Extreme events: in Italy there will be more and more

The first part of 2022 was all about hot record and through increasingly dramatic events. In short, the dry winter cold is always milder, the rains less frequent and the arrival of spring provides water bombs for the whole summer. Because climate change in Italy periods of intense heat alternate with heavy periods of hail and rain. The problem starts at the Arctic Circle, that’s why.

The Arctic it continues to heat up very quickly. About four times faster than in other parts of the Earth, taking into account 1979 to the present. The warming of the Arctic Circle is due to the increase in greenhouse gases. The higher the temperatures, the greater the amount of steam that thickens due to the greenhouse effect. The meeting between warm and cold currents changes from gaseous to liquid, creating rain.

Here is the explanation of the occurrence of catastrophic climatic events. Between 2010 and 2022 the extreme events 1,318 have hit about 710 Italian municipalities with violence. There are 132 extremes in the past 7 months. The highest number of the annual average of the past decade. There are 500 floods from intense rains, 367 damage caused by tornadoes. There are 157 damage to infrastructure, 123 river flooding, 63 hail damage, 55 landslides due to heavy rainfall and 17 extreme temperatures in the city.