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Heatwave to grip Italy ahead of Ferragosto

August 9, 2025August 9, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy is bracing for another heatwave from north to south in the days leading up to Ferragosto, the national summer holiday on Friday 15 August.

Vatican proposes solar farm on controversial radio site.

Vatican to build solar farm on controversial site

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 430-hectare site north of Rome, once at the centre of a long-running health controversy, is set to become a solar farm powering the Vatican’s green transition.

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Storm warning issued for central and northern Italy

July 25, 2025July 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Civil Protection Department has issued an updated storm warning for central and northern regions, with adverse weather expected from the early hours of Saturday, July 26.

Ilva plant, 2007 Image by Alberto Vaccaro via flickr.com under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

EU Ombudsman probes long-standing Ilva pollution case

July 20, 2025July 20, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The European Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into the European Commission’s handling of a 12-year-long pollution case linked to the Ilva steel plant in Taranto, southern Italy, EuroNews first reported.

environmental crime by ecomafia on the rise. Image credit: ksmo111/ Shutterstock

Surge in environmental crimes as ‘ecomafia’ organisations expand

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Environmental crime in Italy rose sharply in the past year, with over 40,000 offences recorded, according to Legambiente’s Ecomafia 2025 report released Thursday. The association said that criminal activity linked to environmental damage increased by 14.4% compared to 2023, with 40,590 crimes logged between May 2024 and April 2025, an average of 111 offences per […]

Construction worker dies on Padua site ongoing heatwave claims another life. Image credit: shutterstock

Worker dies as Italy suffers with ongoing heatwave

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 58-year-old construction worker collapsed and died in the ongoing heatwave on a building site in the town of Atina, near Frosinone, on Friday morning. It was the second heat-related death on a construction site in the province in just three days.

Extreme heatwave in Italy continues

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Two men died on beaches in Sardinia on Wednesday as Italy’s extreme heatwave continues to cause fatalities and strain emergency services.

red alerts remain in place as heatwave continues in Italy. Image credit: Tiziana Fabi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Heatwave persists across Italy, Red Alert in 16 cities

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy continues to swelter under intense heat, with 16 cities on red alert today, down slightly from 21 yesterday. The red alert level signals maximum risk from high temperatures for the entire population, not just vulnerable groups.

Chemical plant execs jailed over knowingly polluting drinking water from the now closed Miteni factory. © Marco BERTORELLO / AFP

Court jails chemical plant execs over PFAS water pollution

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An Italian court has sentenced eleven chemical plant execs to prison for contaminating drinking water with toxic PFAS substances.

Italy sees sharp rise in extreme weather

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy is facing an alarming surge in extreme weather events, with over 110 incidents recorded from January to mid-May 2025 — a 31% increase compared to the same period last year.