Tag: Water
Extremely low water level in the world’s third largest river – electricity may be interrupted
It is not only Europe that is plagued by severe drought. China’s autumn harvest is “seriously under threat” as a result of extreme temperatures and drought, warn authorities, who want…
Lasting drought forces the Vallei en Veluwe water board to take significant additional measures
All measures will take effect from next Friday, August 26. The first has to do with the extraction of surface water. The ban on this will be extended with the…
See the enormous water flows thundering forward in Norrbotten
SMHI has issued an orange warning for high water flows in parts of the Luleälven. The high flows are due to the recent extensive downpour in combination with Vattenfall emptying…
Swimming water quality deteriorates due to heat: warnings at Haarrijnseplas and Tull en ‘t Waal
Swimming has also recently been discouraged in the recreation area at Tull en ‘t Waal, in the municipality of Houten. Due to blue-green algae, there is a risk of skin…
At low temperature, water can separate into two different liquid phases
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Drought lowers water levels in different parts of the world – Buddhist statues emerged in China, old warships in Europe and an underwater Stonehenge
Drought has many adverse effects on, for example, agriculture, freight traffic and human health. It also causes wildfires. Drought caused by climate change has lowered water levels in different parts…
Drought 2022: the whole territory in intense drought, the map of water restrictions
DROUGHT. In France, 93 departments out of 96 are now on drought alert, beyond vigilance and affected by water restrictions. Which departments are on alert, on heightened alert, in crisis…
golf courses still watered despite criticism
While 93 French departments are affected by water restrictions, most golf courses benefit from an exemption to continue to water the greens. Like environmental protection NGOs, the mayor of Grenoble…
Dead person found in the water
– It was a road user on the footpath that runs parallel to the Central Bridge who discovered a person floating in the water at the helipad in Riddarfjärden, says…
Dead person found in the water
“It was a road user on the footpath that runs parallel to the Central Bridge who discovered a person floating in the water at the helipad in Riddarfjärden,” says police…