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Why broccoli and lettuce are going the way of onion and tomato in Europe

Europe’s heatwaves and drought are damaging vegetable and grain crops, pushing up prices and exposing vulnerabilities even in advanced food-supply systems. Unlike India’s storage and distribution challenges, Europe faces an upstream problem: protecting agricultural production itself from increasingly extreme weather.

The Economic Times

Italy: Po River runs low amid prolonged heat and drought

Italy's Po River is running unusually low in Turin after weeks of heat and little rain. The exposed riverbed is revealing rocks normally underwater, while algae and vegetation spread along the banks.

Euronews

Italy’s Po river runs low as drought threatens farms and water supplies

Italy’s Po River has fallen to historically low levels as the country endures its fourth heatwave of the summer, exposing wide stretches of dry riverbed near Pavia and raising fresh concerns over water supplies and farming across northern Italy.

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Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe

Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation

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Po river choked by algae bloom as Italy battles heat and navigability woes

Italy is stepping up efforts to clear thick algae from the River Po in Turin after weeks of high temperatures accelerated its spread along the country’s longest river.

Euronews

Record heatwave disrupts Europe as France warns death toll to rise

Europe is reeling from a devastating heatwave, with France reporting over 1,000 excess deaths, primarily among the elderly. Record temperatures have crippled infrastructure, strained power grids, and impacted vital river systems, affecting everything from nuclear cooling to agriculture. While some areas see relief, the WHO warns that such extreme events,…

The Economic Times

Forget London and Paris: The top 10 European cities for rental yields in 2026

Europe's best buy-to-let opportunities have moved away from its priciest cities. Here are the ten eurozone markets where rental income is highest — ending with a surprising number one.

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Umberto Bossi obituary

Founder of the Italian Northern League whose use of shock and outrage in the hunt for votes was designed to differentiate him from conventional career politicians

The Guardian - UK

Tadej Pogačar's quest for glory, San Remo Women is here, and will a sprinter win? Everything you need to know about Milan-San Remo

Milan-San Remo and San Remo Women kick off the Monuments on Saturday, here's how to watch, who to watch, and what to watch out for

Cycling Weekly

‘The Adriatic is becoming tropical’: Italian fishers struggle to adapt to warm sea

Sticky mucilage made of microalgae covers the surface and fishing is impossible as waters reach 30C

The Guardian - UK

Why next-generation tech is the next big leap towards the cities of the future

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As it happened: Late crash sees chaotic sprint and new yellow jersey on Tour de France stage 3

Biniam Girmay claims stage honours in Turin

Cycling News

'It was good to get stuck in and have a go' - Geraint Thomas tests Pogačar's echelon skills before vital Giro d'Italia time trial

Ineos Grenadiers wake up stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia with attack in the crosswinds

Cycling News

'I think Pogačar went too long’ – Jhonatan Narváez tears up script in Giro d’Italia opener

Ecuadorian Champion resists favourite’s onslaught to claim first maglia rosa in Turin

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Tadej Pogačar opts for rest and recovery during countdown to 2024 Giro d’Italia

'I think I can still be a little better but not a lot’ says UAE Team Emirates leader

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‘If the sea rises we’ll have to leave’: plans to restart gas drilling threaten Italy’s sinking delta

Sixty years after fatal floods and subsidence halted gas extraction in the Po delta region, politicians are once again eyeing methane reserves. But at what cost to one of the Mediterranean’s largest wetlands and the people who live there?

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Anti-abortion mega-donors pour money into Alabama supreme court race

Organization affiliated with Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein spends more than half a million dollars on candidate who believes life begins at fertilization. Plus, Michigan anti-war campaign hails huge vote tally

The Guardian - UK

Risotto crisis: the fight to save Italy’s beloved dish from extinction

After drought devastated prized arborio and carnaroli harvests in the Po valley, new rice varieties offer a glimmer of hope. But none are yet suitable for use in the traditional recipe

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The Conversation

River deltas are threatened by more than climate change – leaving hundreds of millions of people at risk

Perilously situated between rising sea levels and pressures from upstream lie coastal river deltas and their roughly half a billion inhabitants. These regions have played an important role in societal development since the last ice age, offering flat, fertile lands with abundant freshwater which are ideal for agriculture.

Cycling News

Punchy climbs, a summit finish and the Pogačar factor – Giro d'Italia braced for toughest start

How the opening weekend in Piedmont can blow the corsa rosa apart from the outset

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s politicians have moral responsibility to tackle air pollution, says WHO environment director

Maria Neira highlights health impacts of dangerous pollution levels after Guardian investigation revealed scale of crisis

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air

Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year

The Guardian - UK

Invasive blue crabs threaten economy of whole regions of Italy, official say

Crustacean native to Americas is devastating shellfish production in Po delta, where it has no natural predators

The Guardian - AU

Pesticides from farming leach into world’s waterways at rate of 710 tonnes a year, UN research shows

Safe levels exceeded in 13,000km of rivers globally with ingredients potentially degrading into more persistent substances

The Guardian - UK

Venice to Mantua: by bike and boat along Italy’s glorious Po valley

Using canals, rivers and quiet roads this cycling/boat break – ‘a holiday not a road race’ – takes riders to beautiful wetland scenery, ancient towns and delicious food

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