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Italy’s ‘Fort Knox of cheese’ feels the heat as climate change drives up costs and risks

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Italy’s ‘Fort Knox of cheese’ feels the heat as climate change drives up costs and risks

Credito Emiliano stores Parmesan worth about $350 million as collateral for loans, but extreme temperatures are pushing electricity use up 30%, while heat is also cutting milk output and reshaping Italy’s wine and olive oil industries