An intense summer heat wave sweeping across southern Europe is threatening one of Italy's best-known culinary traditions, killing off clams and mussels in the lagoons of the Po River Delta and putting at risk the ingredients behind some of the country's most iconic seafood pasta dishes.
Extreme heat in Italy threatens shellfish needed for prized pasta dishes
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Farmers clean oysters inside a traditional fishermen's hut in the Sacca di Scardovari lagoon at Po River Delta, Italy, on July 29. GETTY IMAGES
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