The Philosophy of the Climate Movement: “Doomism” or Action, and the Dilemma of Non-Violence
A grey summer sky does not always mean rain, sometimes it means flames. Why are wildfires getting worse each time?
Blue Water, Clear Water… Ever Rarer, Ever Dearer
Heat, drought and water scarcity. How do mountain environments cope with these challenges? What solutions are available, and who ultimately pays the highest price? Mountain huts and alpine farms are suffering… and perhaps, in one way or another, so are we all.
When Clouds Bring No Rain: Why our Landscapes Burn
A grey summer sky does not always mean rain, sometimes it means flames. Why are wildfires getting worse each time?
From Climate Refugees to Innovators of Resilience: The Experience of Tuvalu
Tuvalu, the world’s fourth smallest nation, is fighting climate change with small funds and LiDAR tech. Can this tiny atoll reclaim the land from the ocean and build a new global model of resilience?
The Battle After the Bombs: Gaza’s Ecological Decline
Rubble, contamination, and destroyed fields: the other face of the war in Gaza is an ecological collapse far too few are talking about.
Urban Trees, Insects, and Monitoring
Reporting, monitoring, surveys, and prevention are the most powerful weapons in the fight against species that are threatening our urban green spaces.
Valencia Floods: Extreme Events under a Changing Climate
Valencia’s floods show how climate change intensifies extreme weather, with rising temps making heavy rainfall more frequent. Nature-based solutions, like sustainable urban drainage, offer hope for resilience.
The Brazilian Apocalypse
Brazil is grappling with a severe drought, as fires engulf the Amazon, Cerrado, and Pantanal. This firsthand account exposes the choking smoke and political inaction, urging immediate awareness and action.
Drowned by the Climate: Brazil’s Flooding Nightmare
Historic floods in Southern Brazil highlight the severe impact of climate change, with 400 cities submerged and lives lost. Recovery is ongoing. Learn how the climate crisis worsens such events and how to help.
Enhancing Alpine Landscapes
How can forests protect us from natural hazards in the Alps? Technical preventive solutions have been accompanied by biological measures related to careful silvicultural practices for decades.
Eyes on Fire
Explore how economic disparities and historical factors influence media coverage of environmental crises in Brazil, impacting the Amazon region.
The Summer of Hail Storms in Northeastern Italy
Gigantic hailstones have repeatedly hit farm fields in northeastern Italy this summer. Will these extreme hailstorms become the “new normal” in Italy?
Extreme summer heat as the ‘new normal’?
Never such a hot day. Never such a hot week. Never such a hot month. Chances are that 2023 will be the warmest year on record.
Forest fires, tourist evacuations, crop failures and floods are the “new normal” you will hear people say. We show you why it’s not.
What time is it? It’s summer heatwaves time
Summer heatwaves turn out to be a predictable phenomenon for Italy. It is in recent weeks that the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security published the new National Climate Change Adaptation Plan. Will this be a definite turning point for our Country? In the meantime, heat persists, and even small provincial towns far from urban centers are affected by global climate dynamics.
A Pinnacle Crumbles in the Alps: Hydrogeological Safety in Veneto and Trentino
Two iconic pinnacles on the Veneto-Trentino border give way after a week of thunderstorms. Funding and technical knowledge are needed to prevent hydrogeological risk and strategic choices are needed to best guide the course of nature.
Who Compensates for Forest Fires?
Many companies and countries offset their greenhouse gas emissions by planting trees. But are forest fires included in national carbon budgets?
The Spread and Migration of Avian Influenza
Avian influenza has struck nearly 50 million farm birds and more than 3500 wild animals all over Europe. The risk of transmission to other species is low, but intensive farming offers the perfect condition for spreading the virus.
Extreme events happen. What can we do about it?
In the Anthropocene, natural and human-induced extreme events are hitting the world more frequently than in the past. How can we handle them?”
From prevention to action. Causes and consequences of forest fires in Italy
Prevention and adaptation are key to mitigate the risk of fires in Italy. How can we reduce the impact of forest fires on the environment and the society?
“This Continent of Smoke”. Australia’s bushfires exacerbated by the climate crisis
The climate crisis has broken the delicate balance of fire-prone Australian ecosystems, thus threatening the life of animals, plants, and humans.
Eco-Battles: Red Skies episodes
The Eco-Team is sent on another mission. Read “Red Skies”, the new Eco-Battles against the raging wildfires of the Italian peninsula.
Adapt or burn. A look at the dramatic increase of wildfires in Italy to get ready for summer 2022
Droughts and high temperatures have raised the number of forest fires in the Alps. Unlike the fire-adapted Mediterranean environment, Alpine ecosystems are not ready for these events.
African Swine Fever outbreak in Italy: should have we expected it?
The African Swine Fewer arrived in Italy at the beginning of the year, presumably from imported pork meat. This new outbreak confirms an indirect effect of our unsustainable lifestyle.
An increasing blue risk – The Netherlands and the rising sea level
Although Dutch people have excelled their ability to live below the sea level, their sea defense system may not be enough to contrast the growing sea level caused by the climate crisis.
A school, windstorm Vaia and Alpine forests restoration
A tree planting activity in Trentino has taught secondary school students about extreme events, reforestation and the human impact on Alpine forests.
The climate crisis and the floods in Central Europe
Looking back at last summer’s dramatic floods in Central Europe, it is clear that natural disasters linked to the climate crisis are no longer events of only Mediterranean regions.
