45.108°, 7.637° Turin

The bear seem to enjoy Italian football, guess what team...

Photo by Davide Perini

The Juventus Stadium construction project aimed to ensure a low environmental impact of the work of the construction site via the use of advanced environmentally sustainable technologies. This stadium is constructed to reduce energy consumption from non-renewable energy sources by reducing waste and optimising the resources available. The stadium can produce the electricity it needs using solar energy captured through photovoltaic panels; it produces warm water which heats rooms, changing rooms, kitchens and the football field through a network of district heating, heats hot water for the dressing rooms and kitchens of restaurants using solar thermal systems. These alternative energy sources are aimed at helping the stadium meet the criteria dictated by the Kyoto protocol by generating multiple results (source: Wikipedia).

43.709°,13.219° Senigallia 03/05/2014 [ALLUVIONE]

Helplessly looking over disaster by Lina

Exactly one week ago big parts of our small town was hit by what on the headlines described as "the water bomb”. After a night of heavy rain, especially in the hinterland, the river broke out of its furrow. With enormous power and speed, big quantities of water rushed heading to the sea. In just a few hours the water rose to fearsome levels (1,3-2,8m). On our street we stood amazed on the sidewalk watching our street turn into a creek, and just 5 minutes later the sidewalk itself became overflooded and we started to realise that it wouldn’t stop there… But never could we have imagined that it wouldn’t stop until cars were almost completely covered by the water, apartments flooded and subterranean garages filled.

Please watch this video:

 

Something like this has never been seen here before. The effects of the unpredictable(?) weather changes becomes reality for more people every day. Today many families here, my neighbors and friends, have lost all their belongings. Homes and cars are ruined. Joined forces are still struggling with the hard work of cleaning up the mess.
(But by the beginning of tourist season I’m sure you will find Senigallia as beautiful as ever!!!)

41.892°,12.482° Rome

A visit to Colosseum.

Polar bear likes pasta, especially Amatriciana. 

La Dolce Vita, a nightly bath in Fontana di Trevi just like Anita Ekberg. 

The Lombardi family brought along the polar bear on the weekend in Rome. 

Photo by Federica Perini

There is evidence that climate and society have been intertwined for millenia and after scientists use tree ring-based reconstruction to measure central European temperature for the last 2500 years one can link climate change to the fall of the Roman Empire. 

41.902°,12.457° Vatican City

Waiting for Pope Francis on Saint Peter's Square.

Photo by Federica Perini

Pope Francis has made a religious case for tackling climate change
speaking out against the destruction of the rainforest and calling
deforestation of the world's lungs a sin.
Pope Francis, who is a known advocate of the poor,
believes that environmental justice and economic justice 
are inextricably linked.

45.433° ,12.326° Venice

Spring in Venice. Photo by Ebba Eriksson

Venice, once known as "The Floating City", can now be called
"The Sinking City" for not only is the town effected by the increase rise of sea levels
- obvious with flooding each high tide - but due to movement of tectonic plates and
the washing away of sediments scientists have found that the city is also
slowly sinking. 

46.671°, 11.152° Merano

Weekend in Merano, Italy

by Alessia

42.7352°, 12.7416° Fortezza Albornoz di Spoleto

Castle Albornoz, Spoleto (PG), Italy by Ilaria

43.7687°, 11.2569° Florence

A stroll above the roofs of Firenze by Laura Ottina, Pop Design.

43.8997°,12.9029° Pesaro

By Pascal Brugnoni

43.9142°,12.9192° Pesaro

"L'orso polare, tranquillo tranquillo, sereno ed imperturbabile continua la sua passeggiata. / The polar bear, peaceful, serene and imperturbable continues his walk. By Eleonora Brugnoni

43.7840°,12.7093° Gallo di Petriano

Bear-ly in testa / Bear-ly in my head by Lucia.

43.7448°, 13.1715° Cesano di Senigallia

"Incontro in cORSO", greeting form a special meeting on Giuliano De Mincis' desk.

-We got curious about the origin of this blue rubber bear. Finally we tracked him down to Kikkerland were we discovered that he too stands for the same cause... /

44.4934°,11.3431°, Bologna

"Finding Mr. P.B Bear-ly" by GIAMP

Can you spot the bear?

43.7448°, 13.1715° Cesano di Senigallia

Giro di giostra / Carousel ride by Giuliano De Minicis, Dmpconcept

43.8000°, 12.9722° Cuccurano

Un giro di polka a Cuccurano / A spin around Cuccurano by Ramona Guglielmi

44.1424°, 12.2305° Cesena

"the north pole seems close!" by Alessandro Frati

43.9399°,12.7100° San Giovanni in Marignano

- Ho fatto fare una passeggiata all'orso a San Giovanni in Marignano / - I took the bear for a walk in San Giovanni in Marignano.  Photo by Michele

43.7829°,12.9868° Falcineto

Polo Nord - Home sweet Home! by Erica Riberti

43.7376°,12.9464° Montemaggiore al Metauro

 Davide contro Golia / David meets Goliath by Ilaleteo

Attento bear... / Watch out bear... by Ale

43.7173°,13.2112° Senigallia

"Climbear" by Silvia