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23 March is the World Meteorology Day. This, in fact, an important day for meteorology, since on 23 March 1950 the Convention that established the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) came into force. The WMO is an intergovernmental organisation comprising 189…
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Air pollution emergency in Italy: despite the pandemic, air quality in urban environments was one of the most critical issues in 2020. Of 96 provincial capitals analysed in 2020, 35 exceeded the limits set by law for the daily concentration…
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A video game app: Change Game, the new science-based collaborative and interactive video game created by the CMCC Foundation (Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change) and developed by Melazeta srl with the support of EIT Climate-KIC. Change Game is also an…
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Air pollution emergency in Italy: 2019 was also a "code red" year for many large cities in Italy, due to the high concentrations of fine particulate matter and ozone. The "Mal'aria di città 2020" report, the annual dossier on air…
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Help! a storm! Man has always been afraid of lightning, in fact in the past lightning was considered a sign of the anger of the gods, but in reality, even though lightning may seem an exemplary punishment, the possibility of…
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“We are nowhere near on track” are the words of Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the Word Meteorological Organization (WMO) commenting the latest climate data for 2019. The Organization took advantage of COP 25 in Madrid to publish the provisional version…
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Once again in 2018, an increase has been recorded in the concentrations of the various greenhouse gases. This was stated in the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, the annual report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), made public this morning: this relentless…
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This morning, Legambiente’s Cittaclima 2019 report on the impact of climate changes in Italy was presented in Rome at the European Commission Representative Office in Italy. The document, entitled “The climate has already changed”, draws an accurate picture of the…
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Climate and sustainability will be key subjects in the curricula of schools all over Italy from the next school year. Minister of Education Fioramonti has in fact announced that, from September, global warming, climate change and sustainability will become subjects…