Environment
Coldest May in Italy since 1957
Temperatures in Rome plummet as Italy records coldest May in 62 years.
Italy has not been this cold in May since 1957, thanks to an intense wave of arctic air sweeping the country, with unseasonal sn...
Outcry after Rome trees smothered by asphalt
City apologises to Aurelio residents after Roman actor joins tree campaign.
When road workers recently repaired the pavement on Via Nostra Signora di Lourdes, in Rome's Aurelio district, they poured...
Rome highlights the environment with Earth Day 2019 in Villa Borghese.
Rome marks the 2019 edition of Earth Day with five days of events on the theme of the environment and sustainability at the Galo...
Greta Thunberg meets Pope Francis in Rome
Climate activist met pontiff in St Peter's Square.
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist, met Pope Francis briefly following the pontiff's general audience in St Peter's Squ...
Rome university cuts out plastic water bottles
Roma Tre encourages students not to use disposable plastic water bottles.
Rome's Università degli Studi Roma Tre is distributing up to 30,000 stainless steel bottles to its students in a bid to stop...
Group of 25 dolphins seen off Rome coast
Continued sightings of bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Rome.
There have been numerous sightings of dolphins off Rome's coast in recent days, including a group of 25 dolphins, described as "excep...
Climate change: Greta Thunberg comes to Rome
Rome's Fridays For Future to welcome Greta Thunberg on 19 April.
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist, will participate in the Fridays For Future rally in Piazza del Popolo...
Retake Roma stages clean-up blitz in Rome
3,000 Retake Roma volunteers clean up four areas of Rome on 31 March.
Retake Roma, the voluntary non-profit movement which tackles the capital's urban decay, is staging a massive clean-up operation i...
Rome's pick-your-own tulip park returns
Visitors to pick-your-own garden to be given clear instructions this year.Tulipark, a 26,000-sqm flower farm in the Prenestino-Labicano area of east Rome, opens on 21 March, when visitors will be allo...
Visitors can watch hundreds of rare and tropical butterflies flying freely.The Casa delle Farfalle, a tropical greenhouse on Via Appia Pignatelli, offers the chance to admire hundreds of butterflies,...
Hottest February on record in Rome
Temperature in Rome exceeded 21 degrees on 27 February.
February 2019 was the warmest February in Rome since records began in 1862, according to the city's Antico Osservatorio Collegio Romano.The tem...
Rome mayor seeks to cut down city's pine trees
Raggi says "courage" required to chop down Rome's oldest pines which are no longer safe.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi is seeking the allocation of government funds in her plan to cut down the city's old...
Northern Lights live-streamed in Rome
Aurora Borealis screened live at Rome's Auditorium Parco della Musica.
The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, will be streamed live at Rome's Auditorium Parco della Musica each eveni...
Blood moon: total lunar eclipse on 21 January
Total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, will be the only one in 2019.
A total lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon, will be visible over Rome at 05.41 on Monday 21 January.
The total eclipse will...
AMA Roma replants healthy Christmas trees in Arcinazzo Romano.
Rome’s refuse collection service AMA Roma has requested that people "who do not have the opportunity to replant their Christmas tree in...
