Sicily
Sicily faces severe drought
Sicily faces severe drought, sparking national emergency and infrastructure initiatives.
Mount Etna spits lava into the night sky
Europe's tallest active volcano, Mount Etna, erupts with vigorous explosions.
Italy working to cut cost of mega Sicily bridge project
Italy's government is seeking ways to cut the expected cost for taxpayers of a giant bridge designed to connect Sicily with the…
Aim to start Messina Bridge work summer 2024 – Salvini
Deputy Premier and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini said that he is hopeful work will start next summer on a bridge…
Red fire ant colonies found in Italy, fear they could spread across Europe
An invasive non-native ant species has become established in Italy and could rapidly spread through Europe to the UK with global heating,…
Sicily’s Mount Etna erupts, Catania airport temporarily closed
Flights to and from Catania airport in southern Italy were suspended on Monday morning due to a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna,…
Catania airport in Sicily cleared to reopen main terminal
(Reuters) - The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) on Saturday gave its green light to reopen the main terminal at Sicily's Catania…
Consumption of meat, eggs banned in Palermo due to dioxin alert
An alert over dioxin from a recent waste dump fire in Palermo on Sunday spurred an ordinance from the Sicilian capital's council…
Sicily bears the largest brunt due to wildfires
Some 51,386 hectares of crops, woodland and other vegetation have gone up in smoke in Italy due to mainly arson-caused wildfires since…
‘Record heat’, wildfires in Italy’s southern regions
Italy's southern regions have seen record heat in terms of both intensity and duration, Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said in an…
Three dead as Sicily counts losses from ‘devastating’ fires
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's southern island of Sicily has been devastated by wildfires that have killed three elderly people, its regional president…
UPDATED: Five dead as Sicily counts losses from ‘devastating’ fires
By Alvise Armellini ROME, July 26 (Reuters) - Italy's southern island of Sicily has been devastated by wildfires that have killed at…