Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Environment|Europe

Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals

Crippling drought from a nearly rainless year, along with record-high temperatures, is stressing farmers on the Italian island of Sicily

Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals
Environment|Science

Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that

Like many Mediterranean islands, people in Sicily are used to long spells without rain, but human-caused climate change has made weather more erratic, and droughts can be longer and more frequent

Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that
News|Political|World

Italy's migrant detention centers in spotlight after death of Guinean and calls to close them down

Pressure is building on authorities in Italy to close a notorious Rome migrant detention center where a 19-year-old Guinean allegedly hanged himself last month

Italy's migrant detention centers in spotlight after death of Guinean and calls to close them down
News|Political|World

Italy's regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean

The year has gotten off to a slow start for a charity-run rescue ship that typically plies the Mediterranean Sea looking for migrants and refugees in distress

Italy's regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean

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