2024 was the hottest year on record in Italy since meteorological and climate data began being recorded. According to the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) of the CNR (National Research Council) in Bologna, the temperature on the peninsula was 1.35 degrees higher than the average over the previous 30 years (1991-2020). Looking at macro-regions, the warming was higher than the national average in the south and center (+1.44°C), and slightly lower in the north (+1.22°C). Additionally, the average temperature in Italy has increased by more than one and a half degrees since the mid-1990s in comparison to pre-industrial levels. In 2024, the average temperature was 3.22 degrees Celsius higher than in the pre-industrial era. Consequently, Italy is comprehensively affected by the global climate crisis. This is not the first time in Earth's history, or even in human history, that the climate has undergone significant and worldwide modifications and variations. However, this is the first time that climate change has occurred at such a rapid pace, and it is also the first time that it has been caused by anthropogenic factors, i.e. humans.