From parched earth to landslides: crisis in the prosecco hills of Italy

Farmers and researchers tell of the impact of a rapidly changing climate, and the measures being taken to adaptPaola Ferraro marches through the neat grids of vines that chequer the slopes of Monfumo and rattles off the number of ways violent weather hurts her family's prosecco production.Spring frost kills buds, summer hail storms thrash leaves, long droughts starve vines of water, while strong rains spark landslides that drown them in mud. Continue reading...