one of the hardest hit regions is the po valley. climate change is an existential threat, especially for rice farmers a marina full of stranded boats. fields of drooping sunflowers and everywhere fountains with no running water, scorching temperatures of up to 40 degrees have been plaguing northern italy for weeks now and threatening some people's very existence. like the regions, rice farmers, is the panthers are these plants are completely dead. they won't produce anything, there will be no crop here. so on epa. 15 tons of harvest last and this plot along the farmer simply couldn't provide enough water. stefano grip is the head of the code it at the pavia association, which represents farmers in the region. italy so called golden rice triangle makes up half of europe's entire rice production. the industry, which is highly dependent on water, is now facing a financial and environmental catastrophe. and she might to our knowledge, nothing like this has ever happened in the last 70 years that made according to the data available. a drought like this has never occurred that never. my n

to discover the secrets of why this area is famously known as food valley. the poiver is the longest in italy, and its fertile flood plain has made this region an agricultural powerhouse. the extraordinary food valley lies between the po river in the north and the apennine mountains to the south. that's modena. it's hazy today. >> oh, that's modena. >> that's modena down in the valley, and we have the apennines behind us. so, when you look at a place like parma, the reason those hams are aged so well and have a particular flavor is because a crosswind blows all the way down into the valley. the valley then heads out to the adriatic sea and creates this kind of microclimate. >> massimo: it's about the fog. >> oh fog! >> oh fog! >> oh fog, thanks to you! the fog and humidity really makes the difference in all this. the humidity that comes from the apennines, that protects from south is cool but not too cool. hot summer, cold winter, and creates the perfect microclimate in emilia-romagna. >> even the region's beloved fresh pasta is explained by this humid climate whic

italy, the po river in the north of the country is at its lowest for 70 years, and that area in the po valleying, linked to the war in ukraine. and the grim reality is that, of course, as our climate continues to heat and get worse, these events are no longer just freak occurrences, they are becoming more common and progressively worse. yeah, such widespread drought across europe at the moment, mark lowen there in paris. new research by the bbc has discovered more than one in six local authorities across the uk has lost at least one public swimming pool in the past three years. some have closed permanently, others are shut temporarily because of staffing, funding or repair problems, such as shortages of chlorine. in some towns, there's no public pool at all. emily unia reports. learning life—saving skills on the beach. great in fine weather, but in winter, the water's too cold. and falmouth now has no public swimming pool. we're surrounded by water. we should, you know, it's really critical in cornwall that kids can learn to swim, because a, obviously in terms of future lifeguards, but, b, ju

italy, the river in the north of the country had its lowest level in 70 years and that area, the po valley the global food production the world is facing link to the war in ukraine and the grim realities of course that as our climate continues to heat up and to get worse, these events are no longerjust freak get worse, these events are no longer just freak occurrences. get worse, these events are no longerjust freak occurrences. they are becoming more common and progressively worse. thank you to mark for that. time now for a look at the weather. hello there. the heatwave is set to continue across most of the uk for the rest of the week. in fact, there's now a met office amber weather warning in force for extreme heat. the second highest level of alert. that's valid until the end of the day on sunday for most of england, and into eastern wales too. but it's not hot everywhere. weather fronts out towards the north—west of scotland, outbreaks of rain here, it's cooler and it's cloudier, but for most of us, blue sky and sunshine. temperatures again likely to peak at 26—28 celsius for aberdeens

we fill over san po bay, spilling into the napa valley. that's more than today.s already more of an on shore flow flow tomorrow. we're getting some help tomorrow, in fact, thn why there's more on shore flow to begin with. there's a weak system out here. the spin, a little rain tantalizingly close, close, but too far away for a chance of rain. but that's why we have the cool down. doesn't last long. that thing falls apart. we really only get the bt tomorrow and warm up again monday. but the morning lows tomorrow 50s around 60, and here the daytime highs. 80 in liverm, 86 in concord. will be 83 san jose. 86 in santa rosa. and alog the bay shoreline a lot of low 70s and redwood city could go io the 80s. the city doesn't get out of the 60s all day. then monday we go up a little. you don't see it much in san francio and san jose. just a few degree warm up. but here you are. microclimates always show us the show us the exaggerated extremes extremes of what a swing in temperatures can look like from 86 tomorrow in the inland east y back up to 96.