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☆ National Geographic announces 2024 ‘cool list’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

City breaksFor great food, museums and nightlife, head to some of the cities featured on National Geographic’s list. States of beingIn several cases, National Geographic highlighted entire states. National Geographic advises not only visiting New York City – the Empire State is also home to some natural beauty at Lake Placid and Niagara Falls. Meanwhile, National Geographic also lauded the northern Indian state of Sikkim, which is nestled in the Himalayas near the country’s borders with Bhutan and Nepal. Natural wondersThe National Geographic list is heavy on beautiful natural destinations.

Persons: •, Italy •, Germany •, Chile •, Argentina • Organizations: CNN, UNESCO, National Geographic, New, Geographic, Northern Ireland • Emilia, Scotland •, Finland •, Peru •, Peru • New York State, Argentina • Akagera Locations: Europe, Albania, China, Lima, Peru, Tainan, Taiwan’s, Texas, New York, New York City, Lake Placid, Niagara Falls, , Texas, Victoria, Australian, Melbourne, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal, Nova Scotia, Canada, Chile, Dominica, Madagascar, Scotland, Galloway and Southern Ayrshire, Albanian, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Romagna, Italy, • Galloway, Southern Ayrshire, Scotland • Nordland, Norway, North Yorkshire, England, Italy • Saimaa, Finland, Finland • Tartu, Estonia, Germany, Germany • Valletta, Malta, Wales, Ireland, Atacama, Chile • Lima, Peru • New York, Miami, Florida, Dominica • Nova Scotia, Yucatan, Mexico, Wetlands, Argentina, Rwanda, Madagascar • Sierra Leone, India, Taiwan, Australia

☆ Italy floods: Lake Como bursts its banks as violent storm pounds the north
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | Antonia Mortensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Rome and Milan, Italy CNN —A storm that brought heavy rain and violent winds to Northern Italy overnight and early Tuesday sent rapid floods through central Milan and caused Lake Como to breach its banks. The Seveso, a river that runs through the municipalities of Como, Monza e Brianza and Milan, also broke its banks, according to Italy’s civil protection agency. The city’s safety councilor, Marco Granelli, said the winds felled trees, tore down scaffolding and ripped off roof tiles. Two women at a flooded intersection in Milan after a violent storm hit the city on October 31, 2023. Strong winds blowing towards the north in the Adriatic Sea pushed water up into the city.

Persons: Marco Granelli, Vasile Mihai, Antonio, Eugenio Giani, Luigi Brugnaro, Brugnaro, MOSE, Emilia Romagna, Laura Paddison Organizations: Italy CNN, Monza, Getty Locations: Rome, Milan, Italy, Northern Italy, Como, Tuscany, Central Italy, Venice, Veneto, Italian, Emilia

Looting broke out as the city's population of nearly 900,000 became increasingly desperate for food and water. Evelyn Salgado, governor of Acapulco's home state of Guerrero, said 45 people were confirmed dead and 47 others were missing, citing figures from state prosecutors. On Sunday afternoon, Mexico's federal civil protection authorities said there were 48 dead, consisting of 43 in Acapulco and five in nearby Coyuca de Benitez. [1/5]People walk next to rubble and damaged trees in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, in Acapulco, Mexico, October 29, 2023. His fiery political broadsides triggered criticism that Lopez Obrador was downplaying the gravity of the disaster.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Guerrero, Otis, Evelyn Salgado, Salgado, Coyuca de Benitez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Quetzalli, Emilia Rojas, Perla Rubi, We've, Mexico's, Lopez Obrador, Jose Decavele, Daina Beth Solomon, Dave Graham, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Sunday, Briton, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: ACAPULCO, Mexico, Hurricane, Mexican, Acapulco, Guerrero, Coyuca, American, La Frontera

Politicians from across the spectrum have visited the garrison of workers permanently stationed outside the Crevalcore plant, less than 40 kilometres from Ferrari's headquarters. Marelli has put the plan on hold but confirmed it wants to abandon the plant, leaving workers in a limbo. Samira Chouri, 50, has worked at the Crevalcore plant for 18 years. Some 37% of the EU's 800 billion euros ($845 billion) post-pandemic recovery fund is earmarked for climate friendly investment. Climate change think tank ECCO said Italy needed to spend between 7-13 billion euros more per year to meet Europe's decarbonisation goals.

Persons: Marelli, Grazia Vitiello, Samira Chouri, Calsonic, I'm, Sergio Manni, Francesco Simeri, Chouri's, Giovanni Sanfelice, ANFIA, Francesco Zirpoli, Zirpoli, Giorgia Meloni's, Europe's, Vittorio Sarti, Giulio Piovaccari, Vagnoni, Toby Chopra Organizations: U.S, KKR, Volkswagen, BMW, Fiat Chrysler, FCA, Venice University, Center, Automotive, Mobility, Thomson Locations: Italy, Italy's, Emilia Romagna, Marelli, Stellantis, France, Crevalcore, Europe, Rome, Italian

☆ Bologna's 'leaning' tower, the Garisenda, closed off amid subsidence fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

And now the medieval Garisenda “leaning” tower in Bologna is sparking very modern publicity, with concern that it might be subsiding. But it leans at an angle of four degrees – only a little more upright than the Leaning Tower of Pisa, set at a tipsy five-degree angle. Shortened in later years, it sits in the city center beside the Asinelli – a tower twice the height, which tourists can climb. Lepore said that the tower “has been leaning for several centuries, and it has been the subject of various interventions over decades.”The Garisenda, seen next to the higher Asinelli tower, leans at a four-degree angle. Lepore represents the center-left Democratic Party, and his council opposition has cast him as failing to protect the tower.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, CNN — Dante Alighieri, Charles Dickens, Dante, Matteo Lepore, ”, Lepore, Genoa’s, ” Lepore, “, Lucia Borgonzoni, Borgonzoni, Fabio Bergonzini Organizations: CNN, intel, Northern League, Democratic Party Locations: Italy, Bologna, Manhattan, Pisa, Emilia, Romagna, Lepore, “

☆ Gen Zers are 'increasingly drawn to simpler living.' Here's where they're moving.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gen Z is looking beyond more crowded states for places where there's elbow room and affordability. Older generations aren't selling homes, making it hard for Gen Z to get into more popular markets. Emilia Mann, a senior analyst at StorageCafe, said that Gen Z doesn't have the same location preferences as older generations. "Gen Zers are increasingly drawn to simpler living in their housing choices," Mann told Insider via email. "We see the Gen Zers be more movement oriented, especially in long distances," Ressler said.

Persons: Z, —, Emilia Mann, Zers, Mann, Gen X, Doug Ressler, Gen Z, Ressler, StorageCafe, Gen Organizations: Service, Survey Locations: Midwest, DC, Washington, Illinois, Montana, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, what's, RentCafe

☆ Juve's Allegri sticks with Szczesny despite costly mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"With Sassuolo it was not a bad performance, but we defended badly and there were single inexplicable errors. At Juventus we have to live with pressure and a sense of responsibility," Allegri told reporters on Monday. Other mistakes will happen, maybe not like Saturday's but they will happen. "Szczesny is the starting goalkeeper and tomorrow he will play, aware, however, that (Mattia) Perin is an important keeper." "We have Danilo, there is Szczesny, and then Alex Sandro even though he is currently injured.

Persons: Wojciech Szczesny, Adrien Rabiot, Alberto Lingria, Massimiliano Allegri, Szczesny, Federico Gatti, Allegri, " Gatti, Mattia, Perin, Leonardo Bonucci, Juan Cuadrado, Angel Di Maria, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Daniele, Rugani, Federico Chiesa, Dusan Vlahovic, Chiesa, Roberto, D'Aversa, Trevor Stynes, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer, Sassuolo, Juventus, Mapei, Tricolore, Reggio, Polish, Lecce, Juve, Inter Milan, Thomson Locations: Reggio Emilia, Italy, European

☆ Juventus suffer 4-2 defeat at Sassuolo after Szczesny blunders
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Eight minutes from time Szczesny inadvertently parried a rebound into the path of Andrea Pinamont, who headed home to make it 3-2 to Sassuolo. Juve had first equalised after 21 minutes when Sassuolo defender Matias Vina inadvertently poked the ball into his own net from close range while attempting to clear a cross. Sassuolo had a chance to make it 3-1 around the hour mark, but Lauriente fired over the bar from close range. Chiesa then levelled for the visitors in the 78th with a deflected shot before Sassuolo struck twice to take the points. In the post-match press conference, Allegri reaffirmed Szczesny as his starting goalkeeper but hinted at unspecified changes for the upcoming match.

Persons: Sassuolo's Matias Vina, Alberto Lingria, Wojciech Szczesny's, Armand Lauriente's, Szczesny, Andrea Pinamont, Federico Gatti, Massimiliano Allegri, DAZN, Juve, Matias Vina, Domenico Berardi, Federico Chiesa, Sassuolo, Lauriente, Chiesa, Allegri, It’s, Tommy Lund, Ken Ferris, Clare Fallon Organizations: Soccer Football, Sassuolo, Juventus, Mapei, Tricolore, Reggio, Weston, Serie, Polish, Inter Milan, Empoli, Milan, Hellas Verona, Juve, Lecce, Thomson Locations: Reggio Emilia, Italy, Gdansk

☆ Formula 1 Keeps Adding Races
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Phillip Horton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

There are more Formula 1 races than ever, and next season there will be even more, with 24 races, the most in the sport’s history. This year’s Formula 1 schedule, at 23 events, should have set the record, but the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was canceled because of the extreme rainfall that devastated the region. Also returning to the calendar is the Chinese Grand Prix, which was last held at the Shanghai International Circuit in 2019. Formula 1 and the Chinese race’s promoter have a contract through 2025, and next year’s Grand Prix will be on April 21, the season’s fifth race. “Now there’s a lot of people really into racing and Formula 1 who can’t wait to go back there — also myself — for the Grand Prix,” said Zhou Guanyu of China, who drives for Alfa Romeo.

Persons: Emilia, —, ”, Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo Organizations: Grand Prix, Imola, Shanghai, Circuit, Alfa Locations: Grand, Italy, China

☆ Where to Start in Emilia-Romagna?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sheila Yasmin Marikar | Susan Wright | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There was also, blissfully, a restaurant, Vito San Luca, whose tagliatelle al ragù might be the platonic ideal of a post-hike meal. Local products, local artisansThe light turned golden and then faded. Did I want to join her and Ms. Mikayla for a “little concert in an adorable apartment? Very Bologna, intimate, least touristy thing in town.”I walked 20 minutes to Efesto House, which occupies the sixth floor of a centuries-old apartment building on Via Castiglione. “We decided to keep our prices very low,” said Gaia Musumeci, a neurologist who runs Efesto House with two friends.

Persons: Vito San Luca, Champagne —, Montell, Kaitlyn Mikayla, ”, Gian Marco Bucci, Mikayla, “, Gaia Musumeci, Matteo Paragona, Carracci Organizations: Americano, Via Locations: San, Bologna, Via San Gervasio, Los Angeles, ”, Via Castiglione

☆ ‘Extremely rare’ Roman temple discovered on supermarket building site
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That’s because workers at the site on the outskirts of town in December 2022 unearthed the ruins of an ancient Roman temple — or ‘capitolium’ — dating back to the first century BC. The excavation site in Sarsini has yielded ruins on top of ruins, literally. MiBac“We have unearthed three separate rooms, likely dedicated to the triad of gods Jupiter, Juno and Minerva,” lead archaeologist at the excavation site Romina Pirraglia told CNN. The discovery of the temple has pushed local authorities to revise their building plans. “The temple is an incredible finding that sheds light on how ancient Roman towns rose and fell across time.”What makes the discovery exceptional is the temple’s unique state of preservation.

Persons: Plautus, Jupiter, Minerva, ”, Pirraglia, …, Sarsina, Federica Gonzato, ” Gonzato, Gonzato, Romina, MiBac Gonzato Organizations: CNN Locations: Italy’s Emilia Romagna, Roman, Sarsini, Savio, Ravenna, Rimini, Forlì, Cesena, Sarsina, Italy

☆ Olive oil is in trouble as extreme heat and drought pushes the industry into crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —There is a crisis brewing in the olive oil industry. The situation is all the more concerning as it comes on the heels of a bad olive harvest last year, following Europe’s hottest summer on record. In Spain, the world’s biggest olive oil producer, production plunged to roughly 620,000 metric tons, compared to the five-year average of around 1.3 million metric tons, said Holland. This summer, heat gripped swaths of the Mediterranean region, bringing a “heat hell” scientists say would have been virtually impossible without climate change. “It’s getting to the stage where the concerns are significant not just for olive oil but for a lot of crops,” Holland said.

Persons: Kyle Holland, “, ”, Walter Zanre, Filippo Berio, Carlos Gil, Farmer Cristobal Cano, Jorge Guerrero, Holland, Zanre, ” Holland, It’s, Corey Lesk, Lorenzo Bazzana, Bazzana, Claudia Greco, Burger King, Nicholas Paulson, ” Paulson, “ We’re, ” Lesk Organizations: CNN, Getty, International Olive Council, Dartmouth College, “, Reuters, University of Illinois Locations: Europe, Spain, Holland, Jaen, AFP, Italy, Greece, Emilia, Romagna, Forli, India, South, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign

☆ Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Makers of Parmigiano-Reggiano in Italy are adding microchips to their cheese wheels. That's because makers of Parmigiano-Reggiano are implanting microchips into the casings of their 90-pound cheese wheels as the latest move to ward off counterfeiters, The Wall Street Journal reported. That's because it's the original parmesan cheese officially protected by the European Union, meaning the name can only be used for the authentic product. They are being placed on the casein label, a food-safe label commonly used in cheese production, which is placed on the cheese wheel. Other industries are also considering or planning to use the chips, including makers of drugs and car parts.

Persons: they've, Alberto Pecorari Organizations: Service, Street Journal, European Union, The Locations: Reggiano, Italy, Wall, Silicon, counterfeiters, Italy's Emilia Romagna, Champagne, France, Feta, Greece

☆ Just one drink a day can raise blood pressure, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —As little as one alcoholic drink a day increased systolic blood pressure — the top number in a blood pressure reading — even in men and women with no existing hypertension, a new study found. The negative impact of alcohol on systolic blood pressure continued to rise over the years, the study found, even in men and women who drank little each day. Blood pressure and cardiovascular healthBlood pressure is measured in units of millimeters of mercury (abbreviated as mmHg), and written as two numbers, one above the other. No amount of alcohol is good for blood pressure, study says. “However, this review found relatively low levels of alcohol impacted blood pressure,” said Freeman, who was not involved with the research.

Persons: ”, Marco Vinceti, Paul Whelton, Vinceti, Andrew Freeman, Freeman, you’re, ” Whelton, we’re, “, ” Vinceti, ” Tulane’s Whelton, Whelton, ” Freeman Organizations: CNN, University of Modena, Reggio Emilia, Tulane University’s School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Hypertension, American Heart Association, AHA, Boston University’s School of Public Health, Jewish Health, World Health Organization, WHO, “ Locations: Italy, New Orleans, Denver, Japan, South Korea, United States

☆ Thymia uses AI to assess and track patients' mental health conditions. Check out the 9-slide deck it used to secure $2.7 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The startup deploys AI to monitor patients' mental health symptoms, for depression and anxiety. Check out the 9-slide deck it used to secure the fresh funding. A startup that uses AI to detect, assess, and track symptoms of mental illnesses — such as depression and anxiety disorder — has secured $2.7 million. Given the "subjective" nature of mental health diagnoses, doctors hadn't realized the severity of her friend's condition, Molimpakis said. In a bid to make "mental health as objectively measurable as physical health," Thymia has developed an AI-powered platform that combines neuropsychology, linguistics, and machine learning to assess signs of mental illness in patients — and evaluate how their symptoms are progressing.

Persons: —, Thymia, Emilia Molimpakis, hadn't, Molimpakis, Amanda M Cardinale, Nadav Rosenberg Organizations: Kodori Ventures, Syndicate, Ventures Locations: London, Crowdcube

☆ Europe weather: 110 people injured by tennis ball sized hail in Veneto, Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —At least 110 people have been injured after tennis ball-sized hail rained down on a region of northern Italy overnight Wednesday. In a surprise storm, hailstones of up to 10 cm in diameter pelted the streets of Veneto, according to regional president Luca Zaia. Emergency services responded to more than 500 calls for help due to damage to property and personal injuries, the Veneto regional civil protection said. The Italian Meteorological Society named the latest heat wave Cerberus after the three-headed monster that features in Dante’s Inferno as a guard to the gates of hell. “The earth has a high fever and Italy is feeling it firsthand,” Luca Mercalli, head of the Italian Meteorological Society, told CNN.

Persons: Luca Zaia, ” Zaia, ” Luca Mercalli, Emilia Romagna, ‘ Organizations: CNN, Workers, Sky24, Italian Meteorological Society Locations: Italy, Veneto, Europe, Spain, Greece, Rome, Italian, Emilia

☆ Italian farmer battles frost, floods, heat and hail in epic year
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Claudia Greco | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] A farmer stands next to a greenhouse in a field covered with cracked solidified mud, in the aftermath of deadly floods in Emilia-Romagna, in Forli, Italy June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File PhotoFORLI, Italy, July 20 (Reuters) - Farmer Andrea Ferrini is on the frontline of climate change in Italy and it is hurting. The following month, rains and floods swept the region, killing 15 people, causing billions of euros' worth of damage and hitting agriculture particularly hard. According to the Coldiretti agricultural association, more than 5,000 farms were left under water in the region, which accounts for a third of Italy's fruit harvest, including Ferrini's smallholding. "A farmer prepares all year round for the harvest and then sees his crop destroyed in just a few minutes or a few hours.

Persons: Claudia Greco, Farmer Andrea Ferrini, Ferrini's, Ferrini, Crispian Balmer, Janet Lawrence Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Emilia, Romagna, Forli, Italy, FORLI, Po

☆ In ‘Secret Invasion,’ Ben Mendelsohn Faces a Turning Point
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Christopher Kuo | More About Christopher Kuo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

So far Marvel’s TV series have taken different forms and explored a variety of issues. When I think about the show I think about it through the Nick Fury lens. What I really love is how different Fury is, how different the world is post Infinity Gauntlet and what that does to loyalty. Yeah that was such a genius flip from Marvel to have Fury [in “Spider-Man: Far From Home”] be Talos the entire time. Do you think Talos is too optimistic about the humans and the Skrull coexisting?

Persons: Nick Fury, Marvel ”, Talos, Fury, they’ve, Kingsley Ben, Emilia Clarke Organizations: Marvel

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We'll show you how to watch Secret Invasion on Disney Plus in the US, the UK, and 60 other countries the service is available in. Where to watch Secret Invasion in the USSecret Invasion will air exclusively on Disney Plus in the United States. If you want to watch new Secret Invasion episodes as soon as they're available, you'll need to sign up for Disney Plus. How to watch Secret Invasion in the UKDisney Plus in the UK will also have Secret Invasion episodes. Marvel's Secret Invasion episode scheduleEpisode Date Episode 1 June 21, 2023 Episode 2 June 28, 2023 Episode 3 July 5, 2023 Episode 4 July 12, 2023 Episode 5 July 19, 2023 Episode 6 July 26, 2023

Persons: Nick Fury, Samuel L, Jackson, Emilia Clarke, G'iah, Don Cheadle, James Rhodes, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, Maria Hill, You'll Organizations: Disney, Marvel, Disney Plus, Hulu, Star, ESPN, US Locations: United States, Canada, South Africa, Israel, France, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Italy

"He's vulnerable and kind of finding his way in this," Jackson told Reuters about his character, the protagonist with the eye patch in the TV action series "Secret Invasion." It follows Nick Fury as he and his allies fight to stop the shapeshifting reptilian humanoids known as the Skrulls from committing international terrorist attacks and eventually invading Earth. The cast includes Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, a Skrull ally of Nick Fury, Emilia Clarke as G'iah, Talos' daughter, and Olivia Colman as agent Sonya Falsworth. While the series, directed by Ali Selim, is based on other projects from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), it takes a different direction from previous Marvel shows. "It happens in a very organic kind of way, to know that we're inside something that doesn't have a superhero solution," Jackson said.

Persons: Samuel L, Jackson, Marvel, Nick Fury, Ben Mendelsohn, Emilia Clarke, Talos, Olivia Colman, Sonya Falsworth, Ali Selim, Clarke, they're, They're, Danielle Broadway, Rollo Ross, Mary Milliken, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Reuters, Disney, Marvel, Strategic, Intervention, Logistics, Thomson Locations: ANGELES

☆ The Legacy of Colonialism Is Seen in Puerto Rico’s Domestic Violence Problem - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Anjanette Delgado | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Colonization puts in place the systems and structures often at the root of heightened violence against women. “There seems to be a need for men to assert control and exact pain from these subjects,” she told me. That link is amply documented well beyond the case of Puerto Rico by scholars like Emilia Quiñones-Otal. The year I left, nearly 12,600 women reported being victims of domestic violence, and the vast majority were attacked in their homes. Between 1995 and 1996, 13 percent of women in Puerto Rico reported that they had been physically assaulted by an intimate partner or family member.

Persons: Frances Negrón Muntaner, ”, Emilia, Monroe, “, I’d Organizations: Columbia University, United Nations Women, CNN Locations: Caribbean, Puerto Rico, United States, Guyana, Carolina, San Juan, Atlanta, Puerto Rican

☆ Italy is a bargain for vacationing Americans. Not so much for Italians
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Rimini, Italy. The Jersey Shore, but not Unlike Americans, Italians do not just plunk down their beach bag and dive in the ocean. A bargain for Americans, but not for Italians Italy is heavily reliant on tourism. For Americans, Europe in general but the smaller cities of Italy in particular are a great value. It's a bargain for Americans but, for most Italians, even those prices are out of reach.

Persons: Federico Fellini, Vita, It's, Fellini, He's, That's Organizations: Istock, Getty, Ferraris, cabana, Business, Tourists, gondoliers, OECD, European Union Locations: Rimini, Italy, RIMINI, ITALY, Jersey Shore, Ancona, Emilia, Romagna, Europe, Parma, Modena, Bologna, Ravenna, Jersey, Cattolica, Adriatic, Croatia, Albania, Venice, St

☆ Flood-Battered Italian Region May See More Violent and Frequent Storms
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Elisabetta Povoledo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The floods that submerged the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna this month, killing 15 people, leaving thousands homeless and grinding transportation and businesses to a halt, were not one-off events, warn experts, who predict that there are more similar, frequent and violent storms to come. “The question to ask,” the country’s civil protection minister, Nello Musumeci, told an Italian newspaper, “is not whether a disastrous event” like the deadly flooding will happen again, “but when and where it will occur.”The causes of floods are complex, including land development and ground conditions. But many experts in Italy, including Barbara Lastoria, a hydraulic engineer, have linked the two devastating storms that occurred over two weeks to climate change. The amount of water that fell — about 19.6 inches of rain in 15 days, more than half the average annual rainfall in the region — was extraordinary, experts say, exacerbated by a monthslong drought that had left the terrain struggling to absorb all of that rain. It swelled nearly two dozen rivers and sent billions of gallons of water pouring into streets and untold acres of farmland.

☆ The No. 1 'underrated' city in the world, according to 175 travel experts: It's the 'new hot city'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Sharael Kolberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As a travel journalist for over 20 years, I recently asked 175 travel enthusiasts, experts and agents about what they think is the most underrated city to visit. "Bologna is very up-and-coming and poised to be the new hot Italian city to visit," says Tom Marchant, founder of luxury traveling company Black Tomato. "[Bologna] quite possibly has the best food scene in all of Italy," says Jeff Miller, a travel blogger at Our Passion for Travel. the "Disney World of food"), Bologna's 20-acre theme park entirely dedicated to Italian cuisine. Bologna is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its 38.5 miles of porticoes, or arched walkways.

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