Keyword: Albiate
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Cover photo: A climbing plant scorched by the heat in Albiate (MB). Drafted on July 7, updated on July 8, 2025. The story of environmental degradation in Albiate—illegal dumping, climate change, and reforestation—began in 2006. […]
Human health is linked to environmental degradation. “Clearly, drought will threaten food security, water insecurity will increase the risk of infectious disease transmission, and agricultural productivity will be jeopardized”. Public health indicators monitored by an international group of experts show that “the climate crisis is also a health crisis.
Poplars are ill-suited to cope with climate change for two reasons: their roots do not penetrate deeply enough to withstand the increasing water stress, and their height makes them vulnerable to the increasingly frequent storms, even in Brianza. In April, out of 271 poplars planted 25 years ago, 116 had died (271 – 155), almost half. I requested permission to replace them with lime trees in the Regional Park of the Lambro Valley but, to date, after several months of waiting, I have received no response.
On the land next to my house (about 25 hectares, of park open to all), from February 2023 to today, 123 trees have died: a silent but real massacre. In Italy in 2023, extreme events rose to 378, marking a +22% compared to 2022. The images and videos speak for themselves.