Switzerland helps out as Italy’s northern lakes are in crisis.

Lake Maggiore is suffering from drought and Switzerland is increasing releases from Lake Lugano.

Water is also scarce in Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and the Marche: this is Italy’s new emergency.

mediafaro.org/article/20260811…

#Italy #Water Crisis #Drought #Agriculture #Switzerland

Un-Bee-Leaf-Able! 🐝 for #bienstag

This might be the last bee photo for a while! (Unless I brave going through my SD cards 😂) ✨

#photography #amateurphotography #flowerstagram #carderbee #europeanwoolcarderbee #insectsofthefediverse #summer #flower #closeup #macro #bee #insect #lavender #bloomscrolling #nature #urbangarden #dreamy #soft #delicate #park #wildlife #natura #italia #italy #bologna #urbangarden #urbannature

From Italy’s Susa Valley, motivating impressions of a combative mass movement

La valle che resiste 🏴🖤

‚On the last weekend of July, a comrade and I got a very impressive glimpse of what a long lasting and combative mass movement looks like.

We were visiting comrades in Torino and the Val di Susa in northern Italy, home to a three-decades long struggle against the Turin-Lyon TAV (high-speed train) construction, a hugely destructive capitalist mega-project. No TAV is a grassroots movement involving tens of thousands of people, with a proud history of direct action and diversity of tactics….‘

freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/10/…

#NoTAV #Torino #Lyon #Italy #Protest #Repression #Sabotage

Microsoft Worker Emails Thousands To Reveal Company's Support of Genocide!

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A Microsoft Italy data center technician has resigned, via a mass email to colleagues, revealing the tech giant's role in Gaza's genocide.

#Microsoft #WarCrimes #AITargeting #Genocide #Gaza #TerrorRegime #Italy #Reveal #KillingKids #Test

Scripta Manent.
The words of Emperor Augustus on the wall of the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome, Italy

#rome #roma #architecture #photography #italy #italia #streetphotography #fromthearchives #CCbyNC #creativecommons

Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7k4g…

#Italy #environment #heat

Time to go Home 🏠 for #silentsunday

(This is supposed to look like a painting but it's just a photo ✨)

#photography #amateurphotography #pets #dogsofpixelfed #dog #mastodogs #pet #bologna #treewalkercoonhound #petphotography #urbangarden #evening #summer #dark #moody #vintagestyle #italy #italia #europe #canon #canonphotography

Spain imposes reciprocal border checks on Italy.

Spain has announced it would introduce temporary border checks on travellers from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass migrant rush into Ceuta.

The checks, which come “amid the persistent irregular migration pressure” facing Italy, will start at midnight on Saturday and last until 7 September, Spain’s interior ministry said in a statement.

mediafaro.org/article/20260807…

#Spain #Italy #Border #Schengen

Heatwave Holiday 🌹 for #flowerfriday

Just a check-in! Still alive! Still on holiday! Still melting in this heat! 😭 But there are some roses in bloom! Hope you are all well!! ♥️♥️♥️

#photography #amateurphotography #flowerstagram #blooms #spring #flowers #flower #garden #bloomscrolling #urban #urbannature #rose #redroses #italia #italy #bologna #photo #fiori #shadow #light #moody #summer #canon #canonphotography

Madrid threatens retaliation if Italy keeps border controls on travellers from Spain.

The Spanish government has given Rome until Sunday to restore passport-free travel and put an end to the crackdown instituted amid the Ceuta crisis.

mediafaro.org/article/20260807…

#Spain #Italy #Schengen #Ceuta #Politics #Borders

Up, and up, and up -- the ancient steps of Ostuni, the hilltop city in Apulia, Italy, aren't steep, but they are relentless.

But as neither my wife nor I was in the mood to imitate Rocky Balboa and run up the steps, we enjoyed a gentle hike past cacti and cats, all of us appreciating any shade from the Mediterranean sun.

Hello, kitties.

Steps to the White City canvas print -- fineartamerica.com/featured/st…

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #cats #italy #apulia #travel

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#Germany #Netherlands #Belgium #USA #europe #Community🌱 #Spain #Denmark #Luxembourg #UK
#Austria #Italy #Australia, #Austria , #Canada,

Environmental Conservation

2026-08-05 09:17:51

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By sponsoring just 2 or 5 trees, you're not simply planting trees; you're helping us restore nature, educate young people, and build a greener future for communities in Uganda. Together, we can create a legacy that will outlive us all. 🌱💚

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🇮🇹🚸 A quaint abanonded school, tucked away in a small village somewhere in Italy. How long do you think it has stood abandoned?

EDIT : Close-up of map added, for those interested 😀

#Italy #Story #Photography #Urbex #UrbanExploration #Abandoned #Travel #Explore

Drying tomatoes season in Sicily

#Sicily #Italy #tomatoes

I send thanks to the buyer from Washington who purchased a greeting card of

The Ascension -- fineartamerica.com/featured/th…

May the artwork take both you, and the person to whom you send the card, to a grand a majestic place.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #church #catholic #religion #venice #italy #venezia #italia #tourism #vacation #travel #magical #building #architecture #fedigiftshop #people

He didn't have any particular destination in mind, any goal for the day other than taking a pleasant walk to see what he could see, feel the sunshine on his shoulders, hear the sounds of people laughing and children playing, and just immersing himself in life and activity and joy.

Strolling through Venice canvas print -- fineartamerica.com/featured/st…

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #venice #italy #travel #venezia #italia #europe #vacation #walk #afternoon #town

Thousands resist Turin-Lyon high-speed rail, defying Meloni goivernment’s crackdown on protest

‚Twenty thousand people participated in the annual #NoTAV march in Italy’s Susa Valley on 25 July. At the Maddalena construction site in Chiomonte, protesters clashed with police and successfully breached the site where they set fire to the control room, equipment, and at least 4 police vehicles. At the San Didero site, protesters tore down the outer fences but were then repelled by police. At least 16 protesters were hospitalised and the damage was reported at 1 million EUR. Police union chief Domenico Pianese claimed at least 60 officers had been injured…..‘

freedomnews.org.uk/2026/08/03/…

#Italy #Protest #Repression #Lyon #Torino

Italy puts nearly all its major cities on the highest heat alert.

Health officials say 19 cities from north to south - including the capital Rome, Milan, Venice and Naples - are already at red alert, and by Monday all but two cities will be.

mediafaro.org/article/20260801…

#Italy #Heatwave #Weather #ClimateChange