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Po Valley drought deepens as northern Italy tightens water rationing
Water reserves are being depleted rapidly across northern Italy as the Po Valley's main river dries up, with local officials warning of accelerating scarcity amid a third summer heatwave.
Lorenzo Ferraris · 437 words
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Geography & climate
Continental, with cold winters and warm, humid summers.
Alpine arc to the west and north, the Po plain to the east, the Langhe and Monferrato hills to the south.
Economy & culture
Automotive and aerospace engineering, Nutella and the food industry, Barolo and Barbaresco wine, banking.
Industrial Turin and the Savoy capital; Slow Food born in Bra; a reserved, understated northern temperament.