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1925 EARLY AERIAL (PHOTO:  )GRAPHY OF THE SWISS ALPS
Climate Change Alters Italian Life
Lorenzo Fiori reports on Italy's national celebrations for Saint Francis Day in Assisi, highlighted by the restoration of the public holiday. Unusually warm autumn temperatures across Europe have prevented snowfall in the Alps and accelerated the melting of the Gran Paradiso glacier, which risks disappearing by 2040. To counter surging energy inflation driven by global conflicts, Italy's national energy company implemented price caps on diesel and gasoline. Concluding on a cultural note, Fiori shares a traditional Italian potato and cheese casserole recipe paired with a full-bodied Negroamaro red wine from Puglia to mark the holiday. (4)