Luca Mercalli

Luca Mercalli (Turin, 1966) - Climatologist, director of the magazine Nimbus, and president of the Italian Meteorological Society, a national association founded in 1865. He researches Alpine climates and glaciers, and teaches environmental sustainability at schools and universities in Italy (University of Turin-SSST, University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo), Switzerland, and France. He practices what he preaches by living in a solar-powered house, driving an electric car, and cultivating his own vegetable garden. He serves as a consultant to the European Union and scientific advisor to ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale). For RAI, he worked on "Che tempo che fa," "Scala Mercalli," and "TGMontagne," and now he is on Rainews. He is an editorialist for La Stampa and Il Fatto Quotidiano, with thousands of articles and over 1900 conferences to his credit. Among his books are: Filosofia delle nuvole, Che tempo che farà, Viaggi nel tempo che fa, Prepariamoci, Clima bene comune, Il mio orto tra cielo e terra, Non c'è più tempo, e il libro per bambini Uffa che caldo.