Floods and droughts, the lesson of the past

2023-05-30 23:59:35

For Italy, 2023 opened under the banner of extreme meteorological events: first an exceptionally dry winter, especially in the North (according to the Cima Foundation, during the last winter the accumulation of snow in the Alps was less 64% compared to the norm), and now the terrible floods that have devastated Emilia-Romagna. High instability is expected for the summer with frequent, violent and sudden rains.