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Torrential rain and flooding causes damage in Northern Italy

Italy has been battered by a severe weather front, with violent storms, gale-force winds and intense lightning hitting Liguria, Lombardy and northern Tuscany.

Euronews · Aug 21

As Lake Maggiore runs low, Switzerland steps in as Italy faces growing water shortage

Lake Maggiore is suffering from drought and Switzerland is increasing releases from Lake Lugano. Water is also scarce in Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and the Marche: this is Italy's new emergency.

Euronews · Aug 11

Lombardy's 'Leonardo ferry' has carried commuters for 500 years

The boat designed by Leonardo da Vinci has come back into use after a bridge was closed and traffic increased. The ferry is a model of sustainable transport, powered solely by the river’s current.

Euronews · Jun 10

IonQ Shares Are Trading Lower Monday: What's Going On?

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) shares were trading higher Monday but have since reversed and began trading lower. The company announced the founding of Q-Alliance to establish a quantum computing hub in Lombardy, Italy.

Benzinga · Oct 20, 2025

This laidback wine region is Italy’s affordable answer to Champagne

Producing Italy’s most premium sparkling wines, Franciacorta in Lombardy offers a more informal – yet no less charming – alternative to France’s historic provinces, as Kate Wickers discovers

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

One of Italy’s largest glaciers now too unstable for scientists to visit

Following this year’s intense summer heat, scientists discovered that the simple stakes are now buried under rockslides and debris

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

'I lost the path': Unsettling final text of British hiker missing in Italian Alps for five days

Matthew Hall, 33, has not been seen since July 9 when he set off from the B&B Ploncher hotel in Chiavenna, Lombardy, to go for a hike

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

An alternative Tuscany in northern Italy: fairytale hills and terracotta villages in Lombardy’s Oltrepò Pavese

Rising from the Po valley to the green Apennines, this little-visited region has good living down to a tee, with its fine wines, great food and historic villages

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025

The 3 meals from the Tucci in Italy Lombardy episode that I want to eat right now

The Tucci in Italy Lombardy episode was pasta-heavy, which is fine by me, as I found a handful of dishes that I would love to try.

WhatToWatch · May 19, 2025

Severe weather in Italy leaves at least three dead, heavy snow reported in the Alps

The alert level remains high for the storm affecting the north and central parts of Italy: Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna are at risk of flooding due to the rising waters of the River Po.

Euronews · Apr 18, 2025