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Italy bears severest weather on record in 2023: reports

STORY: Italy bears severest weather on record in 2023: reports SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 29, 2023 / File DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of seashores and rivers in Rome 2. various of extreme weather conditions in Italy (File) STORYLINE: Italy has experienced a record-setting number of extreme weather events in 2023, a year that is set to be the warmest in more than 150 years, reports said on Thursday. According to the climate observatory run by the environmental lobby group Legambiente, Italy reported 378 severe weather events in 2023, an increase of 22 percent compared to last year -- ranging from heatwaves to drought and from hailstorms to floods and extreme winds, which were directly responsible for at least 31 deaths. On the other hand, the agriculture sector union Coldiretti said there were more than nine harsh weather events per day this year across Italy's boot-shaped peninsula. In its report, Coldiretti estimated that extreme w

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ITALY-LOMBARDY-MANTOVA-DROUGHT

(220812) -- MANTOVA (ITALY), Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer delivers haystacks in Mantova, Lombardy region, Italy, on Aug. 12, 2022. More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy's environmental lobby group Legambiente said in a report released on Aug. 10, 2022. The lack of fresh water coming from glacial reserves is a major contributor to the drought gripping most of Italy and threatening to reduce agricultural output, especially in northern Italy, where water from glaciers is a key part of the area's ecosystem, noted the report. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-LOMBARDY-MANTOVA-DROUGHT

(220812) -- MANTOVA (ITALY), Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2022 shows gourds in Mantova, Lombardy region, Italy. More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy's environmental lobby group Legambiente said in a report released on Aug. 10, 2022. The lack of fresh water coming from glacial reserves is a major contributor to the drought gripping most of Italy and threatening to reduce agricultural output, especially in northern Italy, where water from glaciers is a key part of the area's ecosystem, noted the report. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-LOMBARDY-MANTOVA-DROUGHT

(220812) -- MANTOVA (ITALY), Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sprinklers irrigate fields in Mantova, Lombardy region, Italy, on Aug. 12, 2022. More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy's environmental lobby group Legambiente said in a report released on Aug. 10, 2022. The lack of fresh water coming from glacial reserves is a major contributor to the drought gripping most of Italy and threatening to reduce agricultural output, especially in northern Italy, where water from glaciers is a key part of the area's ecosystem, noted the report. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-LOMBARDY-MANTOVA-DROUGHT

(220812) -- MANTOVA (ITALY), Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer drives a farming machine in a field in Mantova, Lombardy region, Italy, on Aug. 12, 2022. More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy's environmental lobby group Legambiente said in a report released on Aug. 10, 2022. The lack of fresh water coming from glacial reserves is a major contributor to the drought gripping most of Italy and threatening to reduce agricultural output, especially in northern Italy, where water from glaciers is a key part of the area's ecosystem, noted the report. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-LOMBARDY-MANTOVA-DROUGHT

(220812) -- MANTOVA (ITALY), Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2022 shows corns in Mantova, Lombardy region, Italy. More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy's environmental lobby group Legambiente said in a report released on Aug. 10, 2022. The lack of fresh water coming from glacial reserves is a major contributor to the drought gripping most of Italy and threatening to reduce agricultural output, especially in northern Italy, where water from glaciers is a key part of the area's ecosystem, noted the report. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-LOMBARDY-MANTOVA-DROUGHT

(220812) -- MANTOVA (ITALY), Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2022 shows low water levels of the Po River in Mantova, Lombardy region, Italy. More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy's environmental lobby group Legambiente said in a report released on Aug. 10, 2022. The lack of fresh water coming from glacial reserves is a major contributor to the drought gripping most of Italy and threatening to reduce agricultural output, especially in northern Italy, where water from glaciers is a key part of the area's ecosystem, noted the report. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-LOMBARDY-MANTOVA-DROUGHT

(220812) -- MANTOVA (ITALY), Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2022 shows corns in Mantova, Lombardy region, Italy. More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy's environmental lobby group Legambiente said in a report released on Aug. 10, 2022. The lack of fresh water coming from glacial reserves is a major contributor to the drought gripping most of Italy and threatening to reduce agricultural output, especially in northern Italy, where water from glaciers is a key part of the area's ecosystem, noted the report. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-LOMBARDY-MANTOVA-DROUGHT

(220812) -- MANTOVA (ITALY), Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer drives a farming machine in a field in Mantova, Lombardy region, Italy, on Aug. 12, 2022. More than 200 major Alpine glaciers have disappeared in Italy since record-keeping began in 1895, Italy's environmental lobby group Legambiente said in a report released on Aug. 10, 2022. The lack of fresh water coming from glacial reserves is a major contributor to the drought gripping most of Italy and threatening to reduce agricultural output, especially in northern Italy, where water from glaciers is a key part of the area's ecosystem, noted the report. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)