Tag Archives: ecology

Lake Como’s Bears, Wolves … and Werewolves

Posted on February 7, 2021 by comocompanion

Lake Como’s Bears, Wolves … and Werewolves. Just by travelling 10 kms inland from the lake, you enter areas remote enough to support the repopulation of wolves and bears – and the continued propagation of ancient myth! Continue reading →

Posted in Folklore, Places of interest, Uncategorized, Walks | Tagged bears, cavargna, deer, ecology, garzeno, sasso del lupo, valle albano, valsassina, viandante, werewolves, wild boar, wolves | 3 Comments

Anomalous Waves on Lake Como

Posted on August 27, 2020 by comocompanion

Anomalous Waves on Lake Como. Alpine lakes can experience tsunami-like anomalous waves. These and other extreme weather events have massive destructive power and demand that we treat our natural environment with respect. Continue reading →

Posted in Events, History, Lake, Uncategorized | Tagged Adda, Anomalous waves, Bellagio, Como, ecology, floods, Lake leman, landslides, Lenno, Piazza Cavour, Pliny the Younger, prealps, sediment, tsunami, Vajont, Val Pola, Valtellina, Villa Commedia | Leave a comment

Lake Como and Climate Change

Posted on January 4, 2020 by comocompanion

Lake Como and Climate Change. Man’s impact through climate change is becoming frighteningly dramatic. Even on Lake Como there is reason to be concerned that patterns of weather are having a negative impact on the lake’s ecosystem. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Lake, Politics, Sustainability, Uncategorized | Tagged climate change, ecology, environment, fires, floods, Lake, landslide, missoltin, nature, paratie, Politics, streams, Sustainability, tourism, tourists, water level | 2 Comments

Como and Cernobbio Say Goodbye to Nonna Pupa

Posted on November 27, 2019 by comocompanion

Cernobbio’s Giardino della Valle (Valley Garden) is a singularly beautiful oasis of calm, straddling a mountain stream as it descends to the lake. It exists thanks entirely to the vision and tenacity of Nonna Pupa who died aged 95 on Wednesday November 20th. Continue reading →