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‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink
2024-08-19 in The GuardianWhile 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
‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink
2024-08-19 in The GuardianWhile 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 NetSituation 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 GreenSpain 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.comShare 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 EuronewsLevels 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 TimesThe 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 BBCA 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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