Is It Safe To Travel To Sicily? Volcano & Drought UPDATE

[@YouMeandSicily]

More history and details about Mount Etna here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKTGYY2Lmd2mp6s

[@paulgoode5245]

We are flying into Catania September 1st

[@marthacooper2463]

Just want you to know I spent 3 weeks in Sicily in March and had a wonderful time in large part due to your videos, advice and information. Thank you so much ❤️

[@YouMeandSicily]

FANTASTIC!

[@joebluni8502]

Awesome program today. Hopefully the water problem can be resolved. Alfredo, I hope that everyone involved there in Sicily can agree with this very important issue. Politics there like here in America are an extreme hurdle to overcome. I plan on coming to Sicily in September. It'll be my third time there. My dad's parents and my mom's parents were from Licata Sicily and immigrated to N Y. early 1920's and settled in Brooklyn N Y. My dad was born there in 1929 and passed away last year July 16. I want to meet you and Esther. I'll be flying into Catania and renting a car at the airport. Joe Bluni

[@janetlombardi2314]

Love you guys. You always make me smile. Good to see you with your hat off Alfred, lol 😆 I'm sure that the water situation will get resolved it's a vital project for the island, which has to happen. Thank you for another brilliant video. Much love 😊❤

[@stefaniacammarano3235]

As always, Professor Faraci gives us brilliant lessons and You Me and Sicily keeps us updated on Sicilian news…. I'm completely crazy about the Zappala incinerator 👏🏻 and I'm honored to have met Prof Faraci during my personal training a few years ago at the University of Catania! A big shout out for the Sicilian Project upcoming plans🤞🏻Love you all guys, grazie

[@YouMeandSicily]

We love you Stefania!!

[@DianeBennetttanta]

Congratulations on your 10th anniversary of filming 🎉 You do amazing work ❤ Your videos are not only educational but bring hours of entertainment 🤗♥️🤗

[@YouMeandSicily]

Grazie!

[@Skolman70]

New to your show and love that you are talking and showing how Sicily and Catania is so beautiful. I left Catania to the U.S with my mom and dad and sisters when I was 4 years old. I am coming with my wife for our 27th anniversary and my first time back home. I am so excited to be doing this and love your show. Have you visited Vilarosa where my father is from and Caltanissetta where my mom is from. I want to visit there as well as Catania from July 23 - July 30. I love my country (Sicily) and I thank you for showing people who we Sicilians are. Ciao.

[@slkonnaris8477]

Amazing video and information as always! I loved the interview with Rosario. You’re right, Etna is truly majestic. Grazie mille!

[@YouMeandSicily]

Grazie!

[@gamacaluso]

Happy Sunday… love listening to all your information and update on Sicily ! Ciao 🤗🥰🍋

[@YouMeandSicily]

Grazie!!!

[@MariaMoore-s6q]

Hello beautiful people. I'm glad you're OK. Love your videos. They are done with much love. Ginger Beer was created in Yorkshire, England, in the 1700s. Stay safe,healthy and happy 😊

[@dianamartin9558]

As always, informative! I need help with a ristorante recommitment in Castellammare del golfo. Our anniversary is next week and want to go some nice. I know you have a favorite birthday place you go, Ezster. Thank you!

[@YouMeandSicily]

La Timpa is great food and overlooking the water. Egesta is also on the top and is FANTASTIC, very elegant. Cambusa in the Marina is good as well. For Anniversary I would do Egesta or La Timpa and tell them we sent you.!

[@pancrazioaquilina7029]

I certinly agree with you about all you said. When I visit sisily there is so much diversity, mountains ,beaches, and it looks even dessert love sicily greetings from malta ❤

[@YouMeandSicily]

Grazie !

[@girlwhocooks1]

Very interesting video today! We enjoyed listening to Prof. Faraci. Congratulations on 10 years! We have been enjoying your videos for years and we enjoyed even more meeting you and Stephania in Catania last year! We like Alfreds idea!!!! But Salvo has added his two cents and thinks that Sicily should take some advice from Israel! If they can turn a dessert into farm land that produces amazing produce, why not Sicily?

[@YouMeandSicily]

Agree!

[@paulgooderham]

When Al hit the screen I immediately admired that majestic head. Great to hear about the latest rumblings in Sicily.

[@YouMeandSicily]

Haha.Grazie!

[@godscountryhomestead1177]

My family was from Santo Stefano Quisquina. I’m going to buy something in Sicily soon. 😊Thank you both for all the wonderful information and laughs. ❤❤

[@jamesingram7203]

Excellent Video! Like American news, international news always seems to mislead us. Mama Etna is a living volcano and sometimes has to make her voice heard!!!

[@g_c_5251]

I’m heading to Sicily this August and I’m looking forward to swimming in the mediterranean Sea, especially with fresh volcanic ash. Here’s a fun fact: volcanic ash and seawater can indeed form materials known for their ability to detoxify by removing heavy metals. One such material is zeolite. Zeolites have a high affinity for heavy metals due to their porous structure and negatively charged surfaces, which attract and trap positively charged ions like heavy metals. This property makes zeolites useful in water filtration systems and environmental remediation processes aimed at reducing heavy metal contamination. 👍

[@YouMeandSicily]

Thank you for this fun fact!

[@jamesingram7203]

Hi ! I just arrived at the jewelry making school. It was a 6 hour drive. I'm listening to the video right now!!!

[@YouMeandSicily]

Have fun!

[@lifeatthefino2793]

Thank you for this video, I saw today a post on Facebook about a British journalist that wants to write an article about climate crisis in Sicily. She was looking for people to interview. She decided not to come to Sicily but looking for people online. The reactions were not so good! Another journalist that wants to write a fear mongering article to keep tourists away! She doesn't understand that it hurts people directly financially not be able to rent out their airbnb or hotels. Like you said, drought has been happening for centuries and will always happen. Ugh, just my 2 cents!

[@YouMeandSicily]

@@lifeatthefino2793 so true! Fear mongering at its worst!

[@paesanopaesani]

Antonio Cannata (Tony) As always, looooooove your video releases. we look forward to having espresso with you two, next year when we visit. how is the Sicilian project? how do we get a list of all the sponsors? be nice to see our names in it. ciao

[@YouMeandSicily]

Ciao tony ! Thank you !

[@blueseacily]

We are in Sicily, no problems of water in B&b and Hotels and around. No emergency but they will receive many euros from national government....this island is spectacular

[@YouMeandSicily]

It really is !

[@jocelyns9018]

Great video! We are coming to Catania this summer. Is the smoke toxic to inhale? You mentioned the drought is "under control," so it wont effect us in ANY way? Is there, for ex a limit of the number of water bottles one can buy? Or will water not come out of the faucet certain time of the day? Loved your ideas on desalination. Oh and on a side note , wouldn't orzata make you more thirsty since it is made with so much sugar...lol 😜

[@YouMeandSicily]

1. We are not a third world country! You can drink water until you float. 2. This is an annual occurrence. The authorities manage it well. 3. The almond drink is refreshing!

[@YouMeandSicily]

Where are you visiting in Catania? The smoke is not toxic. No there is no limit to water bottles you can buy. Yes there is water from faucet. That's whuy Eszter only drinks lemon water :)

[@thewebhorse]

Hi. This is Silvio. If you allow me to give you some advices, when you'll get on Catania, don't pass up to taste the peculiares Catania sodas on "chioschi" (features building on the streets and squares). Let's try mandarino al limone or Tamarindo or selts limone e sale.

[@seankidd9375]

Don’t look toward Singapore, look toward Iceland with their geothermal plants to create electricity Sicily has “Mother Etna” to produce the same “free energy”. Though the garbage reduction or waste to energy plants are intriguing. Thanks for your videos, trying to get dual citizenship (but just starting) with roots from Palermo.

[@YouMeandSicily]

GRAZIE ! Alfred helps with dual citizenship matters!

[@bongdonky2568]

Orgogliu Siciliana!

[@Craby-yw9eq]

I sure as hell wouldn't.

[@steve-r-collier]

i'd be careful especially as we head towards october....big outer planetary alignment

[@alaindeshaies817]

I dont understand your solutions for clean water. You have sun almost all year and wind. Not lots people used this free energies. Desalinisation need lots of electricity and it is the most costly produit in Italy. Burning garbage need lots of gaz and Sicile is not a producer, importation is expansive. Solar panels and wind farm in the desert country of Sicile is the solution for me. Greek had a permanent solution. Almost all roof were build to collect water in a underground cistern. The problem of water in Italy is not new. Limiting tourists is another solution. They came from country where the water is available in great quantity. In Canada each people use 270 liters of water a day. In South Africa is 1 liter a day. Love you.

[@YouMeandSicily]

Great points! GRAZIE MILLE !

[@marcus2515]

Too hot to visit Sicily Maybe in April

[@YouMeandSicily]

Feb, Aril, May, June, September, October and November are great!

[@jamesingram7203]

Alfredo, how much weight have you lost?

[@YouMeandSicily]

@@jamesingram7203 About 20

[@yvanapantino273]

Al you are right about the ash creating soil fertility. As for the drought, ppl who seriously want to do something about it, should be looking at what has already been achieved in Australia, Africa, China, India and the Middle East under various Greening the Desert projects and on farms. In Perth Australia where I live, we get no rainfall for 5-6 months of the year, but despite that, I designed my food forest garden as a Drylands garden. It is abundant year round bc all the trees tap into ground water, receiving no additional watering. Anybody in Sicily could be trained to return water to the landscape. Here's the story of one farmer who turned his drought stricken farm into creating its own source of water by restoring the environment using earth works and planting drought tolerant trees. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2Wyc5aIfb1keMU

[@YouMeandSicily]

@@yvanapantino273 great job!

[@tizianacuscito]

💚Ezster and Alfredo🤍❤