Lucio Salamini has witnessed the weather patterns around his family’s vineyard in northern Italy change dramatically over the past 30 years. But he says he has never seen anything like this summer before.
After scorching hot days, the heat doesn’t let up at night, causing stress on his vines. And almost every month this year has seen less rainfall than average, with the nearby Po River—a key freshwater source for surrounding farms and vineyards—seeing record low water levels in recent weeks.