https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An Italian Alpine resort on Sunday lifted a state of alert declared last week over fears that a chunk of glacier on the Mont Blanc mountain range might crash down on them. https://www.thelocal.it/20200809/italy-resort-lifts-alert-on-melting-glacier-threat Sun, 09 Aug 2020 16:52:02 +0200 italy-resort-lifts-alert-on-melting-glacier-threat An alpine resort in Italy was on high alert on Thursday and dozens of people were evacuated over fears a huge chunk of a mountain glacier could break away because of sudden high temperatures. https://www.thelocal.it/20200806/tourists-evacuated-from-italian-alps-over-fear-of-falling-ice-mont-blanc Thu, 06 Aug 2020 16:27:22 +0200 tourists-evacuated-from-italian-alps-over-fear-of-falling-ice-mont-blanc Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change. https://www.thelocal.it/20200705/pink-ice-in-italys-alps-sparks-algae-probe Sun, 05 Jul 2020 16:55:11 +0200 pink-ice-in-italys-alps-sparks-algae-probe If you're thinking of climbing one of Italy's mountains, make sure you at least have the proper footwear, the Italian mountain rescue service has pleaded after spotting one hapless hiker at 4,000 metres in a pair of jeans and gym shoes. https://www.thelocal.it/20180824/please-dont-climb-mountains-in-jeans-and-trainers-italy-mountain-rescue Fri, 24 Aug 2018 18:46:58 +0200 please-dont-climb-mountains-in-jeans-and-trainers-italy-mountain-rescue Cisse and Ibrahim have never seen snow before. After fleeing crisis-hit Libya by boat and making their way up Italy, the exhausted pair trudge in flimsy trainers along a pitch-black mountain trail in a night-time bid to reach France. https://www.thelocal.it/20180124/frozen-mountain-migrant-trail-italy-to-france Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:00:53 +0100 frozen-mountain-migrant-trail-italy-to-france With valleys, lakes and forests nestled among the summits of the Dolomites, South Tyrol is a breathtaking wonderland. https://www.thelocal.it/20170213/six-reasons-why-south-tyrol-will-absolutely-blow-your-mind Mon, 13 Feb 2017 09:12:21 +0100 six-reasons-why-south-tyrol-will-absolutely-blow-your-mind A diabetic Italian pensioner, who was stranded in the mountains for nine days in northern Italy, has told how he survived by eating herbs. https://www.thelocal.it/20150812/lost-italian-pensioner-survives-on-herbs-for-9-days Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:48:48 +0200 lost-italian-pensioner-survives-on-herbs-for-9-days Two foreigners, including a British and a Dutch man, and two Italians died in avalanches in northern Italy over the weekend, after days of heavy snowfall, national media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150209/brit-among-four-dead-in-italian-avalanches Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:20:00 +0100 brit-among-four-dead-in-italian-avalanches Three people died over the weekend in the mountains of northern Italy, with an avalanche claiming one life and two hikers falling to their deaths. https://www.thelocal.it/20150112/three-dead-over-weekend-in-italian-mountains Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:07:00 +0100 three-dead-over-weekend-in-italian-mountains A 76-year-old grandmother spent the night under a hail storm and in freezing temperatures on a mountain in Alta Valtellina, Lombardy, after getting lost while chasing a cow. https://www.thelocal.it/20130826/rosary-kept-lost-grandmother-safe-in-alps Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:44:00 +0200 rosary-kept-lost-grandmother-safe-in-alps Two Italian women died in an avalanche and the bodies of a French couple were found in a crevasse on Tuesday, all victims of climbing accidents in the French Alps, local officials said. https://www.thelocal.it/20130813/italian-climbers-killed-in-mont-blanc-avalanche Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:33:00 +0200 italian-climbers-killed-in-mont-blanc-avalanche