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Seawater breaks through salt barriers damaging crops

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

As Italy battles the worst drought in years, salt is rubbed into farmer’s wounds as seawater breaks through barriers and damages crops.

Hairdressers and barbers in Castenaso face fines for shampooing twice

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mayor of town near Bologna says thousands of litres of water wasted due to double-shampooing of customers’ hair. Hairdressers face fines of up to €500 for breaking the rule.

Climate Crisis: Lombardy drought ‘worst-ever’

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Govt set to declare drought state of emergency

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

climate change: river Po levels dangerously low

Climate Crisis: Northern Italy agricultural output under threat

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

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

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.

Five wolves poisoned in Bologna Apennines

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Bees: the Carabinieri’s informers

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

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

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.

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

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.