Sardinia

the study

8-meter waves, Poetto underwater for kilometers: the numbers of Cyclone Harry's "unprecedented" violence.

A study provides a snapshot of the massive storm that hit Sardinia in January. Scientists say "Prevention focused on specific risk zones is no longer sufficient."

Luigi Barnaba Frigoli

environment

Torregrande, the LIPU (Italian League for Punishment and Protection of Animals) issues a formal notice to the municipality: "Remove Carpobrotus from the waterfront."

The plant chosen to decorate the area considered an invasive alien species

Marianna Guarna

L'ospedale 'Nostra Signora di Bonaria' di San Gavino

the emergency

Pabillonis, the patient hospitalized for West Nile virus is improving in condition.

A 71-year-old man is hospitalized after contracting West Nile fever. The mayor says, "We hope he can return home soon."

Gian Luigi Pittau

The stop

Villaputzu: Ford maintenance postponed due to adverse weather conditions.

The forecasts do not allow for intervention

Gianni Agus

The farewell

Oristano journalist and photographer Francesco Pinna has died.

He has collaborated with L'Unione Sarda, La Nuova Sardegna and the Ansa agency

Alberto Olivetti, presidente nazionale Enpam

the budget

The Sassari branch of the Enpam (National Association of Pensioners) says: "Retirees outnumber doctors still working."

The report: "Our assets guarantee pensions for the next 30 years, but those who are retired have surpassed the number of contributing workers."

Emanuele Floris

Il cantiere del Businco e, nel tondo, il medico Steven Claudio Masotti

healthcare

"Sheriff" doctor at Brotzu, FdI: "Who is Steven Claudio Masotti and what is his role? Todde should clarify."

Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) questions the role of a vascular surgeon who "oversees construction sites and gives orders: is he a political commissar? A highly unusual situation."

Roberto Murgia

The memory

Sassari pays tribute to the fallen of all wars: the ceremony at the military shrine

Laurel wreaths were laid at the war memorial and the tombs of former presidents of the Republic and the Region.

Emanuele Floris

Assemblea dei lavoratori ai cancelli dello stabilimento Eurallumina a Porto Vesme (Sulcis Iglesiente) dopo il vertice tecnico al Mimit, 2 novembre 2026. US FILCTEM CGIL

the dispute

Former Eurallumina workers at risk in Portovesme: "The 6.3 million isn't enough; we need a political shift."

The announced resources are only sufficient for November and December. The local secretaries demand an immediate meeting with the government. The mobilization remains in place.

The accident

Alghero, a father and two-year-old daughter were hit by a car in the middle of the road: air ambulance intervened.

Fear on Via Sant'Agostino, the little girl was transferred to the emergency room in Sassari for tests.

Catherine Flowers

Cagliari, 21 dicembre 2023 - Manifestazione sit in contro lo stoccaggio delle scorie nucleari in Sardegna - S. Anedda Endirch

Environment

The minister in La Maddalena: "Nuclear waste? It's absurd to ship it all the way to Sardinia."

After the alarms, Pichetto Fratin rules out the possibility of building a single repository on the island: "But the site will be established according to the guidelines."

Environment

Parteolla: The committee's protests against the Serdiana landfill resume.

Environmental monitoring and land remediation requested

Carla Zizi

Gigi Riva con la maglia del Cagliari in una foto d'archivio. ANSA

The story

Treccani celebrates Gigi Riva: "Thunderclap" in the "Italian Myths" series.

A popular hero, a reserved man. The Encyclopedia volume will be presented on November 7th in Cagliari.

Primi fiocchi sul Bruncu Spina (foto da webcam Sardegna Clima)

On the Gennargentu

First snow in Sardinia, Bruncu Spina turns white

The first flakes above 1570 meters, temperatures dropping across the island

Depopulation

Gesico and the school that doesn't exist: when being born in the village already means leaving

Already from the age of three, to attend nursery school one has to reach Mandas, and in the rest of Trexenta the situation is certainly not without difficulties

Severino Sirigu

Traditions

Burcei, an exhibition and conference dedicated to mourning: between rites and customs

The initiative, by the folk group “A Passu Antigu”, in the parish hall of the village

safety

Kilos of drugs, illegal immigration, and the nightlife: arrests and searches in Cagliari and its hinterland.

The results of a territorial control operation ordered by the Police Headquarters: hashish found in garages and refrigerators, cocaine hidden in cars. Four Algerian illegal immigrants were also arrested.