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CATANIA, Sicily (Reuters) -Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Monday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, local authorities said, bringing fresh travel woe to ...
Get more news like this delivered to your inbox by signing up for our Travel newsletter here. Travelers headed to Sicily and Stromboli in southern Italy are facing disruptions due to volcanic ...
The 2009 Messina floods and mudslides occurred in Sicily on the night of 1–2 October, mainly along the Ionian coast in the Province of Messina. They also affected other parts of northeastern Sicily and killed a total of at least 31 people, [1] some of whom were swept out to sea. More than 400 people were left homeless, as many houses collapsed.
On 20 October 2024, severe flooding in Licata due to the overflowing of the Salso river, people saved themselves by climbing onto the roofs. [84] On 22 October 2024, heavy rains and floods between Giarre and Mascali, in Sicily. [85] On 26 October 2024, in Liguria, the Bormida in Carcare and the Quiliano flooded.
Global warming may have contributed to the freak storm that sank a luxury British-flagged yacht off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Italian climatologist Luca Mercalli told Reuters. One man died ...
Graph of deaths from earthquakes in Italy from 1500 to 2017 in which the most destructive events in term of victims are 1693 Sicily earthquake, 1703 Apennine earthquakes, 1783 Calabrian earthquakes, 1908 Messina earthquake and 1915 Avezzano earthquake.
These are hurricane-like storms that pack a lot of energy, and create flash flooding, torrential rains, lightning, hail and severe sustained winds. The 2023 “Daniel” medicane destroyed Libya ...
The Zanclean flood or Zanclean deluge is theorized to have refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5.33 million years ago. [1] This flooding ended the Messinian salinity crisis and reconnected the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, although it is possible that even before the flood there were partial connections to the Atlantic Ocean. [2]