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Topic: Italy


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‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink

  2024-08-19 in The Guardian

While tourists flock to the Italian island in greater numbers, a water crisis is intensifying for its rural population

  Tagged under: Italy | Water Resources | Farming | Drought


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‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink

  2024-08-19 in The Guardian

While tourists flock to the Italian island in greater numbers, a water crisis is intensifying for its rural population

  Tagged under: Italy | Water Resources | Farming | Drought


Sicilian producers in ‘race against time’ as drought continues

  2024-6-21 in Fruit Net

Situation is extreme for region's fruit and vegetable producers, with around half the island said to be at serious risk of desertification

  Tagged under: Collapse | Drought | Agriculture | Italy


Global Briefing: Spain advances plans for short haul flight ban

  2024-03-08 in Business Green

Spain to follow France in banning flights where rail offers viable alternative, Italy confirms coal phase out date, and Azerbaijan joins global methane pledge

  Tagged under: Coal | Legislation | Methane | Italy | Spain | Aviation | Trains | France


Extreme weather conditions are causing avalanches, floods and landslides in Italy and France | Voice of Europe

  2024-03-04 in voiceofeurope.com

Share this:FacebookXEmailGoogle+LinkedIn Read more: Severe weather ravages Europe: landslides in Italy and flash floods in Austria Europe braces for weather shift: heat wave to cool down amid extreme weather surges...

  Tagged under: Europe | Climate Change Impacts | Extreme Weather | France | Italy


Milan plans to ban cars from city centre by mid 2024

  2023-10-24 (or before) in Euronews

Levels of pollutants in Milan's air are almost four times the safe amount.

  Tagged under: Pollution | Cars | Italy


Venice ‘disaster’ after worst floods for 50 years | World | The Times

  2019-11-14 (or before) by in The Times & The Sunday Times

The mayor of Venice declared a state of emergency last night as St Mark’s Square was deluged and gondolas were torn from their moorings during the worst flooding in the city for more than 50 years.Sirens sounded as floodwaters in the Venice lagoon rose 187cm above normal amid high winds. It was clos

  Tagged under: Italy | Flooding


Venice floods: Climate change behind highest tide in 50 years, says mayor - BBC News

  2019-11-13 (or before) in The BBC

A state of disaster is declared as the Italian city is hit with a high tide of more than 1.87m.

  Tagged under: Italy | Flooding | Climate Change


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