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Category: Environment

Extreme weather hits Italy

Italy sees 29 inches of rain in 12 hours – a new European record

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italy sees 29 inches of rain in 12 hours – a new European record

Italy has seen its fair share of extreme weather this year, fueled by climate change. Heavy rain drenched Italy from the Piedmont region to Sicily on Monday and Tuesday.

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Girogio Parisi winner of Nobel Prize for Physics

Italian wins Nobel Prize for Physics alongside American-Japanese and German

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italian wins Nobel Prize for Physics alongside American-Japanese and German

The award of the Nobel Prize in Physics went in part to Giorgio Parisi, an Italian physicist who studied chaos and complex systems. Alongside him were American scientist of Japanese origin Syukuro Manabe, 90, and the German Klaus Hasselmann, 89. 

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Draghi meets young activists. Image by Reuters. No copyright infringement intended

Draghi and Pope speak on environment ahead of COP-26

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Draghi and Pope speak on environment ahead of COP-26

Both the Pope and Italy’s Prime Minister Draghi spoke about the environment ahead of the COP-26 in Glasgow (31st October – 12th November).

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Japanese mosquito invades Italy

The Japanese mosquito invades Italy and is more resistant than the “tiger”

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on The Japanese mosquito invades Italy and is more resistant than the “tiger”

The third most invasive mosquito in the world is conquering the north of Italy. The Japanese mosquito arrived in north-eastern Italy and adapts to urban environments.

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Ferrero Rocher new recyclable box

Iconic Ferrero Rocher range now in eco-designed box

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Iconic Ferrero Rocher range now in eco-designed box

Good news for Ferrero Rocher lovers who also consider the environment. The iconic chocolate range now comes in a recyclable box.

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Loggerhead turtles hatch in Veneto

Loggerhead turtles hatch on north Adriatic coast

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Loggerhead turtles hatch on north Adriatic coast

Loggerhead turtles hatch in Veneto. Eggs laid on a sandy beach in the northern Italy province by a loggerhead sea turtle have hatched. Scientists describe the event as “exceptional”, possibly brought on by global heating.

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Ecological warning given by Draghi at Eumed summit

Draghi sounds the ecological alarm in Athens

September 18, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Draghi sounds the ecological alarm in Athens

The prime minister’s ecological alarm in Athens: “The warming is likely to increase by three degrees, we risk catastrophic consequences.”

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US accuses Italy of anti-dumping over pasta imports Price of durum wheat and poor harvests drive up price of pasta Pasta tariffs reduced

Poor harvests affect price of pasta and fruits

September 12, 2021September 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Poor harvests affect price of pasta and fruits

In Italy, climate change has affected food production with yields down 27%. There is also a shortage of durum wheat globally, which will affect the price of pasta.

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wild boar stray from natural habitat into Rome city

Rome Mayor sues local region over invasion of wild boar

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Rome Mayor sues local region over invasion of wild boar

The Mayor of Rome, Five Star Movement’s Virginia Raggi, accuses Lazio regional government of failing to tackle the wild boar problem

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River Tiber in Rome where hundreds of dead fish washed up on Thursday

Hundreds of dead fish wash up in Tiber

August 28, 2021August 28, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Hundreds of dead fish wash up in Tiber

Hundreds of dead fish washed up in the river Tiber in Rome on Thursday. Those out for early morning exercise saw them at different points along the river.

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Births at post-war low in 2025

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sex and relationship education in schools now needs parental consent

Italy passes parental consent law for sex and relationship education

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026Deborah Cater
Quality of life across generations in Italy

Il Sole 24 Ore’s 2026 generational quality of life index

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Basilica di Santo Spirito in Florence, where a Michelangelo crucifix hangs. Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Michelangelo crucifix most visitors never see

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
Umbrian plateau with lentil bloom https://www.flickr.com/photos/andolfato/29656325828/in/photostream/ Under Creative Commons BY_NC 2.0

Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
Aerial view of Pietrabbondante https://molise.guideslow.it/

Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026Deborah Cater
tourist tax revenues in Florence highest in Italy for 2024

Florence named best city in Europe by Travel + Leisure readers

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026Deborah Cater

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