‘Natural’ disasters insurance payouts top €6billion in 2023
Italian insurers paid out a record six billion euros in claims related to damage from ‘natural’ disasters last year, ANIA President tells conference.
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Tag: climate change
Coldiretti says 2023 is likely the hottest year ever
According to Coldiretti, there’s a very high likelihood that 2023 will be recorded as the hottest year ever, exceeding a 99% probability. This conclusion is based on forecasts from the Noaa database, which has been tracking global temperatures since 1850.
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Climate Emergency – Mattaerella concerned but third of Italians think it’s exaggerated
President Sergio Mattarella and his Greek counterpart Katerina Sakellaropoulou have jointly expressed their “strong concern” over the climate emergency. Meanwhile, a survey showed over a third of Italians believe there is excessive worry over climate change.
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A Tale of Two Weather Systems
Italy is divided into two weather systems today. The south and centre of Italy are scorching in intense heat, whilst the north is experiencing violent thunderstorms.
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Hail and lightning strikes in Veneto as Sicily boils
Veneto was pounded with hail and experienced severe electrical storms whilst the island of Sicily continued to swelter in extreme heat, this week.
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€6billion from EU to protect Italy against natural disasters
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU-funded post-Covid National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) includes six billion euros to reduce Italy’s exposure to natural disasters, such as floods and landslides.
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‘Last Generation’ throw soup on Van Gogh painting in Rome
Climate activists from Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) threw vegetable soup on Van Gogh’s The Sower in Rome’s Palazzo Bonaparte museum on Friday. It is the latest action to bring public attention to the climate crisis.
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Climate protestors block roads in Rome
Italy’s Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) group on Friday continued a series of road-block protests in Italian cities. They are highlighting the need to combat the climate crisis.
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Legambiente report highlights extreme weather events
Legambiente said in its latest Climate City Observatory report that from 2010 up to July 2022 there had been 1,318 extreme weather events in Italy. Of these 132 (10%) have been in the last six months.
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Where are we? Melting glacier shifts Italian-Swiss border
The Alpine border between Switzerland and Italy has shifted due to a melting glacier. The location of an Italian mountain lodge is now in dispute.
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