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The Italian authorities have classified the Italian volcanoes based on the time of the last eruption; besides submarine volcanoes and those considered extinct, in Italy there are dormant (Alban Hills, Phlegraean Fields, Ischia, Vesuvius, Lipari, Vulcano, Panarea, Pantelleria) and active volcanoes (Mount Etna and Stromboli). [5]
Notably, the town of Lugo, near Ravenna, was completely flooded on the morning of 18 May, [24] [26] while Russi, in the same area, was evacuated on 19 May due to the overflow of the Emilia-Romagna Channel. [27] [28] On 19 May, rain started to fall again. [29] On 20 May, alert remained high in the territory of Ravenna, where 36,000 people were ...
An infant was killed by a falling tree due to heavy winds and rainfall at a park in Brussels on 9 July. [9] On 10 October, the Eau Rouge River, near the French border, overflowed due to heavy rains from Storm Kirk, leading to flooding. Around the Ardennes region in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France, the most rain was reported.
The death toll from the severe flooding that ravaged parts of northern Italy this week rose to 13 on Thursday. The heaviest rain fell over the Emilia-Romagna region, where the region's vice ...
Meteorologists say Italy can expect several days of heavy rain, pummeling the north which had been suffering a shortfall of precipitation for weeks this spring. Schools in areas bracing fearing ...
No one was killed this time, but dozens of people sustained minor injuries and about four others more serious ones, Italy's Civil Protection Agency said. Quakes cause fear, injuries, widespread ...
Italy is the 3rd largest consumer of energy in the European Union after Germany and France. [9] Italy's most used sources of energy are petroleum products such as petrol, and natural gas. [9] Due to climate change, Italy has been increasing efforts to produce and consume more renewable or "green" energy to reduce their carbon emissions.
On 4 November 1966, an abnormal occurrence of high tides, rain-swollen rivers and a severe sirocco wind caused the canals to rise to a height of 194 cm or 6 ft 4 in. [1] Although Venice is known for its acque alte or high waters which often flood the streets, this flood left thousands of residents without homes and caused over six million ...