Quick Glance: Severe Storms in Tuscany: Three Dead
- Thousands of households without power
- Schools in Tuscany closed on Friday
- State of emergency declared in Tuscany
- Veneto region also affected by storms
Quick Glance: Severe Storms in Northern Italy: River Overflow in Milan
- Basements and underpasses were cleared of water.
- Milan was heavily impacted by the storms, causing a neighborhood in the north of the financial metropolis to flood.
- The western part of the Emilia Romagna region was particularly affected.
- Partial collapse of the bridge over the Taro River near Parma.
Quick Glance: Floods and Drought: Changing Water Conditions in Switzerland
- Heavy rainfall in August caused flooding in the Rhine
- Rivers have less water in summer and more in winter
- Melting glaciers result in increased water volume in summer
- Water volume in the Rhine could decrease by half in summer
Quick Glance: Argentina allows oil sector better exchange rate before election
- Argentina will let the oil sector benefit from a better exchange rate ahead of the elections.
- Oil companies can now exchange 25% of the value of their oil and gas exports at the alternative CCL exchange rate.
- The CCL rate offers the oil sector about 763 pesos per U.S. dollar, more than double the official rate.
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