Italy’s president says we must stop pillaging nature to find peace
On the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, President Sergio Mattarella said the world will not find true peace until humanity stops ransacking the natural world.
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Tag: environment
Italian scientists say year-round summer-time will cut energy costs
Scientists from the Italian Society of Environmental Medicine (Sima)are calling on the government to extend daylight saving time (summer-time) to the whole year. This would cut energy bills, reduce pollution and improve people’s health, they said.
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Bee SOS: Italian honey harvest halved due to extreme weather in 2022
2022’s climate has seen many extreme events – from drought to storms – which have impacted the Italian honey harvest. Halved from the calculated production potential, the bees are struggling.
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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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Scientists urge politicians to prioritise climate in elections
Italy’s leading climate scientists signed an open letter published in Wednesday’s edition of La Repubblica. In it they called on the nation’s political leaders and parties to prioritise action to address the climate emergency.
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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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Turin is next ‘Fridays for Future (FFF)’ capital
Turin is the Fridays For Future (FFF) capital for five days next week when it hosts the movement’s second European Meeting from July 25 to 29. Activists from 55 different countries will take part in debates, workshops and conferences.
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Tuscany declares drought emergency
On Wednesday, Tuscany became the first central Italian region to declare a drought emergency. This follows on from the five northern regions last week.
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State of Emergency declared in five northern regions of Italy
Italy declares a state of emergency in five northern regions over a worsening drought. The cabinet approved a state of emergency in Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto until December 31.
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Marmolada avalanche kills at least seven
The Marmolada avalanche which killed at least seven people, with 14 still missing, is the result of a glacier collapse. Italian PM Mario Draghi says the disaster was linked to environmental factors.
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