Rains, winds, overflows: the bad weather with cyclone Poppea is devastating the South Center. In addition to the risks for people, with continuous interventions by the Civil Protection and Fire Brigade, it isagriculture to take the heaviest damage. Coldiretti is monitoring the situation and has raised the alarm for the loss of important agricultural production in Calabria, Lazio, Campania, Puglia and Sicily. Damage to structures and infrastructures already exceeds 6 billion euros since the beginning of the year. Domestic production dropped by 10% with farms that have gone from drought to storms in a few weeks. It is the climate that affects a country that is still poorly equipped to deal with the climatic emergenciesAnd. At the last meeting with the technicians of the Civil Protection the Minister Nello Mussumeci he was almost surprised that Italy since 2017 has failed to approve the piano against climate change.
Cyclone Poppea: one of the most devastating in recent years
Italy must defend its agricultural heritage, says Coldiretti. To avoid having to constantly chase after the emergency structural interventions are needed ranging from the creation of works to contrast hydrogeological risk, from the arrangement and extraordinary cleaning of river banks to naturalistic engineering projects up to a real infrastructural plan for the creation of reservoirs that collect rainwater.
A these days according to meteorologists Italy is grappling with one of the most intense cyclones of the last decades. There are few coastal areas that will not also be affected by storm surges and tornadoes. Better then to postpone any outdoor activity, experts say, because the Poppea cyclone although violent it will be very fast. We must therefore avoid any unnecessary risk due to bad weather. The exceptional nature of atmospheric events has almost become the norm and the country - from North to South - is facing a tropicalisation trend.
With the latest storms, they have risen to 146 extreme events along the Peninsula - the farmers recall - and in the month of November alone we had tornadoes, windstorms, violent storms and water bombs. The situation will have repercussions on the retail prices of many products with the autumn sowing of wheat and barley very compromised.
