#antarctica

Il Tempo: Hantavirus, la nave del focolaio è a Tenerife: scatta il trasferimento protetto dei passeggeri La nave da crociera Hondius, in cui si è diffusa un'epidemia di hantavirus, è arrivata verso le 7 di questa mattina al porto di Granadilla, nel sud dell'isola spagnola di Tenerife. Gli oltre 100 passeggeri e una parte dell'equipaggio saranno fatti scendere e trasferiti in strutture sanitarie. Il resto dell'equipaggio invece proseguirà il viaggio per l'Olanda. Le autorità di Tenerife hanno impedito alla nave di attraccare in porto, anche se sul molo sono state allestite tende per l'accoglienza. Rimarrà in rada fino a quando passeggeri e marittimi saranno fatti scendere, tra oggi e domani. Li attendono aerei speciali che li riporteranno a casa.  A bordo ci sono passeggeri e membri dell'equipaggio di 23 diversi Paesi. Mentre iniziano le operazioni dei protocolli sanitari finisce il viaggio organizzato dalla compagnia olandese Oceanwide Expeditions dall'Artico all'Antartide. Una crociera di lusso - prezzi a cabina tra i 16.000 e i 25.000 euro - per appassionati di birdwatching e natura con tre morti, di cui due deceduti a bordo, almeno altri cinque passeggeri infetti e vari possibili contagiati dal virus finora poco conosciuto al di fuori dell'Argentina. Hantavirus: the outbreak ship is in Tenerife; protected passenger transfer is being initiated. The cruise ship Hondius, where a hantavirus outbreak occurred, arrived around 7 a.m. this morning at the port of Granadilla, in southern Tenerife, the Spanish island. More than 100 passengers and part of the crew will be disembarked and transferred to healthcare facilities. The rest of the crew will instead continue the voyage to the Netherlands. Tenerife authorities prevented the ship from docking at the port, although tents were set up on the dock for reception. It will remain in port until passengers and seafarers are disembarked, between today and tomorrow. Special flights will await to take them home. There are passengers and crew from 23 different countries on board. As health protocol operations begin, the organized trip from the Arctic to Antarctica by the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions ends. A luxury cruise – cabin prices between €16,000 and €25,000 – for birdwatching and nature enthusiasts, with three deaths, two of which occurred on board, at least five other passengers infected and various possible infections with the previously little-known virus outside Argentina. #Tenerife #Hondius #Granadilla #Spanish #Netherlands #Arctic #Antarctica #Dutch #Argentina https://www.iltempo.it/esteri/2026/05/10/news/hantavirus-nave-da-crociera-focolaio-tenerife-trasferimento-protetto-passeggeri-47654830/

#Antarctica Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may be irreversibly melting away because of climate change, tourism to the bottom of the world is soaring. And experts warn that with more visitors comes an increased risk of contamination, illness and other damage to the continent https://www.wral.com/news/ap/a618a-antarcticas-tourism-boom-raises-concerns-about-contamination-and-disease/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Now that I am retired from my decades-long career as my Ad Agency's Creative Director, graphic designer, etc., I do not get the opportunity to do much in this space. So I'm having a ball helping a friend prepare his presentation he will give 3/2 to my #EAA chapter on the three tours he spent as an Air Traffic Controller in #Antarctica. Harsh conditions, and no alternate if an #airplane got all the way into his airspace, low on fuel or facing +WX. Land on the ice runway or die trying. avgeeks

Leaving Antarctica with computers full of data, notebooks full of notes + numbers and just about as much kit as we brought (+ some waste for correct disposal). Travelling out via the gobsmacking #WhiteDesert. #Antarctica, you've been wonderful, who knows when we'll meet again... #iQ2300

#Christchurch in New Zealand is important for the exploration of #Antarctica . The International Antarctic Centre is a base facility for Antarctica exploration and it has a very good museum. #NewZealand https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Christchurch/#antarctic

OTD the Miskatonic University expedition reached McMurdo Sound, preparing to leave #Antarctica. https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/providence/lovecraft.html?s=mb #HPLovecraft #HPL