Lucio Salamini has witnessed the climate patterns round his household’s winery in northern Italy change dramatically over the previous 30 years. However he says he has by no means seen something like this summer season earlier than.
After scorching hot days, the warmth doesn’t let up at evening, inflicting stress on his vines. And nearly each month this yr has seen much less rainfall than common, with the close by Po River—a key freshwater supply for surrounding farms and vineyards—seeing document low water ranges in latest weeks.
