, al igual que existen posturas críticas, hay otras opiniones que sí respaldan la labor que realizamos”. “Desde nuestra responsabilidad hacia los animales que aquí albergamos, su salud y su bienestar, cumplimos con todos los estándares de bienestar establecidos por la legislación europea, española y, por supuesto, canaria”, señalan.
Asimismo, afirman que trabajan constantemente “para garantizar que los animales se encuentren en las mejores condiciones posibles, mediante programas de enriquecimiento ambiental, planes de control veterinario preventivo y todos los cuidados necesarios para atender adecuadamente sus necesidades”. Por otro lado, fuentes del parque afirman que también desarrollan “una importante labor de conservación, colaborando en proyectos de investigación in situ junto a universidades y entidades especializadas”. Esta labor contribuye, en su opinión, a conservar estas especies en su hábitat natural, así como a proteger y preservar a los cetáceos y otros animales marinos.
Finalmente, en cuanto a los santuarios marinos, consideran que se trata “una propuesta difícilmente viable desde el punto de vista científico y técnico”. “Estamos hablando de animales que han nacido y se han desarrollado bajo el cuidado humano, por lo que su adaptación a otro tipo de entornos plantea numerosos desafíos relacionados con su salud, bienestar y seguridad”, concluyen.
On the eve of the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, let's run down the top prospects in this year's draft class.
Let's run down the top prospects in this year's draft class. Be sure to check out our2026 NBA Draft Guide, which features multiple big boards, a full two-round mock draft, and full scouting reports on all 60 of these prospects. Latest NBA mock draft|Combine participants Dybantsa could become one of the NBA’s most unstoppable shot-creators. At 6-foot-9, he has a special blend of athletic tools the way he bends, shifts, and explodes with the ball in his hands. Dybantsa led the nation with 25.5 points per game while breaking Danny Ainge’s 48-year-old BYU freshman scoring record with a 43-point eruption. He gets to the rim at will, cooks in the midrange, draws fouls at a high rate, and displays point forward potential. What will determine his upside is whether he can become a knockdown 3-point shooter, as well as a more impactful defender to take full advantage of his physical tools. But the native of Brockton, Mass., has a tremendously high floor with his scoring skill alone. At 6-foot-9 and 250 pounds, Boozer is the most polished player in the class. He scores from the post with both footwork and power, hits 40% of his 3s on high volume, and has enough handle to run offense as a point forward. He shifts between those modes based on what the defense gives him, and that adaptability led to a 35-win season at Duke and the Naismith Player of the Year. The worry is that he’s not a vertical athlete and the foundation of all that production — overpowering smaller defenders — gets diminished against NBA length. Plus, he’s a modern tweener on defense, lacking the explosiveness and size to protect the rim full-time and the lateral quickness to switch onto guards. With the bloodline of two-time All-StarCarlos Boozer, the team that drafts him is betting that skill, adaptability, and a track record of winning at every level all lead to superstardom. Peterson is a buttery smooth scorer with a blend of fluid body control and positional size that gives him the ingredients to become an elite NBA player. At the high school level, he was a dynamic playmaker who used his burst to get into the teeth of defenses and generate buckets for himself and his teammates, while also showing off the kind of shot-making that draws comparisons to Hall of Famers. At Kansas, he thrived in an off-ball role, stroking jumpers out of movement actions and showing he can scale up or down depending on what a roster needs. Even when he isn't scoring, he's a high-impact defender who causes chaos off-ball and has the 6-foot-11 wingspan to switch screens. The concern isn't his game. It's his body. He missed 11 of 35 games and pulled himself out of others due to cramping, capping off one of the weirdest freshman seasons in recent memory. Questions about his burst, his availability, and what exactly is going on under the hood are going to define how NBA front offices feel about him at the top of this draft. Wilson is the most gifted athlete in the draft class. He's 6-foot-10 with springs for legs. When he's flying above the rim, finishing through contact, and chasing down every shot in his area code, he looks like a future franchise cornerstone. But the conversation changes when you watch his jumper because he hasn’t shown any consistency as a shooter at any level. Still, even without the jumper, he has star upside. Wagler showed up at Illinois as a four-star recruit with no expectations of becoming a one-and-done. But he became the orchestrator of a high-powered Illinois offense with his high-IQ playmaking and crafty scoring, leading the team to the Final Four. And now, he’s a top-10 lock. To become an NBA star, Wagler needs to overcome a lack of traditional athleticism. But the best case is that his feel for the game is enough for him to continue ascending. At age 7, Flemings chased a ball into the street and got hit by a car, and ended up in the hospital with a fractured hip, a punctured spleen, and road rash. He says it changed his outlook on life, and it sure looks like it given the incredible effort and passion he plays with. He plays with surgical midrange touch, an explosive first step, and passing vision of a true point guard who can run an offense. But Flemings is also 190 pounds, midrange-heavy in a 3-point league, and watched his efficiency crater against the stiffest competition late in the season. The question is whether his scoring package translates to NBA length and spacing, or whether opposing scouts figure him out the same way late-season defenses did. Acuff is not the biggest guard or the most explosive athlete, but he reads defenses like someone who's been in the league for a decade. He emerged as a freshman as a skilled, low-turnover playmaker. And that’s not even what he’s best at. Acuff is a wiry scorer who can get a bucket from anywhere on the floor with a quick trigger, slippery handle, and a feel for manipulating defenses. He has a knack for clutch moments too. The question that follows every undersized guard into the draft is whether the brilliance survives contact with bigger, longer, faster defenders. Mara stepped on UCLA’s campus as a lottery-projected center from Spain. Then he fell off draft boards during two forgettable seasons there before transferring to Michigan and becoming one of the best true 5s in the country on his way to winning the national championship. He reads the floor like a guard, finishes with both hands, and swats shots with elite timing. The complication is he doesn't shoot from outside, makes below 60% of his free throws, and opponents are going to attack him on the perimeter. When Brown is in the zone, he has an unstoppable pull-up jumper, an ambidextrous finishing ability, and the quick reads to rifle passes before the defense has time to react. He had a 45-point breakout performance in February after a back injury dogged him all freshman year and then ended his year later in the month. The absences muddy the evaluation and leave real questions about his consistency that may not get answered until he’s fully healthy. López is the best basketball prospect Mexico has ever produced. He left Hermosillo at 14 to play professionally in Barcelona, then at 17 moved to Auckland, New Zealand, where he shined for two years in the NBL Next Stars program. He checks a lot of boxes with his excellent physical tools, a hardnosed approach, and a well-rounded ability to defend multiple positions, handle the ball, and a blossoming shot. But he’s thus far more of a jack of all trades since his jumper runs hot and cold and he lacks the burst to blow by defenders off the bounce. But he has all the requisite skills to become a longtime pro on a winning team. Lendeborg has a compelling story. Poor grades kept him off his high school varsity team. He went to a JUCO. Then UAB. Then he entered the draft, went through the combine, pulled his name back, and came back for one more year at Michigan and won a national championship. He just kept getting better every single time the competition got harder. He fills the stat sheet, he can play multiple positions, and he has a 7-foot-4 wingspan at 240 pounds with a genuine handle. But he'll be 24 as a rookie. The arc is a great story. Whether it ends with NBA stardom is still up for debate. Burries arrived at Arizona as a top-10 recruit, started slow, and then erupted once conference play began, helping lead his team to the Final Four. He's a physical, versatile scorer who can beat you from all three levels, rebounds like a forward, and competes hard on defense. But he's a methodical creator rather than an explosive one, and his shooting history before Arizona gives scouts reason to wonder whether the efficiency is real or a blip. Philon is a shifty, score-first point guard who blossomed into one of the best guards in college basketball as a sophomore. He doubled his scoring output with buttery floaters, a deceptive handle, and a feel for running an offense, while also beginning to shore up the shooting questions that once clouded his projection. But Philon is also a below-the-rim athlete and is listed under 180 pounds, so his slight frame remains the one thing standing between him and stardom. Okorie is the best driving guard in the class, a 6-foot-2 jitterbug who manipulates defenders with a tight handle, sudden changes of speed, and an advanced feel for the game. He's not an above-the-rim athlete, though, and not long ago he was a kid from New Hampshire who ranked outside the top 100 and committed to Harvard. Then Stanford found him, he flipped his commitment, and he proceeded to lead the ACC in scoring with eight 30-point games and a habit for hitting clutch shots. NBA teams will have to decide whether what carved up the ACC will survive against bigger, longer defenders. Steinbach played professionally in Germany before enrolling at Washington, and he’ll enter the NBA with some readymade skills as an interior scorer and rebounder. He has massive hands that he uses to grab every possible rebound and finish effectively around the basket. He also showed legitimate touch on 3-pointers in flashes, which would turn him into a very different player if it becomes real. But he’s a bit of a modern tweener. He’s not a true 7-footer, and there are specific matchups where he gets targeted in space. He needs to be the right kind of center for the right team. Swain played two competent seasons at Xavier, transferred to Texas, and somehow became the most efficient isolation scorer in the entire country. He's relentless getting to the rim, creative as a finisher, and active enough defensively to project as a switchable wing. But the reason he lives at the rim is because his jump shot is genuinely terrible. He has stiff mechanics, bad percentages, and a reluctance to even attempt it that goes all the way back to high school. Until the shooting becomes a credible threat, defenses are going to pack the paint and dare him to beat them from the outside. Players who can handle, shoot off the dribble, and stand at 6-foot-10 don’t grow on trees. This physical foundation kept Ament in lottery consideration even after a dreadful start to his freshman season when he struggled to score efficiently and make an impact defensively. But over the second half of the year for Tennessee, he flipped a switch and shots began to fall. He averaged 23.8 points over a six-game stretch in January and February that reminded everyone why he was a top recruit in the country. Then he dealt with an ankle injury that ruined his momentum entering March and he severely struggled during the tournament. You know the guy on a championship team who never gets enough credit nationally? The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team's pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence? That's Morez Johnson. He transferred from Illinois to Michigan and became the connective tissue of the national champions as a 250-pound wrecking ball with surprisingly soft hands and the defensive IQ to guard 1 through 5 in a switch-heavy scheme. The catch is he's not quite big enough to be a true center and not yet proven enough as a shooter to guarantee he spaces the floor. But even without a jumper, Johnson has a long future ahead of him at the next level. You could have watched every Tennessee game for two years and genuinely not known that Carr existed. Then he transferred to Baylor, and led the team in scoring, shot nearly 40% from 3 on high volume, and looked like a 3-and-D role player who also has blossoming skills off the dribble. With NBA genes in his blood, as the son of former player Chris Carr, Cameron has the skills to make it in the NBA. But at 175 pounds with not a ton of games under his belt, he's going to get introduced to the NBA's physicality in a way college basketball never did. Graves was a point guard before a late growth spurt, and the floor skills carried over when he sprouted to 6-foot-9. He came off the bench at Santa Clara as a redshirt freshman and quietly became one of the most efficient producers in college basketball. He stands as the top-ranked player still in the transfer portal, so he could return to college, which wouldn't be a surprise given he came off the bench, lacks great athleticism, and had some struggles against the limited top competition that he faced. But the analytics love him, and he passes the eye test with his elite feel for the game, which is why he's in the lottery conversation. Stirtz feels the game at a different frequency than everyone else on the floor, and yet still makes scouts squint because he doesn't look the part athletically. The question isn't whether he can play though. After transferring from Drake to Iowa, he kept cooking with bullseye passes, pump-fakes, and shooting touch off the dribble from NBA range. If he adjusts to the physicality and speed of the NBA, he could thrive as both a floor general and off-ball connector. Suigo has said he wants to be the Italian Wemby and, at 7-foot-2 with passing feel and shooting touch, you can see why a teenager might put that out into the universe. Suigo lacks the handle and self-creation chops to ever be the best player on a team, but his dynamic skills as a passer, shooter, and lob threat layer cleanly on top of baseline center duties as a screener, finisher, and rim protector. Becoming the ItalianMarc Gasolis a more realistic goal, and would still be an excellent outcome. Tanner enrolled at Vanderbilt as a three-star recruit, stayed off draft boards as a freshman, and then blew up as a sophomore. He became the kind of player where you’d watch him and think: How is nobody stopping this guy? He’s barely 6-feet tall, but he gets wherever he wants on the floor, makes reads before the defense has time to rotate, and then turns around and picks your pocket on the other end. His height is a concern, though, because the NBA has a poor track record with guards his size, especially when it comes to playoff basketball. But maybe Tanner can be one of the exceptions since he plays bigger than his body. Thomas has the confidence to "run for president," according to Arkansas head coach John Calipari. You could see that on the court the way he never hesitated to fire, stepped right into the lead role when Darius Acuff was sidelined at Missouri to close the regular season, and willed Arkansas to the SEC championship game with 29 against Ole Miss. He's a legit NBA shooter with deep range, a quick release, and creation juice off the bounce. But he doesn't get to the rim, his shot selection drifts into hero-ball, and there are questions about how he’ll deal with NBA physicality. Peat's bloodline is so loaded with offensive linemen that it's almost funny he ended up playing basketball. His father played nine NFL seasons. His uncle was a Pro Bowl tackle. Two brothers played college ball on the line. And you can absolutely see it in how he plays: powerful, physical, relentless, and it genuinely takes something special to stop him from getting to where he wants to go. He opened the season with a 30-point game against defending champion Florida and backed it up as one of Arizona's best players all year. The concern is that he doesn't really shoot, doesn't create for himself off the dribble without assistance, and he's not going to wow anyone as a vertical athlete. Anderson showed up at Texas Tech as the 101st-ranked recruit and has played his way into the first-round conversation behind dynamic pick-and-roll creation and knockdown perimeter shooting. He does a good job of creating easier shots for his teammates, but at his small stature he hasn’t shown a consistent ability to get to the rim with any regularity. And any small guard will always be a target on defense, so there’s a lot of pressure on his shot translating to the next level. De Larrea is a tall playmaking guard with major feel and a knockdown jumper who thrives within team concepts. He suffered a dislocated shoulder that ended his 2024-25 season and removed him from draft boards, but it ended up a blessing in disguise since he returned with a bigger role and stronger production for a great team in the EuroLeague. With size, smarts, and defensive versatility, he could carve out a role in the NBA if his international skill can translate. Allen landed at Alabama as the third scoring option, which is either a red flag about his limited ceiling or a positive preview of exactly how he'll thrive in the NBA. As a 6-foot-7 wing, Allen does a little bit of everything without needing touches, rebounds like a big, and displays incredible defensive versatility. The concern is purely about his upside, since he hasn’t shown many star flashes. Veesaar is an agile big with real shooting touch, connective playmaking, and baseline big skills with the ability to set screens and catch lobs. He also offers rim protection and is a locked-in help defender. In all three of his collegiate seasons, he made a massive leap in production each year. But he's 225 pounds so his lanky frame can get pushed around, plus he still hasn't fully defined his cornerstone skill. Moreno has an NBA frame at only 19 years old: 7-feet, 250 pounds. He does the baseline things as a big man with above-the-rim finishing, hard-nosed rebounding, and stout rim protection. He also adds a layer as a passer, showing an advanced feel for the game and for manipulating defenders. It's important for him to improve his touch as a finisher and as a shooter, but he's in a good place for his age with skills that should be translatable to the next level. Evans is the kind of shooter that defenses guard and think they’ve got him contained, then he uses a screen and catches it off a full sprint, moving away from the rim, and he somehow manages to rise into a perfect 3-pointer. He’s a legitimate sharpshooter with the off-ball chops to thrive without even running any offense for himself, and he also has a developing handle that could unlock more creation chances. But he’s still a perimeter-based player who needs to add more layers to his game to become a complete offensive talent. Some of his in-game dunks are worthy of the Dunk Contest. He’s an explosive athlete who thrives at the basket and brings constant hustle as a multi-positional defender — he made the SEC All-Defensive Team as a sophomore. But in order to carve out a long NBA career, he needs to figure out his jumper. If he does, he could be a lottery pick. Richmond is currently testing the pre-draft process, so there’s a chance he returns to Arkansas. Quaintance is going to get drafted based almost entirely on what he looked like before his knee exploded. As a freshman at Arizona State, he was blocking everything in sight, showing defensive instincts and mobility that players his size aren't supposed to have, and he was 17 years old doing it. Then came the ACL, the meniscus, the fractured knee, the transfer to Kentucky, persistent swelling, and a shutdown for the remainder of his sophomore season. Now teams have to make a decision after 28 games of great defense with eyesore offense. Cenac checks every box on paper as a superb athlete who moves like a wing, has the length to alter shots, and shoots from the perimeter. Houston handed him a starting role with national title aspirations and trusted him with heavy minutes. But the Cougars fell short again, in part because Cenac struggled to stay out of foul trouble, couldn’t score efficiently, and was overeager to play on the perimeter despite having the body of a bruiser. He arrived in college with lottery expectations, and he still could become that player in the future. But the NBA team drafting him is taking a project. Yessoufou grew up in West Africa, moved to California at 15 speaking only French, and left four years later as the state's all-time leading scorer, breaking a record that had stood since 2004. He entered Baylor as a projected lottery pick with freakish athleticism, a relentless motor, and the kind of physicality that makes scouts dream. But Baylor missed the tournament, and when quality opponents took away his drives, there wasn't much left in his arsenal. He’s still a shaky shooter, and he needs to improve his passing feel, and defend at the level his physical tools suggest that he should. Karaban makes defenses pay the moment they relax on him. He relocates for a 3, cuts when nobody's watching, and does everything efficiently. He’s a similarly high-effort, high-IQ player on the defensive end, which helps him overcome his average athleticism. But he'll be 24 as a rookie, and hasn’t shown much upside. He rarely shoots off the dribble because of his funky mechanics. So if his role-player skills are slow to translate, his margin for error is narrower than for most. Conwell's college career took him from South Florida to Indiana State to Xavier, and then to Louisville, and he got better at every stop. By the end of his senior year he was the leading scorer for the Cardinals at 18.8 points per game. He’s a stocky 6-foot-4 lefty with broad shoulders, no real first step, and exactly one dunk in four years of college basketball. But he's a knockdown shooter with deep range and a bruiser at the rim who absorbs contact like a fullback. The question is whether the climb continues at the next level, when he can't muscle his way to the cup or shoot over the top of smaller defenders the way he could in college. Bidunga is a 6-foot-10 vertical weapon with bouncy legs, soft hands, and the defensive instincts to anchor the paint. He also has some switchability, which could make him highly valuable on defense. But he lacks the size of a true center, and he lacks any perimeter skill on offense. As a player who was born in Kinshasa, and moved to the United States as a teenager, he’s still learning the nuances of high-level basketball. So there could be untapped potential for the long term. Momcilovic just put together one of the most efficient shooting seasons in college basketball, draining nearly half of his 3s on over seven attempts per game. He also has soft touch attacking closeouts and the discipline to stay in his lane by keeping the ball moving and not trying to do too much. The only real concern is the fact he isn’t much of a shot creator, doesn’t rebound much for his size, and will be an average defender at best. He has one skill that is genuinely elite though, that happens to be the most important skill in the modern league. Able has a strong 6-foot-6 frame as a wing to pair with a smooth jumper and a good feel for passing the ball. Even though he was inconsistent coming off the bench for NC State, he looks the part of a role player who could blossom into something much greater given his blend of skills. If Able doesn’t stay in the draft class, he is committed to North Carolina. Stojaković is the son of three-time NBA All-Star and 2011 champion Peja Stojaković, and he certainly has professional DNA with his slick footwork and feel for the game. But unlike his father, he shockingly has a clunky jumper that needs a lot of seasoning for him to thrive at the next level. Some players are drafted for their ceilings. Others for their floor. Jefferson lands in the latter category as a 22-year-old senior who spent four years in college getting better at everything to the point he’s a steady, high-feel forward. He can pass out of the post, make connective reads, and guard multiple positions. He just needs his shooting progress to prove to be real, and right now there's not enough of a sample to be sure it is. Smith left Purdue as the NCAA's all-time assists leader, breaking a 33-year-old record. He's arguably the highest-IQ player in the draft who could orchestrate an offense at the college level while also providing scoring off the bounce. But the issue is the one every 6-foot guard faces: he isn't a plus athlete, and bigger guards are going to hunt him the moment he steps on an NBA floor. That’s precisely why he is a projected second-rounder and will need to work his way up. Chinyelu picked up basketball as a teenager in Nigeria, worked his way up through the NBA Academy Africa pipeline in Senegal, spent a freshman year at Washington State, then transferred to Florida and became the muscle behind a national title team. As a junior, he swept every major defensive player of the year award. The role he projects for is crystal clear: rebound, anchor the paint, finish lobs, and set the tone. Reed is a throwback center who played at his best on the biggest stage on UConn’s way to the national title game. He does all the dirty work inside the paint as a finisher and rebounder and shot-blocker. But beyond his ability to screen and pass, he isn’t all too comfortable on the perimeter as a shooter or defender. So there are questions about his upside, especially since he’ll be 23 as a rookie. Saunders is a hard-nosed, two-way wing who plays with manic energy, hustling around the floor hunting for steals on defense and jumpers on offense. The team that gets him knows exactly what they’re gonna get out of him. He’s also skilled, though, with a quick-trigger jumper, soft touch on floaters, and a feel for moving the ball. With less than ideal size and athleticism, he more likely projects as a solid role player. But he’s not a guarantee to succeed at age 25 after tearing his ACL in February, ending his four-year career at BYU. Tobiason is a 6-foot-5 wing with a 7-foot-2 wingspan who finishes above the rim, racks up steals with his length, and shows the catch-and-shoot touch and connective feel to project as a 3-and-D wing. But his breakout sophomore year also featured a dip in scoring efficiency after playing a limited role as a freshman. He is testing the waters while transferring to Syracuse, so he could very well decide to spend one more year at school and build on the feedback he receives from NBA teams. Okpara knows his role as a player who protects the paint, runs the floor, finishes lobs, sets screens, and doesn’t try to be more than that. He spent two years at Ohio State, transferred to Tennessee, and helped take the Vols to the Elite Eight as their defensive backbone. He had four blocks in the Round of 32 with clutch defense down the stretch, then a 12 and 10 double-double in the Sweet 16. Onyenso has bounced from Kentucky to Kansas State to Virginia, and finally found a home in Charlottesville where he turned into one of the most feared shot-blockers in college basketball. He had 21 blocks across three ACC tournament games, including nine against Cam Boozer in the championship. He lays a brick wall around the basket, though he has heavy feet when guarding on the perimeter and is still developing his offensive skill set. Williams is a broad-shouldered wing with the versatility to run point or do the dirty work as a power forward. A lack of top-end athleticism puts him in a role player bucket, but he brings winning qualities. During a stretch in which Williams was struggling to score, his college coach Will Wade said: "What'd he have? Six rebounds, four assists, zero turnovers. Everybody needs to shut the hell up about him. He's a damn good player and the shot's going to fall.” After Ejiofor’s freshman year at Kansas, Bill Self told him he wasn't good enough to play major minutes on any Big 12 team. Three years later, he became the unanimous Big East Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Tournament MVP, and Scholar-Athlete of the Year — the first player in the league's history to sweep all four in a single season — and he helped St. John's bounce his former team in the Round of 32 on the way to the program's first Sweet 16 in 25 years. Ejiofor found success with foundational skills: motor, length, and defensive versatility. The question with Ejiofor is the fact he’s undersized for a center and his jumper is still a work in progress. But he’s developed enough to deserve a chance to figure it out in the league. Nelson is a 6-foot-10 athlete with a 7-foot-3 wingspan who feasts on lobs, rebounds in traffic, and disrupts everywhere on defense. He sets a tone any time he’s on the floor. After three years at Arkansas State, he followed his coach to USF and proceeded to put up one of the most decorated mid-major seasons in recent memory by becoming the first player in American Conference history to win Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year. Even though he lacks creation and shooting abilities, he made jaw-dropping plays at the Portsmouth Invitational, then earned an NBA Draft Combine invite, and now has a chance to go in the second round. Nickel has a flamethrower jump shot that Vanderbilt used in a wide array of actions to consistent success all season long. The questions about him are the ones every specialist faces: Does he offer enough other than shooting? Will he survive defensively? But anyone who shoots like Nickel and stands at 6-foot-7 will get a shot to make it in the NBA. Hall has been to UNLV, George Mason, UCF, and Auburn, and at every stop he just keeps scoring as a 6-foot-7, 225-pound lefty wing by knocking down 3s and overpowering smaller defenders inside. But everywhere he’s gone, his defense has been shaky and his decision-making has left a lot to be desired. After bouncing through four programs without seeing those flaws get resolved, he’ll need to figure it out in the NBA. There’s certainly a lot of talent worth betting on. Lawal is a London-born forward with elite athleticism, but he didn’t start playing basketball until age 16 and it shows with his underdeveloped skills. He’s still figuring out his jumper and doesn’t do much off the dribble. But with NBA-ready hops and a strong frame, he has the tools to be a highly versatile defender who serves as a role player on offense. Uzan is a high-IQ combo guard who knits teams together with his playmaking skills and defensive hustle. Those are the translatable skills that made him a fixture in Houston’s rotations for back-to-back 30-win seasons. But then there’s the nagging question about what he actually offers as a primary shot-creator and as a shooter. Uzan could’ve answered that question with a big senior season, but he didn’t take the leap that scouts hoped for. Miller is a fluid athlete who grew up playing guard before a late growth spurt. He retained his perimeter skills given the way he can handle in the open floor and make advanced moves. He’s also an equally compelling defensive player who can switch across positions. The big issue, and the main reason why he has spent four years in college, is that he still can’t shoot. Brazile was a projected first-rounder before tearing his ACL nine games into his sophomore year at Arkansas, and the next two years were spent rebuilding the explosiveness that made him a prospect in the first place. He finally put it together as a fifth-year senior with a career year by anchoring Arkansas' defense. His long wingspan, explosive vertical, switchability, and perimeter jumper, all give him the potential to have a long NBA career. But at this point, he’s already 23 and still projects only as a role player. As a 6-foot-4 wing with a strong frame, Oweh became one of the best slashing wings in college basketball and had one of the great games of the season with 35/8/7 against Santa Clara in the opening round of March Madness with a buzzer-beater to force overtime. At the next level, though, he doesn’t project to be a primary creator because of his shaky handle and jumper, so the odds are he’ll need to adapt as a role player. Fortunately, he has a ton of those skills as a cutter, connective passer, and versatile defender. Bilodeau was one of the most efficient stretch-4s in college basketball. With his 6-foot-9 frame, he could bring real value with his size and spacing ability at the next level. But no one should mistake Bilodeau for Tyler, The Creator, since he rarely takes shots off the dribble or serves as a playmaker for teammates. He also struggles as a defender, which is truly the big question about his ability to make it in the modern NBA.
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Artificial Intelligence AI Is Starting to Build Better AIMatthew Hutson | IEEE Spectrum “In 1966, the English mathematician IJ Good wrote that ‘an ultraintelligent machine could design even better machines;...
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Image Credit Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash Share AI Is Starting to Build Better AIMatthew Hutson | IEEE Spectrum AI Is Starting to Build Better AIMatthew Hutson | IEEE Spectrum "In 1966, the English mathematician IJ Good wrote that 'an ultraintelligent machine could design even better machines; there would then unquestionably be an "intelligence explosion," and the intelligence of man would be left far behind.' AI researchers have long seen recursive self-improvement, or RSI, as something to both desire and fear. Today, advances in AI are raising the question of whether parts of that process are already underway." "In 1966, the English mathematician IJ Good wrote that 'an ultraintelligent machine could design even better machines; there would then unquestionably be an "intelligence explosion," and the intelligence of man would be left far behind.' AI researchers have long seen recursive self-improvement, or RSI, as something to both desire and fear. Today, advances in AI are raising the question of whether parts of that process are already underway." This Driverless Chinese Mining Truck Is Giant, Agile, and Shows the Industrial Future of AIJesus Diaz | Fast Company This Driverless Chinese Mining Truck Is Giant, Agile, and Shows the Industrial Future of AIJesus Diaz | Fast Company "If you thought that embodied AI was all about humanoids and robotic good boys, allow me to introduce you to the Shuanglin K7. Equipped with a Level 4 driving brain that allows it to operate with no human intervention, this massive robot on four wheels can literally move on a dime, rotating 360 degrees on its own vertical axis and moving sideways like a crab, operating 24/7." "If you thought that embodied AI was all about humanoids and robotic good boys, allow me to introduce you to the Shuanglin K7. Equipped with a Level 4 driving brain that allows it to operate with no human intervention, this massive robot on four wheels can literally move on a dime, rotating 360 degrees on its own vertical axis and moving sideways like a crab, operating 24/7." This ‘Living’ Plastic Comes With a Built-in Kill SwitchGayoung Lee | Gizmodo This ‘Living’ Plastic Comes With a Built-in Kill SwitchGayoung Lee | Gizmodo "The goal was to engineer the bacterium Bacillus subtilis to produce two cooperative enzymes: one to snip the polymer chain and another to chew up these smaller bits into smaller molecules—essentially nothing. ...'By embedding these microbes, plastics could effectively ‘come alive’ and self-destruct on command,' Dai said." "The goal was to engineer the bacterium Bacillus subtilis to produce two cooperative enzymes: one to snip the polymer chain and another to chew up these smaller bits into smaller molecules—essentially nothing. ...'By embedding these microbes, plastics could effectively ‘come alive’ and self-destruct on command,' Dai said." The Secret to Understanding AIJosh Tyrangiel | The Atlantic ($) The Secret to Understanding AIJosh Tyrangiel | The Atlantic ($) "If we don’t shape AI for good, in our government and in our daily lives, it will be shaped by people who don’t know or care about our problems. If we don’t teach it what matters, someone else will teach it what’s profitable. The choice isn’t between a world with AI and a world without it. The choice is between AI designed by people who think fixing things is worth the trouble, and AI designed by people who think breaking things is more efficient." "If we don’t shape AI for good, in our government and in our daily lives, it will be shaped by people who don’t know or care about our problems. If we don’t teach it what matters, someone else will teach it what’s profitable. The choice isn’t between a world with AI and a world without it. The choice is between AI designed by people who think fixing things is worth the trouble, and AI designed by people who think breaking things is more efficient." Forget Expensive Carbon Capture—Renewables Are the Cheaper Climate FixEllyn Lapointe | Gizmodo Forget Expensive Carbon Capture—Renewables Are the Cheaper Climate FixEllyn Lapointe | Gizmodo "The findings, published Monday in Communications Sustainability, show that renewable energy is far more cost-effective than direct air capture—a growing carbon removal strategy—at reducing atmospheric carbon. Across nearly every US region through 2050, money spent deploying wind or solar power will deliver a greater combined climate and public health benefit than if it is spent on direct air capture, according to the study." "The findings, published Monday in Communications Sustainability, show that renewable energy is far more cost-effective than direct air capture—a growing carbon removal strategy—at reducing atmospheric carbon. Across nearly every US region through 2050, money spent deploying wind or solar power will deliver a greater combined climate and public health benefit than if it is spent on direct air capture, according to the study." Here’s What Has to Happen if NASA Wants to Land on the Moon Every MonthStephen Clark | Ars Technica Here’s What Has to Happen if NASA Wants to Land on the Moon Every MonthStephen Clark | Ars Technica "NASA’s goal of reaching the moon’s surface as many as 21 times over the next two and a half years will require an overhaul of the agency’s approach to buying lunar landers and success in rectifying the myriad problems that have, so far, caused three of the last four US landing attempts to falter." "NASA’s goal of reaching the moon’s surface as many as 21 times over the next two and a half years will require an overhaul of the agency’s approach to buying lunar landers and success in rectifying the myriad problems that have, so far, caused three of the last four US landing attempts to falter." Pentagon Think Tank Tests Ingenious Plan to Protect Coasts From Hurricanes—and It’s WorkingMatthew Phelan | Gizmodo Pentagon Think Tank Tests Ingenious Plan to Protect Coasts From Hurricanes—and It’s WorkingMatthew Phelan | Gizmodo "DARPA-developed hybrid reefs installed between October 2024 and March 2025 at Tyndall AFB have cut ocean wave power to shore by more than 90% in tests, according to the agency’s university collaborators at Rutgers, all while supporting local reef growth and coastal habitat." "DARPA-developed hybrid reefs installed between October 2024 and March 2025 at Tyndall AFB have cut ocean wave power to shore by more than 90% in tests, according to the agency’s university collaborators at Rutgers, all while supporting local reef growth and coastal habitat." Sign up to receive top stories about groundbreaking technologies and visionary thinkers from SingularityHub. Meta’s Embrace of AI Is Making Its Employees MiserableKalley Huang, Eli Tan, and Kate Conger | The New York Times ($) Meta’s Embrace of AI Is Making Its Employees MiserableKalley Huang, Eli Tan, and Kate Conger | The New York Times ($) "Meta is pushing its 78,000 employees to adopt AI tools and factoring their use of the technology in performance reviews. The company is also tracking employees’ computer work to feed and train its AI models. And it is cutting jobs to offset its AI spending, saying last month that it would slash 10 percent of its work force." "Meta is pushing its 78,000 employees to adopt AI tools and factoring their use of the technology in performance reviews. The company is also tracking employees’ computer work to feed and train its AI models. And it is cutting jobs to offset its AI spending, saying last month that it would slash 10 percent of its work force." There’s a Long-Shot Proposal to Protect California Workers From AIMakena Kelly | Wired ($) There’s a Long-Shot Proposal to Protect California Workers From AIMakena Kelly | Wired ($) "The plan, which builds on a broader AI policy framework Steyer released in March, promises to make California 'the first major economy in the world' to ensure 'good-paying' jobs to workers impacted by AI. To do so, Steyer tells Wired he plans to build off a previous proposal to introduce a 'token tax' which would tax big tech companies 'a fraction of a cent for every unit of data processed' for AI." "The plan, which builds on a broader AI policy framework Steyer released in March, promises to make California 'the first major economy in the world' to ensure 'good-paying' jobs to workers impacted by AI. To do so, Steyer tells Wired he plans to build off a previous proposal to introduce a 'token tax' which would tax big tech companies 'a fraction of a cent for every unit of data processed' for AI." Scientists Have Found a Hidden Galaxy Inside the Milky Way, and They’re Calling It LokiManisha Priyadarshini | Digital Trends Scientists Have Found a Hidden Galaxy Inside the Milky Way, and They’re Calling It LokiManisha Priyadarshini | Digital Trends "Our home galaxy has a secret buried inside. A new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society suggests that the Milky Way swallowed an ancient dwarf galaxy billions of years ago, and its stellar remains are still embedded within ours." "Our home galaxy has a secret buried inside. A new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society suggests that the Milky Way swallowed an ancient dwarf galaxy billions of years ago, and its stellar remains are still embedded within ours." In This Machine Age We Must Hold On to Imperfect Writing. It Is Not Flawed. It Is HumanAlex Reszelska | The Guardian In This Machine Age We Must Hold On to Imperfect Writing. It Is Not Flawed. It Is HumanAlex Reszelska | The Guardian "'There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed' is a quote often attributed to Ernest Hemingway. We need that blood, that pulse of synapses. We need the mess of it all. Because without it what remains are sentences that are technically flawless but emotionally vacant. Perfectly polished. Entirely forgettable." "'There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed' is a quote often attributed to Ernest Hemingway. We need that blood, that pulse of synapses. We need the mess of it all. Because without it what remains are sentences that are technically flawless but emotionally vacant. Perfectly polished. Entirely forgettable." SingularityHub chronicles the technological frontier with coverage of the breakthroughs, players, and issues shaping the future. Related Articles What we’re reading
A finales del siglo XIX, varios pescadores del puerto de Alejandría comenzaron a sacar accidentalmente enormes fragmentos de piedra enredados en sus redes. Algunos eran tan grandes y extraños que durante años circularon historias sobre ruinas gigantes ocultas…
Miguel Jorge Miguel Jorge A finales del siglo XIX, varios pescadores del puerto de Alejandría comenzaron a sacar accidentalmenteenormes fragmentosde piedra enredados en sus redes. Algunos eran tan grandes y extraños que durante años circularon historias sobre ruinas gigantes ocultas bajo el agua frente a la costa egipcia. Mucho antes de que existieran los escáneres submarinos o la arqueología digital, el Mediterráneo ya estaba insinuando que bajo sus aguaspermanecía enterradauna parte monumental del mundo antiguo. 80 toneladas para devolver una maravilla.Arqueólogos y buzosllevan años encontrandoenormes bloques de granito y piedra caliza bajo las aguas de Alejandría, perolos últimos trabajoshan disparado una idea fascinante: todo apunta a que el Mediterráneo está devolviendo fragmentos clave del legendarioFaro de Alejandría, una de lasSiete Maravillasdel Mundo Antiguo. Algunos de los bloques recuperados pesanhasta 80 toneladasy formaban parte de entradas monumentales, plataformas y estructuras gigantescas que durante siglos permanecieron dispersas en el fondo marino. El hallazgo no solo está permitiendo reconstruir cómo era realmente el faro, sino que además está cambiandomuchas de las teoríasque existían sobre su tamaño, su ingeniería y su aspecto final. Una torre gigantesca que dominó el Mediterráneo.El Faro de Alejandría comenzó a construirse a principios del siglo III antes de Cristo bajo elreinado de Ptolomeo I Sótery fue diseñado por Sóstrato de Cnido sobre la isla de Pharos, frente al puerto egipcio. Las fuentes antiguas describían una estructura demás de cien metros de altura, una especie de rascacielos helenístico visible a decenas de kilómetros mar adentro gracias a su enorme fuego nocturno y a complejos sistemas reflectantes. Durante más de mil seiscientos años funcionó como guía para los barcos que llegaban a uno de los puertos más importantes del Mediterráneo, convirtiéndose además enun símbolo políticodel poder ptolemaico y de la ambición de la Alejandría fundada tras la muerte de Alejandro Magno. Algunos cronistas romanos llegaron a afirmar que su luz era tan intensa que podíaconfundirse con una estrella. El mar acabó tragándose la maravilla.La estructura resistió terremotos durante siglos, pero varios seísmos enormes entre los siglos XIV y XVterminaron por destruirlacasi completamente. Parte de sus piedras fueron reutilizadas posteriormente para construir lafortaleza de Qaitbay, que todavía ocupa la misma zona costera, mientras el resto de la ciudad antigua comenzó a hundirse lentamente bajo el mar debido a movimientos geológicos y al aumento relativo del nivel del Mediterráneo. Con el paso de los siglos, el faro acabó desapareciendo bajo aguas turbias llenas de sedimentos, restos arquitectónicos y enormes fragmentos de piedra esparcidos por decenas de acres submarinos. Durante mucho tiempo, los historiadores llegaron incluso a pensar que las descripciones antiguas sobre su tamaño habían sido exageradas. Un gigantesco rompecabezas.Todo empezó a cambiar cuando arqueólogos franceses y egipcios comenzarona cartografiar sistemáticamenteel puerto oriental de Alejandría en los años noventa. Bajo el agua aparecieron esfinges, columnas, estatuas colosales y gigantescos marcos de puertas de hasta setenta toneladas, pero los trabajos recientesdel proyecto PHAROShan llevado el proceso mucho más lejos. Solo en las últimas campañas se han recuperado 22 enormes bloquesde granito mediante grúas especiales montadas sobre barcazas, incluyendo dinteles, jambas y piezas de una estructura desconocida hasta ahora que mezclaba elementos arquitectónicos egipcios y técnicas de construcción griegas. Cada hallazgo refuerza la idea de que el faro no era solo una torre funcional, sino una demostración monumental del poder multicultural de la Alejandría helenística. Reconstruido bloque a bloque… pero en digital.Contaba el New York Timesel pasado mes de febrero en un extenso reportaje que el gran avance del proyecto PHAROS no consiste únicamente en sacar piedras del agua, sino en reconstruir virtualmente el faro con unaprecisión nunca vista. Los investigadoreshan escaneadomiles de fragmentos mediante fotogrametría para crear un “gemelo digital” capaz de recomponer el edificio pieza a pieza sin mover continuamente materiales extremadamente frágiles y pesados. Gracias a ello, ingenieros y arqueólogos están descubriendo cómo encajaban realmente los bloques,cómo funcionabanlos sistemas de unión y qué técnicas permitieron levantar una estructura tan gigantesca hace más de dos mil años. Las investigaciones también han revelado que el faro utilizaba avanzados sistemas de ensamblaje con abrazaderas y enormes bloques interconectados, algo que ayuda a explicar cómo pudo sobrevivir tantos siglos frente a terremotos y temporales. El Mediterráneo moderno como los terremotos antiguos.El trabajo arqueológico se desarrolla además en un entorno cada vez más complicado. Las aguas frente a Alejandría tienenmuy poca visibilidad, están llenas de contaminación y sufren un aumento progresivo del nivel del mar mientras la propia costa continúa hundiéndose lentamente. Los investigadoresadviertende que el Mediterráneo se está calentando más rápido que muchas otras regiones del planeta y de que la acumulación de residuos y sedimentos dificulta cada vez más las tareas de documentación submarina. Paradójicamente, mientras la tecnología permite reconstruir digitalmente una de las mayores maravillas de la Antigüedad, el entorno donde permanecen sus restos físicos se vuelvemás hostil y vulnerableaño tras año. Una de las Siete Maravillas reapareciendo.Lo más llamativo de todo es que el proyecto ya ha conseguido desmontarmuchas dudas históricassobre elFaro de Alejandría. Los investigadores creen ahora que las crónicas antiguas probablementeno exageraban: la torre realmente debió de ser tan colosal y avanzada como describían los autores clásicos. Los bloques recuperados, algunos de tamaño casi imposible incluso para la ingeniería moderna, están permitiendoubicar entradas monumentales, plataformas y elementos estructurales con una precisión inédita. Poco a poco, bajo las aguas de Alejandría, una de las construcciones más famosas de toda la historia humana está dejando de ser un mito para volver a adquirir forma real. Imagen | PHAROS,SciVi 3D studio,Roland Unger En Xataka |Unas tumbas de 5.000 años de antigüedad pasaron desapercibidas durante milenios. Hasta que miramos desde el cielo En Xataka |La "Puerta del Infierno" lleva medio siglo ardiendo en mitad del desierto de Turkmenistán. Y ahora se está apagando
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, as he attempts to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses. Downing Street said the prime minister had also hired former…
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Posted on05/09/2026 6:16:59 AM PDTbyRandFan Sir Keir Starmer has appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, as he attempts to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses.Downing Street said the prime minister had also hired former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman as an adviser on tackling violence against women and girls.Brown and Harman, two influential and respected figures in the party, met Sir Keir in Downing Street before their roles were announced.The prime minister's authority is tottering after Friday's dire election results piled pressure on him, with some Labour MPs calling for him to set a timetable for his departure.Sir Keir has insisted he would not "walk away and plunge the country into chaos", and members of his cabinet have rallied around him.The prime minister is planning an attempt to reset his premiership next week by delivering a major speech and unveiling a new programme of legislation.The appointments of Brown and Baroness Harman signal the prime minister's intentions to refresh his government.Brown was chancellor before he became prime minister between 2007 and 2010, taking a leading role in the international response to the financial crisis of 2008.(Excerpt) Read more atbbc.co.uk...TOPICS:Miscellaneous;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:labour;twotierkeir;unitedkingdom;wipeoutStarmer trying to shore himself up?1posted on05/09/2026 6:16:59 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:RandFanPolitics attracts a lot of people who should never be allowed power in any society that wants to survive.2posted on05/09/2026 6:21:24 AM PDTbyneverevergiveup[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFanDoesn’t matter they’re nothing but a bunch of Clones anyway3posted on05/09/2026 6:23:47 AM PDTbybutlerweave(Fateh)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFandeck chairs ...4posted on05/09/2026 6:39:00 AM PDTbycatnipman((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanI agree with you!5posted on05/09/2026 8:06:42 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanNow suddenly they care about violence against women and girls? I think the extent of that caring is not the protection of those women and girls but to keep people from hearing about violence against women and girls.6posted on05/09/2026 8:59:03 AM PDTbywebheart(Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmandeck chairs ...“Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.”7posted on05/09/2026 9:00:47 AM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanStarmer trying to shore himself up?He should show up on the shoes of Iran, where he belongs.8posted on05/09/2026 9:02:15 AM PDTbySirius Lee("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanGordon Brown was the globalist tool who sold all of England’s gold at the absolute bottom of the market to please his Central Bank masters.Sure, let’s ask him for help.Tony Blair will also be along shortly to offer adding all assets to be tokenized within their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) inventory.9posted on05/09/2026 12:34:38 PM PDTbycaptmar-vell[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]Disclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson Downing Street said the prime minister had also hired former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman as an adviser on tackling violence against women and girls.Brown and Harman, two influential and respected figures in the party, met Sir Keir in Downing Street before their roles were announced.The prime minister's authority is tottering after Friday's dire election results piled pressure on him, with some Labour MPs calling for him to set a timetable for his departure.Sir Keir has insisted he would not "walk away and plunge the country into chaos", and members of his cabinet have rallied around him.The prime minister is planning an attempt to reset his premiership next week by delivering a major speech and unveiling a new programme of legislation.The appointments of Brown and Baroness Harman signal the prime minister's intentions to refresh his government.Brown was chancellor before he became prime minister between 2007 and 2010, taking a leading role in the international response to the financial crisis of 2008.(Excerpt) Read more atbbc.co.uk...TOPICS:Miscellaneous;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:labour;twotierkeir;unitedkingdom;wipeoutStarmer trying to shore himself up?1posted on05/09/2026 6:16:59 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:RandFanPolitics attracts a lot of people who should never be allowed power in any society that wants to survive.2posted on05/09/2026 6:21:24 AM PDTbyneverevergiveup[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFanDoesn’t matter they’re nothing but a bunch of Clones anyway3posted on05/09/2026 6:23:47 AM PDTbybutlerweave(Fateh)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFandeck chairs ...4posted on05/09/2026 6:39:00 AM PDTbycatnipman((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanI agree with you!5posted on05/09/2026 8:06:42 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanNow suddenly they care about violence against women and girls? I think the extent of that caring is not the protection of those women and girls but to keep people from hearing about violence against women and girls.6posted on05/09/2026 8:59:03 AM PDTbywebheart(Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmandeck chairs ...“Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.”7posted on05/09/2026 9:00:47 AM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanStarmer trying to shore himself up?He should show up on the shoes of Iran, where he belongs.8posted on05/09/2026 9:02:15 AM PDTbySirius Lee("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanGordon Brown was the globalist tool who sold all of England’s gold at the absolute bottom of the market to please his Central Bank masters.Sure, let’s ask him for help.Tony Blair will also be along shortly to offer adding all assets to be tokenized within their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) inventory.9posted on05/09/2026 12:34:38 PM PDTbycaptmar-vell[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]Disclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson Brown and Harman, two influential and respected figures in the party, met Sir Keir in Downing Street before their roles were announced.The prime minister's authority is tottering after Friday's dire election results piled pressure on him, with some Labour MPs calling for him to set a timetable for his departure.Sir Keir has insisted he would not "walk away and plunge the country into chaos", and members of his cabinet have rallied around him.The prime minister is planning an attempt to reset his premiership next week by delivering a major speech and unveiling a new programme of legislation.The appointments of Brown and Baroness Harman signal the prime minister's intentions to refresh his government.Brown was chancellor before he became prime minister between 2007 and 2010, taking a leading role in the international response to the financial crisis of 2008.(Excerpt) Read more atbbc.co.uk...TOPICS:Miscellaneous;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:labour;twotierkeir;unitedkingdom;wipeoutStarmer trying to shore himself up?1posted on05/09/2026 6:16:59 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:RandFanPolitics attracts a lot of people who should never be allowed power in any society that wants to survive.2posted on05/09/2026 6:21:24 AM PDTbyneverevergiveup[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFanDoesn’t matter they’re nothing but a bunch of Clones anyway3posted on05/09/2026 6:23:47 AM PDTbybutlerweave(Fateh)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFandeck chairs ...4posted on05/09/2026 6:39:00 AM PDTbycatnipman((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanI agree with you!5posted on05/09/2026 8:06:42 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanNow suddenly they care about violence against women and girls? I think the extent of that caring is not the protection of those women and girls but to keep people from hearing about violence against women and girls.6posted on05/09/2026 8:59:03 AM PDTbywebheart(Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmandeck chairs ...“Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.”7posted on05/09/2026 9:00:47 AM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanStarmer trying to shore himself up?He should show up on the shoes of Iran, where he belongs.8posted on05/09/2026 9:02:15 AM PDTbySirius Lee("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanGordon Brown was the globalist tool who sold all of England’s gold at the absolute bottom of the market to please his Central Bank masters.Sure, let’s ask him for help.Tony Blair will also be along shortly to offer adding all assets to be tokenized within their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) inventory.9posted on05/09/2026 12:34:38 PM PDTbycaptmar-vell[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]Disclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson The prime minister's authority is tottering after Friday's dire election results piled pressure on him, with some Labour MPs calling for him to set a timetable for his departure.Sir Keir has insisted he would not "walk away and plunge the country into chaos", and members of his cabinet have rallied around him.The prime minister is planning an attempt to reset his premiership next week by delivering a major speech and unveiling a new programme of legislation.The appointments of Brown and Baroness Harman signal the prime minister's intentions to refresh his government.Brown was chancellor before he became prime minister between 2007 and 2010, taking a leading role in the international response to the financial crisis of 2008.(Excerpt) Read more atbbc.co.uk...TOPICS:Miscellaneous;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:labour;twotierkeir;unitedkingdom;wipeoutStarmer trying to shore himself up?1posted on05/09/2026 6:16:59 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:RandFanPolitics attracts a lot of people who should never be allowed power in any society that wants to survive.2posted on05/09/2026 6:21:24 AM PDTbyneverevergiveup[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFanDoesn’t matter they’re nothing but a bunch of Clones anyway3posted on05/09/2026 6:23:47 AM PDTbybutlerweave(Fateh)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFandeck chairs ...4posted on05/09/2026 6:39:00 AM PDTbycatnipman((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanI agree with you!5posted on05/09/2026 8:06:42 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanNow suddenly they care about violence against women and girls? I think the extent of that caring is not the protection of those women and girls but to keep people from hearing about violence against women and girls.6posted on05/09/2026 8:59:03 AM PDTbywebheart(Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmandeck chairs ...“Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.”7posted on05/09/2026 9:00:47 AM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanStarmer trying to shore himself up?He should show up on the shoes of Iran, where he belongs.8posted on05/09/2026 9:02:15 AM PDTbySirius Lee("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanGordon Brown was the globalist tool who sold all of England’s gold at the absolute bottom of the market to please his Central Bank masters.Sure, let’s ask him for help.Tony Blair will also be along shortly to offer adding all assets to be tokenized within their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) inventory.9posted on05/09/2026 12:34:38 PM PDTbycaptmar-vell[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]Disclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson Sir Keir has insisted he would not "walk away and plunge the country into chaos", and members of his cabinet have rallied around him.The prime minister is planning an attempt to reset his premiership next week by delivering a major speech and unveiling a new programme of legislation.The appointments of Brown and Baroness Harman signal the prime minister's intentions to refresh his government.Brown was chancellor before he became prime minister between 2007 and 2010, taking a leading role in the international response to the financial crisis of 2008.(Excerpt) Read more atbbc.co.uk...TOPICS:Miscellaneous;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:labour;twotierkeir;unitedkingdom;wipeoutStarmer trying to shore himself up?1posted on05/09/2026 6:16:59 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:RandFanPolitics attracts a lot of people who should never be allowed power in any society that wants to survive.2posted on05/09/2026 6:21:24 AM PDTbyneverevergiveup[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFanDoesn’t matter they’re nothing but a bunch of Clones anyway3posted on05/09/2026 6:23:47 AM PDTbybutlerweave(Fateh)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFandeck chairs ...4posted on05/09/2026 6:39:00 AM PDTbycatnipman((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanI agree with you!5posted on05/09/2026 8:06:42 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanNow suddenly they care about violence against women and girls? I think the extent of that caring is not the protection of those women and girls but to keep people from hearing about violence against women and girls.6posted on05/09/2026 8:59:03 AM PDTbywebheart(Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmandeck chairs ...“Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.”7posted on05/09/2026 9:00:47 AM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanStarmer trying to shore himself up?He should show up on the shoes of Iran, where he belongs.8posted on05/09/2026 9:02:15 AM PDTbySirius Lee("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanGordon Brown was the globalist tool who sold all of England’s gold at the absolute bottom of the market to please his Central Bank masters.Sure, let’s ask him for help.Tony Blair will also be along shortly to offer adding all assets to be tokenized within their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) inventory.9posted on05/09/2026 12:34:38 PM PDTbycaptmar-vell[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]Disclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson The prime minister is planning an attempt to reset his premiership next week by delivering a major speech and unveiling a new programme of legislation.The appointments of Brown and Baroness Harman signal the prime minister's intentions to refresh his government.Brown was chancellor before he became prime minister between 2007 and 2010, taking a leading role in the international response to the financial crisis of 2008.(Excerpt) Read more atbbc.co.uk...TOPICS:Miscellaneous;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:labour;twotierkeir;unitedkingdom;wipeoutStarmer trying to shore himself up?1posted on05/09/2026 6:16:59 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:RandFanPolitics attracts a lot of people who should never be allowed power in any society that wants to survive.2posted on05/09/2026 6:21:24 AM PDTbyneverevergiveup[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFanDoesn’t matter they’re nothing but a bunch of Clones anyway3posted on05/09/2026 6:23:47 AM PDTbybutlerweave(Fateh)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFandeck chairs ...4posted on05/09/2026 6:39:00 AM PDTbycatnipman((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanI agree with you!5posted on05/09/2026 8:06:42 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanNow suddenly they care about violence against women and girls? I think the extent of that caring is not the protection of those women and girls but to keep people from hearing about violence against women and girls.6posted on05/09/2026 8:59:03 AM PDTbywebheart(Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmandeck chairs ...“Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.”7posted on05/09/2026 9:00:47 AM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanStarmer trying to shore himself up?He should show up on the shoes of Iran, where he belongs.8posted on05/09/2026 9:02:15 AM PDTbySirius Lee("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanGordon Brown was the globalist tool who sold all of England’s gold at the absolute bottom of the market to please his Central Bank masters.Sure, let’s ask him for help.Tony Blair will also be along shortly to offer adding all assets to be tokenized within their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) inventory.9posted on05/09/2026 12:34:38 PM PDTbycaptmar-vell[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]Disclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson The appointments of Brown and Baroness Harman signal the prime minister's intentions to refresh his government.Brown was chancellor before he became prime minister between 2007 and 2010, taking a leading role in the international response to the financial crisis of 2008.(Excerpt) Read more atbbc.co.uk...TOPICS:Miscellaneous;News/Current Events;United KingdomKEYWORDS:labour;twotierkeir;unitedkingdom;wipeoutStarmer trying to shore himself up?1posted on05/09/2026 6:16:59 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|View Replies]To:RandFanPolitics attracts a lot of people who should never be allowed power in any society that wants to survive.2posted on05/09/2026 6:21:24 AM PDTbyneverevergiveup[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFanDoesn’t matter they’re nothing but a bunch of Clones anyway3posted on05/09/2026 6:23:47 AM PDTbybutlerweave(Fateh)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:RandFandeck chairs ...4posted on05/09/2026 6:39:00 AM PDTbycatnipman((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanI agree with you!5posted on05/09/2026 8:06:42 AM PDTbyRandFan[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanNow suddenly they care about violence against women and girls? I think the extent of that caring is not the protection of those women and girls but to keep people from hearing about violence against women and girls.6posted on05/09/2026 8:59:03 AM PDTbywebheart(Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmandeck chairs ...“Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.”7posted on05/09/2026 9:00:47 AM PDTbydfwgator("I am Charlie Kirk!")[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]To:RandFanStarmer trying to shore himself up?He should show up on the shoes of Iran, where he belongs.8posted on05/09/2026 9:02:15 AM PDTbySirius Lee("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 1|View Replies]To:catnipmanGordon Brown was the globalist tool who sold all of England’s gold at the absolute bottom of the market to please his Central Bank masters.Sure, let’s ask him for help.Tony Blair will also be along shortly to offer adding all assets to be tokenized within their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) inventory.9posted on05/09/2026 12:34:38 PM PDTbycaptmar-vell[Post Reply|Private Reply|To 4|View Replies]Disclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson Brown was chancellor before he became prime minister between 2007 and 2010, taking a leading role in the international response to the financial crisis of 2008. (Excerpt) Read more atbbc.co.uk... Politics attracts a lot of people who should never be allowed power in any society that wants to survive. Doesn’t matter they’re nothing but a bunch of Clones anyway deck chairs ... I agree with you! Now suddenly they care about violence against women and girls? I think the extent of that caring is not the protection of those women and girls but to keep people from hearing about violence against women and girls. deck chairs ... “Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.” He should show up on the shoes of Iran, where he belongs. Gordon Brown was the globalist tool who sold all of England’s gold at the absolute bottom of the market to please his Central Bank masters. Sure, let’s ask him for help. Tony Blair will also be along shortly to offer adding all assets to be tokenized within their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) inventory. Disclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.Free RepublicBrowse·SearchNews/ActivismTopics·Post ArticleFreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson Disclaimer:Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
📰 Xpert.Digital - Konrad Wolfenstein📅 2026-05-09📍 SingaporeitClima · decarbonizzazione
IMEC-Korridor | Indien als maritime Supermacht: Vom Kolonialhafen zur globalen Handelsdrehscheibe Xpert.Digital - Konrad Wolfenstein
Attacco alla Via della Seta cinese: il nuovo mega-progetto indiano cambierà per sempre il commercio mondiale
135 miliardi per nuovi mega-porti: perché l'Europa deve agire ora di fronte all'ascesa dell'India
L'India si sta riarmando... sugli oceani del mondo. Con la sua "Visione marittima Amrit Kaal 2047" e un livello di investimenti senza precedenti, il subcontinente punta a diventare nientemeno che una superpotenza logistica globale. Leggi coloniali storiche vengono rovesciate, si costruiscono giganteschi porti offshore e il corridoio IMEC sta creando un'alternativa diretta e democratica alla Belt and Road Initiative cinese. Per l'Europa e per le nazioni dipendenti dalle esportazioni come la Germania, questo imponente programma di modernizzazione offre un'opportunità storica unica. Per raggiungere i suoi obiettivi, l'India ha urgente bisogno dell'esperienza europea in materia di digitalizzazione e tecnologie portuali ecocompatibili. Ma la finestra di opportunità si sta rapidamente chiudendo. Chi esita ora rischia di lasciare ad altri la redditizia costruzione del nuovo ordine marittimo mondiale. Questa è un'analisi degli sforzi di recupero dell'India, dei cambiamenti geopolitici in atto e del perché i porti europei debbano ora unire le forze.
Chi arriverà troppo tardi perderà l'accesso agli oceani del mondo: ecco perché l'Europa deve agire ora
L'India sta scrivendo uno dei capitoli più ambiziosi della sua storia economica. Ciò che a prima vista appare come una pianificazione infrastrutturale tecnocratica è in realtà un riposizionamento geopolitico di proporzioni storiche: un subcontinente con 1,4 miliardi di abitanti rivendica il suo ruolo di snodo centrale dell'architettura commerciale globale e, così facendo, sta rendendo l'Europa un partner indispensabile.
Dalla visione al progetto: cosa si cela dietro l'anno 2047
In India, il 2047 non è solo un orizzonte temporale arbitrario. Segna il centenario dell'indipendenza dall'impero coloniale britannico e, pertanto, rappresenta un momento simbolicamente carico di significato, entro il quale l'India si prefigge di compiere il salto verso un'economia sviluppata. Questa data limite conferisce a tutti i programmi di riforma una profondità emotiva che va ben oltre i semplici piani progettuali. La "Visione marittima Amrit Kaal 2047" è uno dei pilastri programmatici centrali di questo sforzo nazionale di recupero del divario.
La portata del progetto è impressionante. Si prevede che i porti indiani gestiranno circa 10 miliardi di tonnellate di merci all'anno entro il 2047, oltre tre volte la capacità attuale stimata di 2,8 miliardi di tonnellate. Questa proiezione non è inverosimile: i principali porti del paese hanno già movimentato oltre 915 milioni di tonnellate di merci nell'anno fiscale 2024-2025, una cifra record. La crescita è chiaramente in rialzo. La domanda non è più se l'India diventerà una potenza marittima globale, ma piuttosto con quale rapidità.
Il percorso per raggiungere questo obiettivo è definito da oltre 300 iniziative e misure individuali, raggruppate in undici aree tematiche di intervento. Queste spaziano dall'approfondimento dei bacini portuali fino a un pescaggio di 18-23 metri e alla creazione di hub di trasbordo, fino al raggiungimento della completa neutralità carbonica per tutti i principali porti – un obiettivo che presenta implicazioni sia ambientali che competitive. Il volume di investimenti stimato per la sua realizzazione ammonta a 75-80 trilioni di rupie – una cifra considerata epocale anche per gli standard europei.
Ciò che colpisce è quanto l'ambizione dell'India si estenda ben oltre il tradizionale settore portuale. La visione abbraccia in egual misura le vie navigabili interne, la navigazione costiera, il turismo crocieristico, la cantieristica navale e il riciclaggio delle navi. L'India possiede 7.517 chilometri di costa e 14.500 chilometri di vie navigabili potenzialmente sfruttabili: una risorsa geografica finora insufficientemente utilizzata. La Vision 2047 rappresenta anche un tentativo di colmare sistematicamente questo divario con nazioni marittime come Singapore, i Paesi Bassi e la Germania.
Il quadro legislativo: come l'India ha seppellito una legge vecchia di 117 anni
Più simbolico di qualsiasi piano di investimento è il passo compiuto dal Parlamento indiano nell'agosto del 2025: l'approvazione dell'"Indian Ports Bill 2025" ha posto fine alla validità dell'"Indian Ports Act" del 1908, una legge coloniale emanata sotto l'amministrazione britannica e considerata per decenni un anacronismo istituzionale. Questo atto è più di una semplice rettifica legale. Segnala la volontà politica dell'India di modernizzare radicalmente il quadro normativo della sua economia marittima.
La nuova legge apporta chiarezza istituzionale a un quadro normativo precedentemente frammentato. Istituisce il Consiglio per lo sviluppo marittimo statale (MSDC) come organismo di coordinamento statutario tra il governo centrale e gli stati costieri. Il consiglio, presieduto dal Ministro dell'Unione competente, è composto da rappresentanti dei ministri statali, della marina, della guardia costiera e da alti funzionari ministeriali. Le sue responsabilità spaziano dal coordinamento delle strategie nazionali di sviluppo portuale e dalla fornitura di orientamenti sulla trasparenza tariffaria alla consulenza su questioni legislative e alla pianificazione della connettività.
Alla base di questa riforma vi è una debolezza strutturale del sistema precedente: mentre i dodici porti principali erano sotto la diretta giurisdizione federale, oltre 200 porti cosiddetti minori erano amministrati dai rispettivi stati, spesso senza un chiaro coordinamento, senza standard uniformi e con notevoli attriti normativi. La nuova legge autorizza gli stati costieri a istituire autorità marittime statali (State Maritime Boards), creando così un'architettura di governance coerente per tutti i 217 porti minori.
Il pacchetto di riforme è completato dall'introduzione dei Comitati per la Risoluzione delle Controversie, che consentono la risoluzione di controversie specifiche del settore tra operatori portuali, concessionari e utenti. Inoltre, la legge impone a tutti i porti di conformarsi alle convenzioni ambientali internazionali (MARPOL, Convenzione sulle acque di zavorra) e di presentare periodicamente piani di controllo dell'inquinamento e di gestione delle emergenze, sottoposti a verifica. In tal modo, l'India si allinea agli standard internazionali che in Europa sono da tempo dati per scontati.
Un altro elemento merita particolare attenzione: il Fondo per lo Sviluppo Marittimo, con un capitale di 25.000 crore di rupie, che sarà finanziato per il 49% dallo Stato e per il 51% dalle autorità portuali, dalle imprese statali e da soggetti privati. L'obiettivo è finanziare una flotta mercantile indiana battente bandiera nazionale, con l'obiettivo esplicito di aumentare la quota dell'India nel trasporto merci globale al 20% entro il 2047.
Il Programma Sagarmala: Piattaforma operativa per una rivoluzione marittima
Mentre la Visione Maritime Amrit Kaal 2047 delinea l'orizzonte strategico, il Programma Sagarmala – la spina dorsale operativa della politica portuale indiana dal marzo 2015 – ne costituisce lo strumento concreto di attuazione. Con 839 progetti individuati e un volume totale di investimenti pari a circa 5,5 trilioni di rupie (circa 60 miliardi di euro), il programma rappresenta uno dei più vasti progetti infrastrutturali mai avviati da un'economia emergente.
Il programma si fonda su cinque pilastri operativi: modernizzazione e nuove costruzioni portuali, miglioramento dei collegamenti con l'entroterra, industrializzazione orientata al porto, sviluppo delle comunità costiere e trasporto marittimo costiero e per vie navigabili interne. Questa struttura multidimensionale chiarisce che Sagarmala non è semplicemente un programma infrastrutturale, ma un approccio allo sviluppo economico che considera i porti come centri di crescita attorno ai quali organizzare cluster industriali, zone logistiche e posti di lavoro.
I risultati ottenuti finora sono tangibili. Il trasporto marittimo costiero è più che raddoppiato in un decennio, con un incremento del 118%. Il tempo medio di permanenza dei container si è ridotto a tre giorni, una cifra inferiore a quella di paesi come gli Stati Uniti (7 giorni) o la Germania (10 giorni). Il tempo di rotazione delle merci nei porti indiani è ora di 0,9 giorni, inferiore a quello di Singapore (1,0 giorno), degli Stati Uniti (1,5 giorni) o dell'Australia (1,7 giorni).
Dal 2014, l'India è passata dalla 44ª alla 22ª posizione nella classifica internazionale della movimentazione container, a dimostrazione dei reali aumenti di produttività generati dal programma. Questi miglioramenti in termini di efficienza sono significativi dal punto di vista della politica economica: i costi logistici totali dell'India si attestano ora al 7,97% del PIL, ben al di sotto delle stime precedentemente comunicate e utilizzate a fini politici, comprese tra il 13 e il 14%. Sebbene ciò non elimini una delle principali debolezze economiche dell'India, ovvero gli elevati costi di distribuzione delle merci, ne ha comunque attenuato significativamente l'impatto.
Nuovi mega-terminal: Vadhavan e Galathea Bay come progetti di punta
Due importanti progetti incarnano il salto di qualità a cui l'India aspira nella costruzione di porti: il porto di Vadhavan nel Maharashtra e il porto internazionale di trasbordo container di Galathea Bay nelle isole Andamane e Nicobare.
Vadhavan, un'isola artificiale in costruzione nel Mar Arabico, è destinata a diventare il primo porto offshore dell'India. La posa della prima pietra è avvenuta nell'agosto del 2024 alla presenza del Primo Ministro Modi. Il progetto, una partnership pubblico-privata con la Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, dovrebbe avere una capacità di 298 milioni di tonnellate all'anno, di cui circa 23,2 milioni di TEU (unità equivalenti a venti piedi) di container. Grazie alla profondità prevista di oltre 20 metri, il porto sarà in grado di accogliere navi portacontainer di ultima generazione di dimensioni ultra-grandi. Il valore complessivo del progetto è stimato intorno ai 762 miliardi di rupie (circa 8,1 miliardi di dollari). Compagnie di navigazione internazionali come Evergreen Marine e Gulftainer hanno già annunciato progetti per la costruzione di terminal a Vadhavan.
Il porto di Galathea Bay, sull'isola di Great Nicobar, segue una logica strategica differente: la sua posizione geografica, in prossimità della rotta marittima globale est-ovest, lo rende un hub di trasbordo naturale, in grado di consolidare merci provenienti da tutto l'Oceano Indiano. Il progetto è stato approvato dall'autorità competente (PPPAC) nell'aprile 2026 con un budget di 48.862 crore di rupie e prevede di raggiungere una capacità totale di 11,8 milioni di TEU in due fasi. La struttura proprietaria è concentrata su entità indiane: il 55% deve essere detenuto da un'entità controllata dall'India, escludendo operatori stranieri.
Nel loro insieme, questi due progetti illustrano la duplice strategia marittima dell'India: rafforzare il flusso di merci con il Medio Oriente e l'Europa sulla costa occidentale con Vadhavan, e controllare il passaggio tra gli oceani sui gruppi di isole con la baia di Galathea.
Il corridoio IMEC: rotta commerciale, proposta alternativa e alleanza infrastrutturale
L'elemento geopolitico di più ampia portata nella strategia marittima dell'India è il Corridoio Economico India-Medio Oriente-Europa (IMEC). Il 9 settembre 2023, a margine del vertice del G20 a Nuova Delhi, India, Arabia Saudita, Emirati Arabi Uniti, Unione Europea, Francia, Germania, Italia e Stati Uniti hanno firmato una dichiarazione d'intenti congiunta per la realizzazione di questo corridoio multimodale. Il progetto prevede un percorso di circa 6.000 chilometri e collegherà i porti indiani via mare al Golfo Persico, da lì via ferrovia attraverso l'Arabia Saudita e gli Stati del Golfo fino a Israele, e da lì ancora via mare attraverso il Mediterraneo fino ai porti europei.
Gli indicatori economici sono impressionanti: si prevede che l'IMEC ridurrà i tempi di transito tra India ed Europa fino al 50% – secondo i calcoli del Misgav Institute e della Fondazione Konrad Adenauer, addirittura più del 40% precedentemente previsto. Si prevede inoltre una riduzione dei costi di trasporto del 30%. Sulla base di volumi commerciali realistici, anche con un utilizzo moderato della capacità, fino a 1,5-3 milioni di TEU potrebbero transitare attraverso il corridoio ogni anno.
IMEC è molto più di una semplice rotta commerciale. Il progetto comprende quattro dimensioni infrastrutturali tecniche: in primo luogo, la rete di trasporto multimodale via mare e ferrovia; in secondo luogo, i cavi dati ad alta velocità (fibra ottica) lungo l'intero percorso; in terzo luogo, le infrastrutture per la trasmissione di energia verde, in particolare i gasdotti per l'idrogeno; e in quarto luogo, la connessione alla rete elettrica come prerequisito per un approvvigionamento energetico a impatto climatico zero lungo il corridoio. Al Global Gateway Forum dell'UE a Bruxelles nell'ottobre 2025, il Corridoio Digitale UE-Africa-India – basato sul cavo sottomarino Blue Raman lungo 11.700 chilometri – è stato presentato come il primo progetto faro concreto di IMEC.
Dal punto di vista geopolitico, l'IMEC rappresenta ad oggi la più concreta alternativa democratica occidentale alla Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cinese. A differenza della BRI, con il suo modello di architettura del debito bilaterale e il controllo centralizzato cinese, l'IMEC si basa su un modello di partenariato multilaterale con finanziamenti pluralistici, strutture di governance democratiche e una logica operativa basata sul mercato. Gli Stati Uniti considerano l'IMEC una risposta strategica alla diplomazia infrastrutturale di Pechino e hanno presentato il progetto come prova della superiorità della cooperazione tra democrazie. L'UE ha integrato il progetto nella sua Global Gateway Initiative, che dispone di un budget di 300 miliardi di euro.
Suzuki pone patas arriba el segmento de las crossover medias con la SV-7GX, una moto que apuesta por el equilibrio, el motor V-Twin y un precio de derribo de 7.999 euros.
- La nueva Suzuki SV-7GX llega a España por 7.999 euros, rompiendo el mercado de las crossover. - Mantiene el legendario motor V-Twin a 90° de 73 CV, ahora con tecnología de última generación. - Es la opción más barata frente a sus rivales, con una diferencia de hasta 2.000 euros. ¿Te gustan nuestras noticias?Dile a Google aquí que te muestre más contenidos nuestros Suzuki acaba de poner las cartas boca arribacon el lanzamiento de la nueva SV-7GX en España.Aunque el mercado de las dos ruedas ha cambiado mucho últimamente, la marca japonesa ha decidido apostar por una receta que mezcla cosas que ya sabemos que funcionan muy bien. Han cogido la base de su motor más mítico, le han puesto una tecnología actual yhan diseñado una moto que sirve para todo.Si buscas una herramienta para ir a trabajar cada mañana pero que no te dé pereza sacar el domingo de curvas, esta propuesta te interesa. La estética de esta moto entra por los ojos porque recuerda mucho a su hermana mayor,la GSX-S1000GX.Tiene ese aire de moto alta, con un semicarenado que protege bastante bien del viento y unos cubremanos que vienen de serie. No es una moto enorme que asuste al verla, sino que mantiene un tamaño compacto que se agradece mucho cuando te toca serpentear entre coches en el tráfico de la ciudad. El diseño es afilado, moderno y, sobre todo, práctico para el día a día. Lo que hace especial a esta SV-7GX es el motor que lleva escondido bajo el chasis. Mientras casi todas las marcas se han pasado a los motores de dos cilindros en paralelo porque son más baratos de fabricar,Suzuki sigue fiel a su bicilíndrico en V a 90 grados.Son 645 centímetros cúbicos que entregan 73 CV. Es un motor que tiene un sonido muy característico y una forma de empujar desde abajo que lo hace muy divertido. Además, en esta versión de 2026, ya viene totalmente adaptado a las últimas normativas de emisiones Euro 5+,consumiendo 4,2 litros cada cien kilómetros. En la parte técnica, Suzuki ha metido toda la electrónica que un motorista moderno espera hoy en día.Lleva el sistema S.I.R.S., que incluye un acelerador electrónico muy preciso y tres modos de conducción.Puedes elegir cómo quieres que responda la moto dependiendo de si está lloviendo o si quieres ir un poco más alegre. También cuenta con un control de tracción regulable y algo que hace la vida muy fácil:el cambio rápidobidireccional. Esto significa que puedes subir y bajar marchas sin tener que tocar la maneta del embrague, algo que en ciudad es una auténtica maravilla. Para que la moto sea cómoda para todo el mundo, han trabajado mucho en la postura de conducción.El manillar es ancho y queda cerca del piloto, así que vas con la espalda recta.El asiento está a 795 milímetros del suelo, una altura muy bajita para ser una crossover, lo que da mucha confianza a la hora de poner los pies en el suelo. El chasis es el clásico multitubular de acero que siempre ha usado la familia SV, conocido por ser muy rígido y permitir que la moto se mueva con mucha agilidad en las zonas de curvas. El equipamiento se completa con unapantalla TFT a color de 4,2 pulgadasque se ve de lujo incluso cuando le da el sol de frente. Tiene conectividad total con el móvil a través de una aplicación propia, así que puedes ver las indicaciones del GPS paso a paso directamente en el cuadro de la moto. También incluye un puerto USB-C para cargar el teléfono y toda la iluminación es de tipo LED, lo que mejora mucho la visibilidad cuando te toca volver a casa de noche. Hablemos de lo que más importa a final de mes: el dinero.Suzuki ha fijado el precio de la SV-7GX en 7.999 eurospara el mercado español. Es una cifra que sorprende bastante, sobre todo viendo cómo han subido los precios en los últimos dos años. Al situarse por debajo de la barrera de los ocho mil euros, se coloca en una posición muy cómoda para quien busca una moto de media cilindrada que sea completa pero que no le obligue a financiar hasta el aire que respira. Si miramos lo que ofrecen las otras marcas, la diferencia es muy clara. Por ejemplo,la Yamaha Tracer 7, que es una de sus rivales directas, cuesta ahora mismo 9.999 euros. Es una moto excelente con su motor de 689 cc y 74 CV, pero estamos hablando de dos mil euros de diferencia respecto a la Suzuki. Honda tiene en este segmento la NC750X por un precio de 9.150 euros.Es una moto muy lógica, con un motor bicilíndrico en paralelo de 745 cc y 59 CV, pero se queda corta en potencia comparada con la Suzuki y también es bastante más cara. Por otro lado, la Kawasaki Versys 650 se vende por 9.075 euros. Lleva un motor de dos cilindros en paralelo con 67 CV, una cifra de potencia algo inferior a la de la SV-7GX y con un precio que supera los nueve mil euros. Leer también:Aspar ya tiene fecha para el asalto a MotoGP: así es su (carísimo) plan maestro con China Incluso si miramos hacia Europa,la Triumph Tiger Sport 660 se va hasta los 9.995 euros.Es verdad que ofrece un motor de tres cilindros con 95 CV, pero el precio se aleja totalmente de lo que propone Suzuki. Al final, la SV-7GX se queda sola como la opción más barata con muchísima diferencia.
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En su primer discurso en el poder, la presidenta Laura Fernández reafirmó consignas de su predecesor, reiteró promesas de hace cuatro años y dejó temas trascendentales por fuera. Aquí lo ponemos bajo la lupa.
Bajo un sofocante sol de mediodía,Laura Fernández Delgadoreiteró ayer en su primer discurso como presidenta en ejercicio una de sus principales promesas de campaña: impulsar una reforma profunda del Estado. Pero esta vez, ya investida con la banda tricolor, agregó un nuevo matiz a su propuesta:sin atentar contra la división de poderes. Sus palabras contrastaron con los ánimos del público presente en el Estadio Nacional, en La Sabana, queabucheóal presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia,Orlando Aguirre, y a la contralora general,Marta Acosta, durante los saludos protocolarios de Fernández previo a su intervención. “Tenemos la madurez para reconocer lo que está bien… y el valor para cambiar lo que no. Sí, eso implica tomar decisiones que por años se evitaron. “Porsupuesto que eso no significa atentar contra la división de poderes. Nunca lo haría. Pero a cada uno le toca darle cuentas al pueblo de sus acciones y sus omisiones. La reforma que necesitamos es profunda”, declaró. En su alocución, la mandataria dejó claro cómo se autopercibe:“Soy la heredera de ese cambio y lo digo sin titubeos”. Por eso, afirmó que el traspaso de poderes de este viernes es “un nuevo impulso de un proyecto que se inició hace cuatro años”. Fernández invitó a sus seguidores a “no desperdiciar el momento” y a “nunca volver a cerrar los ojos”. La presidenta Fernández planteó ayer algunas promesas queya suenan familiares para el oído de los costarricenses, porque no es la primera vez que las escuchan. Son compromisos enunciados en el pasado por gobiernos del Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC), el Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN), el Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) y la administración saliente de Rodrigo Chaves, peroque ninguno logró llevarlos a buen puerto. La primera promesa de la mandataria es heredada del gobierno pasado:inaugurar una megacárcel. De paso, Fernández aprovechó para señalar que esas inversiones “no servirán de nada si los jueces siguen soltando delincuentes peligrosos”. El público aplaudió y vitoreó. Asimismo, afirmó estar lista para “modernizar aún más el Estado”, pues alegó queel país “no puede continuar con 335 institucionesque perdieron el norte”. Esto tampoco es nuevo. La propiaFernández lo señalócuando asumió como ministra de Planificación en el 2022. Sin embargo, el cierre o fusión de instituciones durante la administración Chaves Roblesfue casi nulo. Ahora, la nueva gobernante, con sus 31 diputados oficialistas, tendrá una oportunidad de oro para concretarlo. Fue especialmente en el área de la infraestructura pública donde Fernándezretomó esas promesas que el tico lleva décadas escuchando. Aseguró que impulsará el tren rápido de pasajeros, la ruta 1 hacia San Ramón, la carretera a San Carlos, el tramo Barranca-Limonal y la ruta 32. Como detallóRevista Dominical, deLa Nación, la propuesta del tren rápidocuenta con buen ambiente en el plenariolegislativo. El proceso de licitación de la ruta 1 está pronto a iniciar, pues el financiamientoacaba de aprobarseen el Congreso. El tramo Barranca-Limonal se encuentra en etapa de construcción y la ruta a San Carlos está a la espera de la adjudicación del tramo central. La ruta 32, señalada por Fernández, es una obra heredada del gobierno de Luis Guillermo Solís (2017), recibida por la administración Chaves con 58% de avance yestá prácticamente terminada. De hecho,el propio expresidente la mencionó como una meta concluidaen su rendición de labores, el pasado lunes 4 de mayo. La única etapa pendiente es la sustitución de lasfallidas rotondas instaladas por el anterior gobierno, por los pasos elevados que estaban contemplados en los diseños originales. También faltan algunas obras complementarias. Seguidamente,al igual que lo hizo Chaves en el pasado, la mandataria prometió “dar la batalla” para construir Ciudad Gobierno, la Marina de Limón y “resolver el saqueo yla contaminación en Crucitas”. De hecho, en uno de sus tres primeros decretos ejecutivos,Fernández convocó a la corriente legislativalos proyectos de ley referentes a estos tres asuntos. Las propuestas de la Marina de Limón y Ciudad Gobierno fueron señaladas en el pasado por laContraloría General de la República(CGR) porser inconstitucionales, ya que el gobierno pretendíadesarrollarlas sin concurso público. Sin embargo,ambas iniciativas tienen buen ambienteen el Congreso, siempre que se realicen “mediante un mecanismo transparente”, según indicó el jefe de la mayor bancada de oposición, Álvaro Ramírez, del PLN. Al contrario, el plan para permitir la minería enCrucitas no parece tener un camino tan sencillo. En la Asamblea Legislativa topará con la fuerte oposición del Frente Amplio, con el abogado ambientalistaEdgardo Arayaen primera línea, y la liberacionista y sancarleñaDiana Murillo también oponiéndose. Fernández retomó ayer otra promesa no cumplida del ahora exmandatario Chaves:la eliminación de las pensiones de lujo. La Sala IV ha sido clara en que las pensiones de lujo actuales no se pueden eliminar, ya queson un derecho adquirido. No obstante, con 31 diputados oficialistas, la actual administraciónsí tiene la oportunidad de recortarlas, si quisiera hacerlo. Finalmente, Fernández prometió volver a impulsar las jornadas laborales 4-3, quetoparon con pareden el periodo anterior. Fernández cerró su discurso con el protocolario agradecimiento y, al retirarse del atril para darle paso al acto religioso, dejó en el airevarias ausencias notables. Durante la media hora en que se dirigió al público no hizo alusión directa a la visión que tiene sobre laeducación, ni mencionó ningún proyecto para afrontar los grandes retos que tiene el país en esta área. Su omisión llega tras un cuatrienio en que Anna Katharina Müller, exministra de Educación y hoy diputada,nunca presentó la llamada “ruta de la educación”, y justo el día en que Fernández hereda la responsabilidad dehacerle frente a una crisis de décadasen infraestructura educativa y procesos de aprendizaje. Tampoco existieron menciones a la pugna por el Fondo Especial para la Educación Superior (FEES) que, fuera del Estadio Nacional, es brasa ardiente, pero que dentro del recinto fueun gran fantasma. Y de paso, ahora Chaves, en carácter de ministro de Hacienda,tendrá que sentarse a negociarcon los rectores de las universidades que fueron blanco de sus ataques públicos. El presupuesto destinado a educación registró durante el anterior gobiernouna de las mayores caídas.Al declararse Fernández “heredera” de la línea política de su antecesor, queda la incógnita de si esta será otra de las decisiones que mantenga. De momento,su discurso no dio respuestas. Tampoco se refirió al sistema de salud, cuyas costuras se deshilachan por varios costados. La presidenta no dio seña de por dónde irán las puntadas de su gestión. El movimiento que hoy lidera Fernández llegó a Casa Presidencialprometiendo aliviar los cientos de miles de casos en listas de esperade hospitales. Y a la puerta de esta problemática, también tocan las dudas sobre qué pasará con el déficit de especialistas. Ante la omisión del tema, lo único concreto parece ser la reciente declaración deMónica Taylor, presidenta de la Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS),quienya sentenció que es imposible reducir las listas. A esto se suma que, por primera vez en la historia, el régimen de Invalidez, Vejez y Muerte (IVM)utilizó en el 2025 fondos de su reserva para pagar las pensiones, una realidad crítica quellegó 16 años antesde lo que los estudios actuariales esperaban. En una ruta paralela, corre el incierto porvenir de la propuesta para el retiro anticipado del Régimen Obligatorio de Pensiones (ROP), la cual se encuentra en medio deun tira y encoje, incluso entre las figuras del mismo oficialismo. La escala de colores va desdeel rotundo no de Nogui Acosta, jefe de la bancada de gobierno, pasando por el criterio de su compañeroAntonio Barzuna, quien plantea entregar este ahorro solo a personas con enfermedades graves, hasta la reciente apertura que ha mostrado la mandataria frente a esta iniciativa. Y si de fricciones se trata, otro asterisco se posiciona sobre la relación del actual gobierno con activistas opositores y la prensa, dos actores que han topado con la hostilidad de parte de Casa Presidencial en los últimos años. Así, con promesas y ausencias, Fernández inició su gobierno como la 50.° presidenta de Costa Rica.
Certain brands (ahem, Tuckernuck) and clothing choices scream conservative in 2026, according to style experts.
When people think about MAGA aesthetics, beauty often comes up first ― from the oft-criticized“conservative girl makeup”to the so-called“Mar-a-Lago Face”trend in cosmetic surgery. But style watchers say politics can also show up clearly in clothing. “When I look at fashion today, clothes become a kind of visual language,”Edith Chan, a celebrity stylist and image consultant, told HuffPost. “It communicates values, identity and sometimes politics without a single word being spoken.” On one end of the spectrum are overt markers like MAGA hats, campaign T-shirts and slogan-heavy merch. Loud garments drenched in red, white and blue also carry a strong association with conservative politics in the modern age. “But what I find more interesting are the subtle signals, the ones that aren’t political on their own, but start to feel coded in certain contexts,” Chan said. Below, fashion historians, stylists and cultural critics break down the pieces, brands and aesthetics most commonly associated with MAGA-coded style for women ― and why they’ve taken on this meaning today. Of course, none of these signals are hard-and-fast rules. People across the political spectrum wear the same brands, garments and materials. But in today’s hyper-polarized environment, fashion choices increasingly read as cultural shorthand, whether the wearers intend that or not. Tweed jackets, dresses and Chanel‑adjacent silhouettes seem to have become staples of MAGA‑coded style ― perhaps fittingly so, givenCoco Chanel’s complicated political history. “MAGA got super into searching ‘old money style’ during 2020 and never evolved past it ― mind you, people with old money are not Googling ‘old money style,’” said political commentator and social media personalitySuzanne Lambert. “Their sustained hyperfixation seems to be the tweed dress with the buttons on each side, usually with a high collar that cuts off at the neck and makes it look too wide. I think those tweed dresses are becoming the equivalent of a MAGA hat.” The irony, she noted, is that many of the icons behind this look ― including First Lady Jackie Kennedy ― wereDemocratsand part of a coastal elite establishment that MAGA politics publicly rails against. And many of today’s versions rely on mass-market or fast-fashion reproductions, a sort of “Shein Chanel,” if you will. “There are these really tragicAmazondupes that are mostly polyester,” Lambert said. “But so many of these Republican staffers working on the Hill very much want to emulate that aesthetic. They don’t even really understand what they are trying to emulate. They just know that it seems aspirational.” At higher levels of conservative politics, that tweed often comes with a heftier price tag, as seen inAttorney General Pam Bondi’s jacketsor the Oscar de la RentapiecesfavoredbyFox Newspersonalities. On the fictional side, the wealthy conservative “Gilmore Girls” matriarch Emily Gilmore sported many expensive tweed jackets. “It’s this classic look that we associate with conservatism today, very feminine and clean,” said public historianEinav Rabinovitch-Fox. “It’s signaling that these women are maintaining more traditional gender roles, like the Chanel suit is this very traditional, conservative, even sort of old look.” Former first lady Nancy Reagan wore her fair share of tweed jackets and skirt suits, projecting a look that balanced softness with authority ― polished, feminine and firmly within traditional expectations of womanhood. That visual language continues to shape how conservative women in power dress today. “It’s a feminine iteration of the traditionally masculine garment ― the suit,” saidMaureen Lehto Brewster, an assistant professor of fashion merchandising at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. “Women in politics have always had to straddle a double bind of gender and double bind of fashion. Do you wear a suit? If so, what kind of suit do you wear? A skirt suit?” Rather than adopting overtly masculine tailoring, Lehto Brewster said many mainstream Republican women now opt for what critics have dubbed the “Republican Barbie” aesthetic. “It’s almost like a Fox News anchor look ― throwing out the suit entirely and dressing in this overtly feminine way to reassert patriarchal dominance,” she said. That emphasis on masculine dominance is consistent with Trump administration policies and positions. Lehto Brewster also believes the old money aesthetic plays into the MAGA movement’s racial politics. “It’s all very class coded,” she said. “A lot of these young women express wanting to look ‘classy,’ but that’s also a veryracially coded thing― who gets to claim that, and who doesn’t.” One of the most popular tweed dresses among D.C. conservatives is the$298 “Jackie” shift dressfrom Tuckernuck, a clothing and lifestyle retailer selling a preppy aesthetic that the founders describe as “classic,” “timeless” and “all American.” Despite leadership that appears politically liberal, the brand has become a staple among conservative women, fromFoxNewsanchorsto prominent figures in the Trump administration. The Daily Beast dubbed Tuckernuck“The Brand Dressing MAGA’s Leading Ladies ― Whether It Likes It or Not.” “I think Tuckernuck has entered the cultural conversation around MAGA fashion less because of overt politics and more because of what it visually represents,” said Chan. “The brand positions itself as ‘your one-stop shop for a fun, full life,’ and that life is clearly framed through an East Coast, upper-middle-class lens ― classic, heritage-inspired, preppy and aspirational.” Even the brand name is a nod to East Coast elitism: Tuckernuck is a privately owned island near Nantucket, the affluent New England destination where the founders summered as children. Although that coastal elitism might seem at odds with MAGA’s populist rhetoric, conservative figures appear drawn to the brand’s aesthetic of privilege, stability, femininity and reliability over trend or novelty. “Tuckernuck doesn’t promote MAGA ideology directly, but its aesthetic aligns closely with values often associated with modern conservatism ― tradition, respectability, family life and understated wealth,” Chan said. “In today’s polarized climate, fashion like this becomes read politically, whether the brand intends it or not.” Lambert called Tuckernuck a “safe” brand that takes the guesswork out of fashion, and offers an ease and predictability that speaks to the conservative ethos. “I love Tuckernuck and actually wear a lot of it ― while also recognizing it’s definitely Republican-coded,” she said. “You might not look like the trendiest girl at the party in Tuckernuck, but the silhouettes and fit are consistent and modest, which is helpful particularly in a Hill setting.” She also pointed to the jarring contrast between the brand’s “demure” image and the actions of some of its most visible wearers. Donning these“corporate feminine”looks are outspoken political figures who use their power and platforms to promote controversial policies that cause harm. “When you think about Tuckernuck and then you look at what the Trump administration is doing, it’s pretty obvious thatRepublicanswearing Tuckernuck is more about assimilation and distraction than curating one’s own style,” Lambert said. “There’s something particularly eerie about Kristi Noem wearing a number you might wear to a girl’s boozy brunch while also being someone who shot her own dog and stands by ICE murdering an American citizen.” While old money style typically favors “quiet luxury,” the MAGA version seems to mix in conspicuous branding. “I’m going to dive in on Karoline Leavitt because right now, she is the person facing the public every day justifying the decisions of the Trump administration,” said style and cultural commentatorChelsea Perry. “Her White House style so far has favored a few of the big international luxury brands ― like Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Jimmy Choo.” Perry joinedothercriticsin noting that this affinity for European luxury designers seems to contradict the Trump administration’s “Made in America” policies and rhetoric. “They’re also designers that even people that don’t spend five hours a day on Pinterest would clock as expensive. Loud luxury,” Perry added. The loud luxury vibe tends to show up in bag choices, particularly thelogo-filled Louis Vuittonand Gucci pieces carried by several folks in the MAGA orbit, including chief of staffSusie Wilesand first ladyMelania Trump. “People with old money choose high-quality logo-less clothes and try to blend in as much as possible,” Lambert noted. Former congressional staffer Beverly Hart, who analyzes the political cues in fashionon TikTok, has called the Louis Vuitton Neverfull “screaming Republican — Trump Republican.” Other loudly branded choices like the pink Marc Jacobs Tote Bag also go into the Republican category for Hart. And forChristian Dior’s Book Tote, she said “It’s giving, definitely doesn’t vote but goes to events at Mar-a-Lago.” The fascination with conspicuously branded luxury accessories among the MAGA establishment contrasts sharply with the economic reality many Americans face today. “To me, it reads as an attempt at signaling economic prosperity,” Perry said. “A sort of ‘Hey! The economy is fine. America is thriving. Our policy decisions are working. You can trust us.’ This becomes more apparent when you look to the daily beauty habits of the regular, working woman grappling with the cost-of-living crisis.” Last year, Women.com published an article that branded nude pointed-toe heels as“The Bland Shoe Trend That’s Taking MAGA Women By Storm (& We’re Begging For A Style Upgrade).” “Like many of the aesthetic choices favored on the far right, the shoe feels stuck in a bygone era. At the very least, it reflects a preference for past over present,” the article states. Nude pointed-toe heels certainly seem to fall into the category of predictability and traditional femininity that characterizes MAGA fashion. “The intention of the conservative look is just being seen as cleaner and more feminine to distinguish themselves from leftists ― kind of to say, ‘We’re not like those crazy lesbians or blue-haired liberal college girls or trans people,’” said Rabinovitch-Fox, who authored“Dressed for Freedom: The Fashionable Politics of American Feminism.” While liberal politicians like Rosa DeLauro, Jasmine Crockett andAlexandria Ocasio-Cortezmight make bold styling choices, conformity is the name of the game on the other side of the political aisle. “With conservative looks, the message is usually about tradition, stability and being put together,” said stylistAriana Weisner. “There is a focus on neatness and modesty and nothing too experimental.” “I love a nude pump, but it very much lends itself to the way they want their fashion to be as mindless as possible,” Lambert said. “There’s no thought or creativity.” One of Hart’s videosabout footwearsuggests liberals tend to be drawn to chunkier shoes, though she notes that the classic nude sandal style block heel enjoys bipartisan support. “That pointed-toe nude heel is classic and traditional,” Lehto Brewster said. “They don’t wear anything that undermines or undercuts traditional gender roles. By contrast, look at what Kamala Harris wore for her February Vogue cover ― Converse sneakers with a suit.” “There’s a religious aspect to the look,” Rabinovitch‑Fox said, who pointed to one specific accessory in addition to general modesty. “You see these really big cross necklaces, which is kind of a clear marker.” Of course, Christians of all political leanings have worncross necklaces, and crosses have also cycled through pop culture, appearing recently on decidedly not-conservative celebrities like Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter. But the decision to wear rather oversized or expensive versions ― especially when paired with tweed and traditional silhouettes ― gives this accessory a distinctly political resonance in recent years. “It’s a type of accessorizing that is aligning yourself with traditional values,” Lehto Brewster said. “There was a ‘conservative girl makeup’ video where someone made fun of Karoline Leavitt by doing her makeup and thenputting on this giant crossmade out of aluminum foil and this cream tweed jacket.” Indeed, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s affinity for large cross necklaces has sparkedjokesandcritiques, with many highlighting the juxtaposition between Christian values around honesty and the Trump administration’s tenuous relationship with the truth. Style watchers say long dresses with puffy sleeves ― sometimes called gigot or leg-of-mutton sleeves ― have become another hallmark of MAGA-coded style, particularly withpastel palettes and soft florals. “There’s a strong visual nostalgia at play,” Chan said. “As Carolyn Bessette’s 1990s minimalism resurfaces with pencil skirts, tall boots and headbands, it sits alongside an even more idealized ‘trad wife’ look that borrows from the 1800s or 1950s ― pastel dresses, Southern femininity, and a lifestyle narrative centered on domesticity.” She pointed to the rising demand for equestrian boots and knee-length skirts, which she sees as signaling “polish, tradition and control rather than rebellion.” Silhouettes are shifting with longer hemlines, buttoned-up shifts and modest proportions. It all mirrors “a broader cultural return to traditionalism,” Chan noted. “On social media, especially TikTok, aesthetics like trad wife, clean girl, coquette and old money amplify this look and repackage conservative values as aspirational and nostalgic, particularly for younger audiences,” Chan said. “What this really shows is how fashion has become a quiet but powerful way of expressing social and political alignment often without people even realizing they’re doing it.” Indeed, the move toward modesty coincides with the rise of tradwife influencers who promote traditional gender roles in a way that might not initially read as political ― but are deeply intertwined with right-wing cultural ideology. Usha Vance wore apuff sleeve midi dress from Tuckernuckto meet Pope Leo in May (though in the color black, per protocol for official meetings with the pontiff). “They LOVE a long dress with big puffy sleeves,” Lambert said. “When you look at the puffy sleeves and ditsy little patterns,” it’s very much like what you would dress a little girl in. It’s like those Lilly Pulitzer Mommy and Me dresses. It feels childish.” This infantilizing element of today’s conservative fashion is echoed in Hart’s video breaking down thepolitical signals in accessories, in which she notes that girlish headbands and “anything with a bow” reads as Republican today. But Lambert also sees a coquettishness to the trend oflong prairie dresseswith puffy sleeves, particularly with the more“milkmaid-style”pieces. “They feel very much male gaze-coded,” Lambert said. “There’s nothing wrong with wearing a milkmaid dress, but it feels obvious why conservative women would ― they think it looks good for men.” In that sense, MAGA-coded fashion isn’t just about looking conservative. It’s about signaling who power is for, who it centers and who it excludes. The original version of this story was published on HuffPost at an earlier date.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed former prime minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed former prime minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance. Downing Street said Mr Starmer has committed to boosting the country's security and resilience. "In this role, Gordon Brown will advise on how global finance cooperation can help to achieve this," the UK prime minister’s office said. Mr Starmer also appointed former deputy Labour Party leader Harriet Harman as his adviser on women and girls. The move comes as he attempts to shore up his position following a bruising set of election results in England, Wales and Scotland. Mr Starmer is battling mounting calls to quit after Labour’s electoral humiliation. The prime minister said responding to "tough" results, which saw Labour lose more than a thousand councillors in England and reduced from government to a single-figure haul in Wales, would mean "being assertive in our values" and "unifying rather than dividing". But Labour MPs continued to question his position and deputy leader Lucy Powell said unless the party can win back voters lost to Reform UK and the Greens then Nigel Farage would take the keys to No 10 at the next general election. Dozens of Labour backbenchers have publicly suggested Mr Starmer should either quit or set a timetable for his departure. The prime minister will seek to use a major speech on Monday and then the King’s Speech on Wednesday to attempt to reset his premiership in the aftermath of the electoral mauling. Mr Starmer has been caught by the rise of Reform UK on the right, with Mr Farage’s party making spectacular gains, and the Green Party on the left also making inroads in Labour’s urban heartlands. But writing in the Guardian, Mr Starmer said: "While we must respond to the message that voters have sent us, that doesn’t mean tacking right or left. "It means bringing together a broad political movement, being assertive about our values, bold in our vision and addressing people’s demands. "Unifying rather than dividing. That is the right approach for our party and, more importantly, it is the right approach for our country." Ms Powell said Mr Starmer should stay in position. She told BBC Radio 4’s Today: "Thinking that setting out some kind of timetable would put to bed the issues of leadership, I think is actually the wrong conclusion here. "Because all that would do is fire the starting gun of a, quite honestly, very distracting and ongoing debate about leadership." But she said Labour needed to win back its traditional voters: "We’ve got a big job of work to rebuild that voter coalition, that supporter base that has traditionally been our working class communities across the North and the Midlands and other parts of the country and our urban, liberal, middle-class support as well. "We’ve got a job of work to do to reunite that voter coalition. "And the stakes are really, really high if we don’t, because if we don’t, over the coming months and years, then Nigel Farage is going to be walking into Downing Street, and that is on us, and we have to get that right." With full results in from 129 of the 136 English councils, Labour had lost control in 32 authorities and suffered a net loss of 1,051 seats. In Wales, having been in government with half the seats in the Senedd at the last election, the party was reduced to just nine of the 96 seats available in the newly enlarged legislature, with First Minister Baroness Eluned Morgan the highest profile casualty. In England, councils which had been Labour for generations in the North were lost, while the party’s grip on London has also been severely weakened. Reform gained control of 13 councils and added 1,276 seats in English council elections. While many of Mr Starmer’s critics have been those on the left of the party who were never his natural supporters, the scale of the defeats has prompted more moderate voices to demand change. Clive Betts, the party’s joint longest-serving MP, said the Cabinet should make it clear to Mr Starmer he has to go "in the not too distant future". He told BBC Radio 4’s Today: "There has to be a timetable. There has to be a way to actually bring in a new leader in a proper and constructive manner in the next few months." Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who has continued to attract speculation about his ambitions despite publicly denying plans for a leadership tilt, said the prime minister will "have my support" in setting out how the Government will move forward on Monday. But facing questions from reporters last night as he attended the count for Redbridge Council, where Labour clung on to power, he declined to say whether he believed Mr Starmer was the right person to lead the party into the next general election. "I’ll continue putting my shoulder to the wheel as the Health and Social Care Secretary, who’s getting the NHS back on its feet and making sure it’s fit for the future," he said. Former deputy leader Angela Rayner, widely viewed as a potential challenger for the leadership, has not yet commented on the results. Nor has Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, whose path back to Westminster has previously been blocked by Labour’s ruling national executive committee. In Scotland, the SNP under John Swinney remained the biggest party but failed to win an outright majority, as Labour recorded its worst ever Holyrood result and tied for second place with Reform UK. In Wales, Plaid Cymru are the largest party and will begin the process of talks with other parties about forming a government and getting Rhun ap Iorwerth confirmed as the next first minister. Source:PA
San Ferdinando, il sindaco risponde all’interrogazione PD su rifiuti e qualità dell’aria Telemia
Gaetano chiarisce monitoraggi Arpacal, nuovi sistemi per emissioni odorigene e risultati sulla raccolta differenziata.
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Il sindaco di San Ferdinando, Luca Gaetano, interviene dopo l’articolo dedicato all’interrogazione del PD su qualità dell’aria e gestione dei rifiuti, fornendo chiarimenti anticipati rispetto ai tempi del consiglio comunale.
Per il monitoraggio della qualità dell’aria, Gaetano ricorda che il laboratorio mobile Arpacal è operativo dal 1° ottobre 2025 e resterà attivo fino a fine gennaio 2026 per consentire un quadro completo dei parametri autunnali e invernali. Conclusa l’elaborazione dei dati, l’Agenzia fornirà al Comune la relazione tecnica. L’amministrazione ha inoltre richiesto l’installazione permanente dei “Nasi Elettronici” (IOMS) per monitorare le emissioni odorigene provenienti dagli impianti di compostaggio.
Sul fronte rifiuti, il sindaco conferma l’impegno nel miglioramento del servizio e nella riduzione dei costi. L’introduzione dei sacchi trasparenti ha già portato risultati significativi: +110% nella raccolta differenziata e –300% nel conferimento in discarica della frazione indifferenziata. L’obiettivo fissato è raggiungere almeno il 75% di raccolta differenziata.
Gaetano annuncia che nel 2026 saranno percepibili riduzioni di costo grazie al modello di servizio basato sul Project Financing, con una stima di risparmio per l’Ente di almeno 500.000 euro l’anno e benefici sulle tariffe TARI. Il nuovo assetto permetterà anche di colmare criticità ereditate e migliorare servizi come la gestione del verde, lo spazzamento meccanico e l’apertura della nuova isola ecologica.
Il sindaco respinge l’idea di “caos rifiuti” e sottolinea la sinergia istituzionale attiva, in particolare con l’avvio del progetto “Mare e Aria Puliti 2026”, coordinato presso la Prefettura di Reggio Calabria. Hanno già aderito Capitaneria di Porto – Guardia Costiera, Regione Calabria, Arpacal, IAM SpA, Calabria Verde, Consorzio di Bonifica, Polizia Metropolitana e Polizia Locale.
Gaetano ribadisce la piena collaborazione istituzionale, la trasparenza verso gli enti e i cittadini e la disponibilità a illustrare i dati richiesti dal gruppo PD anche prima del prossimo consiglio comunale.
Navi a ‘idrogeno’ senza serbatoi: un motore lo produce da sé Futuro Prossimo
FP sul Fatto Quotidiano
Alberto Robiati e Gianluca Riccio guidano i lettori tra gli scenari del futuro: le opportunità, i rischi e le possibilità che abbiamo di realizzare il domani possibile.
Qualità aria e prevenzione incendi: da Regione 375mila euro per biotrituratori elettrici. Provincia di Livorno esclusa Livorno 24
Contrastare l’inquinamento da PM10 e ridurre il rischio concreto di incendi dovuti ad abbruciamenti di residui agricoli. Con questo doppio obiettivo la Regione Toscana ha approvato il bando “Biotrituratori elettrici 2026”, finanziato con poco meno di 375mila euro dal decreto dirigenziale 9331 del 14 aprile scorso.
“Con questo bando – spiega il presidente Eugenio Giani – la Regione Toscana tutela l’aria che respiriamo e previene gli incendi prima ancora che possano divampare. Abbruciare i residui agricoli non è solo una pratica dannosa per la qualità dell’aria, ma è anche un pericolo concreto per i nostri boschi e per chi li abita. Il biotrituratore elettrico è la risposta intelligente: trasforma uno scarto in una risorsa per il terreno, elimina le emissioni e spegne sul nascere il rischio di roghi. Vogliamo così accompagnare gli agricoltori e i cittadini verso scelte più sicure e sostenibili”.
Il bando nasce per rispondere alla procedura di infrazione europea sui PM10 che interessa la Piana di Lucca, ma è stato esteso anche alle aree “Agglomerato di Firenze” e “Piana Prato-Pistoia” in vista dell’abbassamento dei valori ammissibili previsto dall’UE. Allo stesso tempo, rappresenta uno strumento concreto per evitare gli abbruciamenti all’aperto, pratica che continua a causare roghi anche per il mancato rispetto dei divieti o per semplice incuria.
“L’incendio sul Monte Faeta – sottolinea l’assessore all’ambiente David Barontini – dimostra ancora una volta quanto il nostro territorio sia fragile e quanto il cambiamento climatico renda sempre più estremi e ravvicinati gli eventi che colpiscono la Toscana e non solo. In questi stessi giorni siamo passati da condizioni di forte rischio incendi alle allerte arancioni per pioggia intensa e smottamenti, proprio in aree già segnate dal fuoco. È una situazione che impone la massima attenzione e il rigoroso rispetto delle ordinanze e delle norme di prevenzione. Voglio ringraziare tutti gli operatori impegnati nelle operazioni di spegnimento e di monitoraggio, dai vigili del fuoco al sistema regionale antincendi boschivi, alla protezione civile, ai volontari e alle forze dell’ordine. Un pensiero particolare – conclude – va alle persone costrette a lasciare temporaneamente le proprie abitazioni, cosa che hanno fatto in modo diligente e responsabile”.
Il contributo, fino a 1.200 euro, è destinato a cittadini proprietari o comproprietari di terreni adibiti a coltivazioni arboree, con quota altimetrica inferiore ai 200 metri e superficie minima di 500 metri quadrati. I terreni devono ricadere in uno dei 31 Comuni coinvolti: Agliana, Altopascio, Bagno a Ripoli, Buggiano, Calenzano, Campi Bisenzio, Capannori, Carmignano, Chiesina Uzzanese, Firenze, Lastra a Signa, Lucca, Massa e Cozzile, Monsummano Terme, Montale, Montecarlo, Montecatini Terme, Montemurlo, Pescia, Pieve a Nievole, Pistoia, Poggio a Caiano, Ponte Buggianese, Porcari, Prato, Quarrata, Scandicci, Serravalle Pistoiese, Sesto Fiorentino, Signa e Uzzano.
Il biotrituratore elettrico è l’alternativa all’abbruciamento in campo aperto di sfalci e potature. Oltre a migliorare la qualità dell’aria, eliminando una fonte rilevante di PM10, azzera il rischio che i fuochi sfuggano di mano e si trasformino in incendi boschivi.
“In presenza di vento – dice ancora Barontini – gli abbruciamenti di residui vegetali sono vietati, perché basta una disattenzione per provocare danni enormi all’ambiente, al patrimonio boschivo e alla sicurezza delle persone. La Regione Toscana sta rafforzando le attività di prevenzione e ha già messo in campo misure concrete per ridurre i rischi legati agli abbruciamenti. Una delle alternative concrete è la bio-triturazione delle potature e dei residui vegetali, che consente di eliminare i pericoli dei focolai e di riutilizzare il materiale organico per migliorare il suolo, aumentando fertilità e ritenzione idrica. La Regione ha attivato questo nuovo bando da circa 375mila euro, che partirà verso la fine di maggio, per incentivare l’acquisto di bio-trituratori elettrici, per ridurre la produzione di PM10 ma anche i rischi, che non devono mai essere sottovalutato, derivanti dagli abbruciamenti”.
Come e quando fare domanda
La domanda dovrà essere presentata esclusivamente online tramite la piattaforma di Regione Toscana https://servizi.toscana.it/RT/formulari-generici, con accesso SPID/CIE/CNS. Lo sportello apre alle ore 9 del 25 maggio 2026 e chiude alle ore 16 del 30 aprile 2027, salvo esaurimento anticipato delle risorse. Il formulario sarà operativo da data e ora indicate: basterà cliccare sul link, selezionare “Crea nuova richiesta” e cercare nel catalogo “BANDO BIOTRITURATORI ELETTRICI 2026”.
Per chiarimenti sulle modalità di presentazione: urp@regione.toscana.it, Numero Verde 800.860.070 da rete fissa o 0554385920 da mobile.
Per informazioni tecnico-specialistiche sui contenuti del bando: qualita.aria@regione.toscana.it
Tecnologia e innovazione al servizio del mare Parks.it
(Porto Cesareo, 09 Mag 26) Con immenso piacere comunichiamo che il Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica (MASE), con il supporto scientifico di ISPRA, grazie ai fondi del PNRR – Digitalizzazione delle Aree Marine Protette, ha dotato l'Area Marina Protetta Porto Cesareo di una nuova strumentazione tecnologica per il monitoraggio dei fondali marini.
L'avanzatissimo strumento, altamente innovativo dal punto di vista tecnologico, è costituito da un veicolo di superficie senza pilota (USV) Otter implementato con un sistema Multibeam, una tecnologia avanzata di mappatura che utilizza fasci acustici per rilevare e ricostruire con elevata precisione la morfologia dei fondali marini, permettendo di studiare habitat, biodiversità e cambiamenti dell'ambiente sommerso.
Durante questi giorni, a Porto Cesareo, si sono svolte le attività formative dedicate all'utilizzo della nuova strumentazione, concluse oggi con l'ultima giornata di corso.
Hanno partecipato alle attività formative anche rappresentanti di:
- AMP Capo Rizzuto
- AMP Torre del Cerrano
- AMP Torre Guaceto
- AMP Porto Cesareo
- AMP Isole Tremiti
In una logica di sistema, infatti, lo strumento potrà essere utilizzato in rete per favorire l'implementazione di tali tecnologie e la condivisione dei risultati ottenuti dalla loro applicazione non solo a Porto Cesareo, ma anche nelle altre Aree Marine Protette coinvolte.
Le nuove tecnologie permetteranno quindi di migliorare il monitoraggio degli habitat e delle specie marine, analizzare le pressioni sugli ecosistemi e osservare gli effetti dei cambiamenti climatici, contribuendo a una tutela del mare sempre più efficace e consapevole, non solo a Porto Cesareo ma anche negli altri ecosistemi marino-costieri protetti d'Italia
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