Tag: Water
Skippers see more dangerous situations on the water: ‘It often goes almost wrong, and sometimes completely’
Wijk bij Duurstede – It is becoming increasingly unsafe on the Dutch waterways. That is what Sunniva Fluitsma of the Algemeene Schippers Vereeniging says. On Friday afternoon, things went horribly…
Restriction of water use in the UK! ‘Hose use ban’ is coming
Thames Water, which serves 15 million people in many parts of the south of the country, including London in England, announced that they will implement a “hose ban” (the official…
Vitens fears rise in water prices: ‘Could be as high as 25 percent’
Vitens says it does everything it can to properly distribute drinking water in the province. “In the Netherlands we are very good at draining water,” explains Hannema. “But to ensure…
Drought 2022: alert map and water restrictions at home
DROUGHT. Almost all departments in France are affected by drought alerts. Water restrictions have been recorded in more than 90 departments while around sixty are in a “crisis” situation. We…
Drought: “Without precipitation, 200 municipalities could run out of water at the end of the month”
In the Plateau des Bornes, in Haute-Savoie, the ballet of tank trucks is incessant. To fill the water reservoirs, which have been dry for three weeks, dozens of machines parade,…
Swimming in open water: ‘It is possible, but you have to prepare well’
Every year in the Netherlands about a hundred people drown in open water. Claudia Broeke of Zwemanalyse: “Swimming in open water is really nice, but we do see that people…
High water levels in Áhkájávrre anger and worry residents in the area
Olle Utsi in Vájssáluokta, stands by the shore of Áhkájávrre and shows the boat, which has a large crack in the bottom and two holes. – The boat has been…
Tunisia still faces the problem of access to drinking water
Each summer, high temperatures and frequent water cuts rekindle controversies around the country’s water shortage, water stress, to which are added the problems of the bad taste of tap water.…
Fish lack water – It’s in your nature
A drought ” historical hits France this summer. In the rivers, almost dry, the fish are in mortal danger. In the south of France, fishermen try to save them. They…
The cancer plague takes over more water
Facts: Canker sores Our native river crayfish (Astacus astacus) immigrated to Sweden after the ice age about 10,000 years ago. The signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) is a species from western…