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damaged Russian tanker could explode Image credit: Miguela XUEREB/Newsbook Malta/AFP

Damaged Russian tanker may explode Italy warns

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A damaged Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas is drifting unmanned in the Mediterranean, raising fears of a potential environmental disaster off the southern coast of Italy.

Landslide on the Amalfi Coast. Image credit: Vigili del fuoco

Violent storms trigger landslide on Amalfi Coast

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A landslide struck the Amalfi Coast on Friday as central and southern Italy continued to be battered by violent rainstorms. The slide severed the main coastal road between Vietri sul Mare and Cetara, prompting a local mayor to close schools as a precaution.

More high tides than usual for Venice in this period

Venice records surge in high tides

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Venice has recorded an unusually high number of extreme high tides at the start of the year, with growing concerns about rising sea levels and the long-term vulnerability of the lagoon city.

An Italian wolf lying in the snow. By LuigiFilice, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123232934 A wolf is roaming the Bologna hills

Wolf roams Bologna hills, City issues safety ordinance

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

BOLOGNA — A wolf has been sighted roaming the Bologna hills around Villa Ghigi park, prompting the City Council to issue a public safety ordinance, officials announced on Wednesday.

Climate crisis change and environment photo collage. Created in Canva

Pope warns of fading political will re climate crisis

November 18, 2025November 18, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Pope Leo XVI urged world leaders to act with urgency on the climate crisis in a video message to bishops and cardinals from the Global South attending the COP30 summit in Brazil. He said the planet is sending unmistakable warnings as extreme weather becomes more severe and more frequent.

EEA country report for Italy is not very positive

EEA: Italy failing on wages and energy

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has issued a stark appraisal of Italy. Its country profile for Europe’s Environment 2025 warns that social and environmental problems now overlap.

Swimming in the Tiber could soon be a reality says Rome Mayor. By Rabax63 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59186870

Rome Mayor: Swimming in Tiber ‘within reach’

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Swimming in the Tiber could be possible within five years, Rome’s mayor Roberto Gualtieri has said.

Smoke from the Mount Vesuvius wildfire as seen from Pompeii

Mount Vesuvius wildfire – arson suspected

August 10, 2025August 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mount Vesuvius remains closed to hikers as firefighters battle a wildfire that has spread across the volcano’s slopes for a third day. The blaze, which broke out on Friday, has destroyed more than 500 hectares of forest and agricultural land in the Vesuvius National Park, forcing the suspension of all trail access.

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.

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.