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A 55-year-old American tourist has died while on Mount Etna in Sicily. The man was taken ill during an excursion on the southern side of the volcano, Italy's alpine rescue service said today. Rescuers said the cause of his illness was still unknown, but current high temperatures coupled with humidity may prove dangerous for tourists. “Tourists who participate in these excursions should not underestimate the risks related to high temperatures, strong humidity, and the sudden jump in altitude,” said Alfio Ferrara, a spokesman for the alpine rescue service. “Often they agree to take part in these...
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Sicilians have been waiting for a bridge between the island and the Italian mainland for years, sick of using ferries to cross the Strait. But, now, one man has found a novel new way of making the crossing: on foot. Yes, really. Estonian slackline athlete Jaan Roose made history on Wednesday (10 July) as the first person to walk across Italy’s Strait of Messina. The slackline he used for the daring feat was the longest ever constructed - measuring 3,646 metres, more than 3.5 kilometres. Roose managed to complete the treacherous journey in just under three hours, technically beating the existin...
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Catania Airport was closed on Friday because of the potential risks from ash in the atmosphere from Mount Etna. One of Europe's most active volcanoes, Etna began erupting on Tuesday sending lava flows down the 3,320-metre high cone on the Italian island of Sicily. "The runway at Catania Airport is unusable due to the volcanic ash fall. Both arrivals and departures are suspended," the airport said in a statement. Flights resumed at around 3pm local time, although some restrictions in services remained in place. In Catania, Mayor Enrico Trantino issued an order on Friday banning two-wheeled vehi...
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A second volcano has erupted in Italy this week – as Mount Stromboli belched ash and lava just off the northern coast of Sicily. Local media report that the Italian fire department has enhanced its monitoring of the volcano as it becomes more active. The coast guard has stepped up its activity too deploying more patrol boats and aircraft. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) based in Toulouse, France warned of an ash plume that rose up to an estimated altitude of 2000m. Lava flowed from the volcano into the sea along the Sciara del Fuaco, a depression on the island which serves as a major t...
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Travellers using Catania airport - Sicily’s largest - are facing severe delays and cancellations thanks to Mount Etna’s latest eruption. The active volcano, Europe’s highest, has seen significantly increased activity over the past week. Stromboli, on the nearby Aeolian island, could also erupt imminently. The Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia in Catania has reported that ash emanating from Mount Etna has reached a staggering 4.35 kilometres into the air. As a result, much of the airspace near the volcano was forced to close to passenger aircraft. That means that the number of arri...
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Italy’s Mount Etna erupted with a spectacular display of lava and ash earlier this week. The volcano is situated on the island of Sicily and the eruption caused Italy’s Civil Protection agency to raise the alert level in the area from green to yellow. Lava flowed down the sides of Mount Etna which is around 3,300 metres high. Watch the video in the player above.
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Who will sit in the liberal Renew Europe family in the new Parliament? Today Radio Schuman considered some scenarios based on discussions with European Parliament insiders. We also talked to Euronews tech reporter Romane Armangau about the controversial regulation to protect children from online sexual abuse, which is encountering resistance from EU ministers in the Council, because it proposes hefty surveillance. Meanwhile - houses come cheap in the Italian village of Sambuca di Sicilia - starting from a mere 3 Euros. But buyer beware! You could end up paying more than your bargained for. Rad...
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In 2019, the southern Italian village of Sambuca di Sicilia went viral for selling off homes for as little as €1. Schemes like this have become a popular way for rural towns with dwindling populations to boost their number of residents and prevent disused houses from falling into disrepair. But while the initiatives flopped in some places, Sambuca’s sellers were met with floods of requests. Buyers came from as far away as the US and the Middle East. The sales injected some €20 million into the local economy. Now, the Sicilian village is putting more houses under the hammer. As with last time, ...
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The lack of rainfall is putting livestock farmers and agricultural producers, vital to Sicily's economy, in a difficult position. “The scarcity of water has compromised the animals' ability to find the necessary water for their daily needs,” says Donatella Vanadia, a vet and owner of an agricultural company. “Farms that have purchased water, along with collective expenses, not only face increased production costs but also expenses for the water supply for the animals. As a result, the physiological conditions of the animals themselves are being jeopardised by this catastrophe.” Animal feed has...
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In the last six months of 2023, only 150 millimetres of rain fell on Sicily, the Italian island that is twice the size of some countries. A few months later, the region's government declared a state of emergency due to the drought. Experts warned it could be the third worst water crisis the island has ever seen. With swathes of the population, and the economy, reliant on agriculture, a lack of water is has widespread consequences. Climate change is leaving many parts of southern Europe in drought - is it solely to blame for Sicily's water crisis? Or is the chronic lack of funding southern Ital...
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