Environment News in Italy

Europe’s summer drought threatens fish in rivers, lakes and farms

Europe’s summer drought threatens fish in rivers, lakes and farms

Why Europe's Solar And Wind Farms Keep Getting Turned Off (And How They Could Fix It)

Solar and wind farms in Europe have recently experienced an unexpected issue that has led certain countries to shut them down at certain times.

Europe Heads Into Winter With Gas Storage at a Two-Decade Low

Invasive Crabs Are Taking Over the Mediterranean, So Scientists Released Over 130,000 Octopuses to Fight Them

The effort, called Octo-Blu, aims to strengthen a native octopus population rather than introduce a new species

Credit Markets Shrug Off Climate Risk After Brutal Summer

Severe droughts across Europe this summer led to huge wildfires, disrupted transport on critical routes, threatened power plants and hit corporate earnings across the continent....

Italy is fighting an invasive species of crab - with tens of thousands of killer octopuses

The innovative method of pest control has seen tens of thousands of octopuses released into the sea to take on the blue crabs.

Here's How Much Solar Power Europe Lost During The Eclipse

Several grid operators have chimed in with estimates on how much electricity was lost during the solar eclipse. It wasn't catastrophic, but it was significant.

Europe’s Rivers Are Running Low on Water. Nuclear Reactors are Feeling the Strain.

Warmer river temperatures and dwindling water levels are causing nuclear disruptions across the continent.

Vatican Plans $117M Agrivoltaic Energy Project

The Vatican is preparing a €100 million ($117 million) renewable energy project that could supply the Holy See with electricity within two years. The planned agrivoltaic facilit...

'Exceptional' summer heatwaves in Europe hurting economy

Experts say Europe's heatwaves this summer have been "exceptional", causing riverbeds across the continent to dry up. Now the flow-on effects are being felt economically.

Europe can do better than US-style air conditioning

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Sunken World War II-era tugboat emerges as Europe’s drought reveals lost relics

The discovery comes as climate change fuels more extreme heat and drought across Europe.

The Lygon Street neon icon on track for heritage protection

The achievements of the man behind a Lygon Street landmark are being recognised decades on, with an iconic corner of Little Italy on track for heritage protection.

The Lygon Street neon icon on track for heritage protection

The achievements of the man behind a Lygon Street landmark are being recognised decades on, with an iconic corner of Little Italy on track for heritage protection.

How Europe’s hottest town was transformed forever by climate change as residents live 'in lockdown'

Five years on from recording the highest temperature in European history, people in Floridia, Italy, now live very different lives with many almost 'living in another lockdown'

Europe’s Drought Is Drying up Its Rivers—and Remnants of Lost Worlds Are Emerging

Roman artifacts, nazi motorcycles, and woolly mammoth remains are coming to light as Europe’s rivers dry up during its hottest summer on record.

Europe’s summer of wildfires is just a taste of what’s to come

The area of Europe at risk of wildfires is due to triple, a new study finds

How Europe can better protect against extreme wildfires

In another summer of European wildfires that have even seen wetlands burning, scientists say the situation is set to worsen in the future. What's needed is fire prevention and c...

How to better protect Europe from wildfires

In another summer of European wildfires that have even seen wetlands burning, scientists say the situation is set to worsen in the future. What's needed is fire prevention and c...