• Let’s start with good news: Three young brothers were rescued alive from the rubble of their home on the Italian island of Ischia hours after the island was struck by an earthquake. Two of the brothers had survived by hiding under a bed.

Two people were killed as buildings crumbled and roofs collapsed. Some 2,600 residents have been evacuated.

Separately, our Rome bureau chief took to the hills of Piedmont, where climate change is wreaking havoc on Italy’s wine production. Output this year is expected to drop up to 15 percent nationwide.