{"id":5683301,"date":"2025-07-14T17:19:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecogestspa.com\/?p=5683301"},"modified":"2025-07-14T17:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:19:27","slug":"climate-alert-in-umbria-pollution-and-extreme-heat-put-the-territory-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ecogestspa.com\/en\/climate-alert-in-umbria-pollution-and-extreme-heat-put-the-territory-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"CLIMATE ALERT IN UMBRIA: POLLUTION AND EXTREME HEAT PUT THE TERRITORY AT RISK"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ecogest Climate Change Study Center sounds the alarm: Umbria is already experiencing the effects of climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rising temperatures, increasing extreme events, and compromised air quality in urban areas: Umbria is under climate pressure<\/strong>. The alarm was raised by Ecogest’s Climate Change Study Center (CCSC)<\/strong>, which highlights worrying data for public health, the environment, and regional infrastructure.<\/p>\n

According to the report, PM10 particulate matter values exceeded daily limits at the Terni Le Grazie and Terni Maratta monitoring stations, while the ozone picture is even more critical: in 2024, the entire population of Umbria was exposed to air quality classified as ‘poor’ <\/strong>for this pollutant. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), although within legal limits, remains at significant levels in urban areas.<\/p>\n

However, it is the climate trend that paints an alarming picture. In Perugia<\/strong>, in 2019, a temperature anomaly of up to +2.4\u00b0C<\/strong> was recorded compared to the 1971\u20132000 average. In Terni, tropical nights <\/strong>(with temperatures above 20\u00b0C) rose to 84 in 2024, <\/strong>compared to 39 in 2008. Extreme events, such as heat waves, have doubled in just a few years.<\/p>\n

“The Umbria region is exposed to increasingly intense environmental risks. The data speaks for itself: urgent and targeted action <\/strong>is needed to make the area resilient and sustainable. There is no time to lose,” says Valerio Molinari, President of the CCSC and shareholder of Ecogest Spa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Infrastructure under pressure<\/strong><\/p>\n

Infrastructural vulnerability is another critical issue: 100% of municipalities in Umbria are at risk of flooding<\/strong>. The Tiber River and its tributaries have caused numerous floods over the last century, and the data collected confirm the high hydraulic risk of the region, which is characterized by a wide range of phenomena, including debris flows, flash floods, river floods, and flooding in mountain areas.<\/p>\n

In addition, climate projections for 2050 indicate a sharp increase in tropical nights and maximum temperatures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Among the solutions proposed by the Report are:<\/p>\n