Overview

• Enrico Mentana shared the news on social media as La7 published a tribute remembering Sottocorona’s calm, rigorous approach.
• Sottocorona began his career in 1972 with the Italian Air Force’s meteorological service, serving at Guidonia and the National Meteorology Center.
• He later moved to television with early roles on Rai and TMC, then became a fixture on La7’s newscasts and programs such as Omnibus.
• La7’s remembrance highlighted his balanced analyses and his refusal to sensationalize weather during a period of heightened climate concern.
• Born in Florence on December 17, 1947, he also authored works including Una finestra sul cielo (1983) and Che cosa sanno le nuvole? (2010), and no cause of death has been disclosed.