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Lombardy drought

Climate Crisis: Lombardy drought ‘worst-ever’

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Climate Crisis: Lombardy drought ‘worst-ever’

Governor Attilio Fontana said on Monday the current Lombardy drought is the worst his region has experienced. The drought is affecting the whole country with the north particularly hard hit.

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Dorught state of emergency in Italy

Govt set to declare drought state of emergency

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Govt set to declare drought state of emergency

Italy’s Health Undersecretary indicates the government is set to declare a drought state of emergency. Italy is suffering from its worst drought in 70 years.

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climate change: river Po levels dangerously low

Climate Crisis: Northern Italy agricultural output under threat

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Climate Crisis: Northern Italy agricultural output under threat

The climate crisis is being felt in northern Italy. The river Po is 72% lower than it should be and northern Italy’s agricultural output is under threat. Piedmont and Lombardy say they will ask the government to declare a state of emergency due to the drought.

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Rubbish piuled up by bins in front of the Circus Maximus in Rome

Romans write to UNESCO over ‘mortifying’ scenes of rubbish

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Romans write to UNESCO over ‘mortifying’ scenes of rubbish

Rome, a city of history and beauty that sadly most of the time looks like a teenager’s bedroom filled with rubbish. Artists, professors and environmentalists have appealed to UNESCO to remind the city’s council of its duty to keep it clean.

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Wolves poisoned in Italy

Five wolves poisoned in Bologna Apennines

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Five wolves poisoned in Bologna Apennines

Five wolves were found poisoned in the Bolognese Apennines in a two-week period in January, forest rangers said on Wednesday. The were the likely victims of Italian farmers or hunters.

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bees in their hive

Bees: the Carabinieri’s informers

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Bees: the Carabinieri’s informers

Italy’s Carabinieri police not only fight crime but pollution, too. Bees are the police force’s informers as they monitor the health of the country’s environment.

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Greenpeace reports says marine life such as th purple seafan are suffering due to temperature rise

Greenpeace report says Italy’s seas are feeling the heat

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Greenpeace report says Italy’s seas are feeling the heat

The Mare Caldo (Hot Sea) report by Greenpeace says temperature rises are having a drastic effect on biodiversity. Species suited to the special nature of Italy’s seas are disappearing.

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Overshoot day for Italy was May 15th in 2022

Climate Crisis: Italy has ‘already used up its resources for 2022’

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Climate Crisis: Italy has ‘already used up its resources for 2022’

If Italy were to live within its environmental means, then today it would have run out of resources. According to the Global Footprint Network research organisation, Italy hit its overshoot day on Sunday.

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Cull wild boar says government as ASF spreads and baor invade Rome

Plan to cull wild boar due to African Swine Fever outbreak

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Plan to cull wild boar due to African Swine Fever outbreak

The government is working on a plan to cull wild boar, after several cases of swine fever were detected in Rome. The boar are also increasingly encroaching into residential areas.

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Plague of locusts on Sardinia

Plague of locusts hits Sardinia

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Plague of locusts hits Sardinia

Millions of locusts are devouring the crops of the countryside of the province of Nuoro on Sardinia. They are affecting 25,000 hectares of land.

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