There are several injured among the spectators of the Bad Bunny concert, victims of yet another extreme event that has hit our country

The violent storm that hit the city of Milan yesterday 18 July also devastated the Bad Bunny concert, taking place atSnai La Maura racecourse: event interrupted, spectators evacuated but unfortunately several injured (fortunately minor). This is the outcome of yet another extreme event that has hit our country.

Extreme events and climate change

Yes, it wasn’t an episode of summer rain, it was exactly an extreme event, one of those whose frequency is dangerously increasing due to climate change. Which are evident not only because “it is hotter” but also because the entire climate is destabilizing. We are talking about climate, not weather, two profoundly different concepts.

Temperatures are rising, rains are becoming more violent and Italian cities remain fragile: the data from the 2026 Istat annual report do not only speak of an increase in temperatures, but also of the growth of extreme events and cities that are finding it increasingly difficult to absorb the blow.

Since 1997, in particular, the annual temperature anomalies have always been positive, with the sole exception of 2005 and 2010. In 2022 and 2023 a sad record was reached: the highest annual average value of the entire historical series, i.e. approximately 16.6°C.

Greenhouse gases are also responsible for record cold snaps, floods and storms – just like the ones we are seeing very close to home. And, if years ago these events were “episodic”, today they seem like a normal part of our daily life.

The Bad Bunny concert on July 18, 2026

Thousands of spectators experienced firsthand what an extreme and sudden event is: in the middle of summer, after record temperatures for days and days, they suddenly found themselves under a storm that – despite themselves – they will remember for a long time.

At the beginning the organization had even invited spectators to remain in their seats, planning to resume the show in 10 minutes.

But the climate crisis does not pay for the ticket, we pay for it (and much more expensive than that of a concert): thousands of spectators evacuated, and unfortunately several injured, hit by hail or fleeing.

The event will not be rescheduled, but tickets will be refunded.

Sources: Live Nation/X