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A Degree and a Half Festival in Bardonecchia

July 18, 2026 - July 19, 2026
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Bardonecchia

Saturday, July 18th and Sunday, July 19th, "One and a Half Degrees" - Festival on Climate and the Environment.

July 1st to 30th
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Palazzo delle Feste
Underground
Photographic exhibition by Jacopo Pasotti, based on a project by Donato Giovannelli

Saturday, July 18th

10:30 AM | Piazza Monsignor Bellando (Borgo Vecchio)
Water, from the mountains to the city
Talk with Elisa Brussolo, Head of the SMAT Research Center, and Elisa Palazzi, climatologist at the University of Turin and Scientific Curator of the Festival
Free admission subject to availability

11:00 am to 2:30 pm
Sommeiller Bivouac / Edoardo Allemand Museum
Center for High Altitude Culture: lecture on the glacial crisis in front of the remains of the Sommeiller Glacier
Dialogue with Luca Mercalli, President of the Italian Meteorological Society, climatologist, journalist, and communicator, and with Alessia Iotti, author and illustrator of the graphic recording company Alterales
Free event upon reservation – Max 25 people
prenotazioni@centroscienza.it

11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Piazza Monsignor Bellando (Borgo Vecchio)
Chronicles from Snow
Talk with Jacopo Pasotti, science communicator, environmental journalist, and photographer, and Michele Freppaz, snow expert at the University of Turin, in conversation with Giorgia Bollati, science and environmental journalist.
Free admission, subject to availability.

From 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Piazza Monsignor Bellando (Borgo Vecchio)
Green Therapy: Mountains and Greenery as Allies of Mental Health
Talk with Marina Boido, Professor of Human Anatomy at the Department of Neuroscience and Researcher at the NICO Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi – University of Turin, and Antonello Provenzale, former research director at the CNR and corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Turin.
Free admission subject to availability

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Tur D'Amun Archaeological Park – Via Pra de la Cumbe
Meetings on the High Shores
With Marco Paolini, actor, author, and director, and Elisa Palazzi, climatologist at the University of Turin and Scientific Curator of the Festival
Free event upon reservation at prenotazioni@centroscienza.it

8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Harald's Ski Restaurant Bar – Regione Molino, 18 – Campo Smith
Researchers on tap 1.5° Special Edition
Informal conversations at the table

Sunday, July 19
10:00 AM | Piazza Monsignor Bellando (Borgo Vecchio)
Sentinels of climate change. Because the future of the planet depends on our mountains.
With Luca Mercalli, President of the Italian Meteorological Society, climatologist, journalist, and popularizer, and Elisa Palazzi, climatologist at the University of Turin and Scientific Curator of the Festival.
Free admission, subject to availability.

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