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đ§”#Italien vor #Blackout:
Extreme #Trockenheit #Wasserversorgung nachts abgestellt-125 Gemeinden mĂŒssen das #Trinkwasser drosseln-Gemeinden der #Po-Ebene fordern die VerhĂ€ngung des #Notstand|s-
Dramatische ErnteausfÀlle.
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency 1/x
Extreme #Trockenheit #Wasserversorgung nachts abgestellt-125 Gemeinden mĂŒssen das #Trinkwasser drosseln-Gemeinden der #Po-Ebene fordern die VerhĂ€ngung des #Notstand|s-
Dramatische ErnteausfÀlle.
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency 1/x
2/x Ganz #Italien leidet seit Monaten unter extremer #Trockenheit. Besonders dramatisch ist die Situation in Norditalien, wo massive ErnteausfĂ€lle drohen und #Kraftwerke vom Netz genommen werden mĂŒssen.
3/x Italiens gröĂter FluĂ, der Po, prĂ€sentiert sich auf seiner ganzen LĂ€nge als Kiesbett und Sandbank. Das Wasser flieĂt nur noch in einer engen Rinne, und im weitlĂ€ufigen Delta östlich von Ferrara, wo der fĂŒr die Norditaliener mythische Fluss in die Adria mĂŒndet,
THREAD: In 1555, a young Thomas North traveled with a delegation to Rome to reconcile England with the Pope. In a new book, Dennis McCarthy and June Schlueter argue the trip inspired #Shakespeareâs 1611 play #TheWintersTale. (1/11) #NorthByShakespeare #WhoIsThomasNorth @4threvolt
@4threvolt On April 25, 1555, North visited a church outside #Mantua, Italy, filled with polychromatic wax statues. In #TheWintersTale, a statue of Queen Hermione, who has been dead for 16 years, famously comes back to life. In the margin of his journal, North wrote, âmiracles.â (2/11)
@4threvolt In #TheWintersTale, the statue is said to have been made by Giulio Romano, the only Renaissance artist #Shakespeare mentions in his plays. Scholars have wondered how Shakespeare knew about Giulio, much less why he called him a sculptor, when he was best known as a painter. (3/11)
