Snow blanketed Florence and Italy on Wednesday morning. According to the forecast, it will be the coldest week in 27 years, forcing the closure of tracts of motorway and schools in some municipalities.
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Below zero: waiting for the big storm
Heavy snow and severe cold hit all over the Europe. According to the forecast, tonight there will be a snowfall in Florence, Italy, which could cover the city with 20 centimetres of snow. Strong winds are also expected during this week. What to do: take an extra care with the snow.
Severe weather and snow expected tomorrow
Severe weather is coming to Florence, Italy. The “warm winter” will end soon in Tuscany and all the Country. According to the Italian weather forecast, the bad weather is coming from France and northern Europe: the worsening weather conditions is expected on Tuesday in Tuscany.
Earthquake, no reports of any damages
Residents of Florence, Italy, were among those who felt the earthquake, at 3 53 pm. There are no reports of any damage in the city and other areas. Fear among the residents of the city, especially on the upper floors. Some problem was detected on the telephone network.
Professor Pacini dies, he was the “daddy of pulsars”
Professor Franco Pacini died this morning in Florence, Italy. Pacini was one of the greatest Italian astrophysicists, pioneer of the research on neutron stars, called “pulsars”. He has given a fundamental contribution to the realization of the LBT, Large Binocular Telescope, housed at MGIO in Arizona (USA).
New Palace of Justice, new skyline of Florence
Not only the Uffizi, the Ponte Vecchio and the the Palazzo Pitti… the new Palace of Justice opened today in Florence, Italy. Built over a three hectares area, the new Palace of Justice in the Novoli district is a hugely ambitious and controversial project. It has changed the skyline of Florence.
Battle of Anghiari, last week of research
It is the last week of the research for the Battle of Anghiari, the lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci, which some commentators believe to be still hidden beneath later frescoes in the Hall of Salone dei Cinquecento in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy.
Florentine composer Bigazzi died at 71
Giancarlo Bigazzi has died. The florentine composer died in a hospital on Wednesday night in Viareggio. He wrote many of the greatest Italian pop hits. He was 71 years-old. Some italian hits was translated in english as Red Roses, I love you, Gloria, You can give more, Sea People, Self control and Eternity. Gloria was performed by Umberto Tozzi in the italian version and by Laura Branigan in the english version.
Costa Concordia day 7, 11 dead and 21 missing
Divers resumed the search for 21 people still missing a week after the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan coast, close to Isola del Giglio. Italian authorities are worried about seas forecast.
Costa concordia day 6, more charges against Schettino
The captain Francesco Schettino is accused by prosecutors of having abandoned about 300 people, not only passengers of the cruise ship Costa Concordia. He has considered unable to provide for themselves during the disaster occurred during the night of January 13 in front of the Island of Giglio in Tuscany, Italy.