Surviving Climate Change in Italy

Chestnut trees provide a key insight into how people can prepare for the storms that are growing increasingly destructive as a result of climate change

This photo shows the view from the Monti Pisani in February 2014, looking north toward the Apuan Alps. Photo: Andrew Mathews

By Dana J. Graef

On a cold, wet afternoon in February 2014, Andrew Mathews stood on a mountain in Tuscany and looked out over the…