An illustration by Mariaelena Caputi of a shoe that is half sandal and half boot. It is a representation of the climate changes that are affecting the entire world and that in Italy have caused severe flooding in the north and intense heat in the south, dividing the country into two parts.

Scorching heat and drought in the South, floods and hailstorms in the North, the two sides of the same coin

The severe weather events that affected Italy in July, splitting the country into two parts, have a name: climate crisis. Climate change, an undeniably anthropogenic effect, is upon us. We should get used to extreme events and expect them to become more frequent and more intense.

An illustration by Mariaelena Caputi of a shoe that is half sandal and half boot. It is a representation of the climate changes that are affecting the entire world and that in Italy have caused severe flooding in the north and intense heat in the south, dividing the country into two parts.

Scorching heat and drought in the South, floods and hailstorms in the North, the two sides of the same coin

The severe weather events that affected Italy in July, splitting the country into two parts, have a name: climate crisis. Climate change, an undeniably anthropogenic effect, is upon us. We should get used to extreme events and expect them to become more frequent and more intense.