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The lack of communication and non-transparency of the National Administration "Apele Române" regarding the maintenance of the dams it manages is transforming, in the midst of the Paltinu dam crisis, from a simple administrative deficiency...

The passage of Hurricane Melissa has transformed Jamaica into a huge field of rubble, generating an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), almost five million tons of debris cover the...

The climate crisis is one of the greatest and most complex challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Although warning signs have been emerging for some time, the pace and scale of change have become alarming in recent years, affecting all...

In a world affected by climate change, biodiversity loss and food crises, there is one element that connects all these problems, although it often remains in the shadows: water. Without water, there is no life, no agriculture, no economy. And...

Following the torrential rains that hit the north of the country between July 27 and 28, the authorities have launched an unprecedented mobilization. Firefighters from eight counties - Bistriţa-Năsăud, Cluj, Iaşi, Maramureş, Mureş, Neamţ, Sălaj...

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), in its current form, is becoming increasingly environmentally costly, UNESCO warns in a recent report. The high energy and water consumption of large-scale models raises serious concerns about the...

The United Kingdom is experiencing its driest spring since 1956, according to an alarming report published by the British Environment Agency. The severe lack of rainfall in the first months of 2025 has fueled fears of a possible drought in the...

The government in Budapest seems to be quietly preparing for a possible military confrontation, despite the official peaceful discourse promoted by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. While the leader in Budapest talks incessantly about the need to...

Argentina is facing devastating floods. At least 16 people have died and dozens are missing in the port city of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, after a violent storm caused massive flooding, authorities said. President Javier Milia declared three days...

The United States of America provided Ukraine, in 2024, with support of 6.1 billion dollars through the Agency for International Development (USAID), this being the highest financial aid granted by the US last year, according to an analysis by...

A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science suggests that fog harvesting could offer a viable solution to water shortages in extremely arid areas, such as Chile's Atacama Desert. The method, which involves...

I was quietly watching the snow falling over Bucharest from the window when suddenly Mr. Călin Georgescu started talking very loudly a few steps away from me. I suddenly stood up and put my hand to my heart, like great athletes when they listen...

Climate change is causing milder winters, with a greater number of days in which temperatures exceed 0 degrees Celsius, according to a report published by Climate Central and cited by AFP. The phenomenon has major implications for tourism,...

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stressed, during a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), that the climate emergency is essentially an unprecedented health crisis. Climate...

Water is one of the vital resources of life which is heavily affected by pollution.

The fight against pollution is expanding and taking place on all levels. The European Commission has adopted new measures to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid ("PFHxA") and...

A severe drought has made tap water undrinkable in several towns in Spain's Costa Blanca region, forcing tourists and locals to queue at bottled water dispensers to meet their needs. base, reports Reuters. Against the backdrop of the drop in...

Our country has faced a new wave of heat waves in recent days. This is the first red heat code (the tenth this summer) ever issued in August in Romania, the director of the National Meteorological Administration, Elena Mateescu, said. Entire...

The completion of the construction of the Răstoliţa hydropower plant, "the first one built from scratch after the Revolution", was the topic of yesterday's discussion between the representatives of the Ministry of Environment and...

Europe was hit, especially in the central part, by a series of violent storms and torrential rains. They fell on Switzerland, France, Germany and Italy and resulted in at least 7 deaths, according to the first balance published by the local...

Karim Ahmad Khan, prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, yesterday requested the Pre-Trial Chamber to issue international arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Tel Aviv Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, whom he...

Meteorologists are rolling out information related to new and new records, and the studies are not encouraging at all. The big problem is that things are expected to get even hotter. Last summer was just the hottest on record, the hottest in...

Sub-Saharan African countries occupy 9 of the top 10 countries with the highest infant mortality rate per thousand live births on the world map, according to an analysis by the CIA and picked up by Visual Capitalist and Zerohedge.

In a world that is too much in question, people still ride. I do it too, if possible. This month I arrived in Cyprus, after I ran out of money at the beginning of the year. Yes, I know, a very smart way to schedule travel. In order not to provoke...

Moments of crisis help us rediscover what really matters and what has value. The drought that is haunting Europe has made people return to better feelings about the vital water. The Italian island of Sicily is facing a severe drought, as the lack...

In a sea of bad news, there are also small islands meant to keep optimism afloat. Access to clean drinking water is highly important, and significant strides have been made in recent decades in this regard. The National Institute of Statistics...

The government approved, on Friday, three decisions aimed at investments in the Port of Constanţa, with approximately 1.5 billion lei allocated for the expansion, modernization, rehabilitation of roads and passages and the electricity...

The lockdown has messed up people's lives all over the world. This has overlapped with other, smaller crises. It has influenced several areas of business and has also had a positive influence on migration. In mid 2020, the migration rate had...

In 2020, in Romania, the pandemic triggered by Covid19 highlighted the vulnerabilities of the public (state) health system both at the level of medical units and at the national level. I am thinking of the precarious medical infrastructure, not...

Chimcomplex Borzeşti, the chemical plant which has taken over a large portion of the assets of Oltchim, has made its strategic mission to become a chemical company that is strong regionally and integrated, said Tivadar Runtag, the new CEO of the...

Apparently, Viorica Dăncilă changed her mind on expelling Paul Stănescu, the leader of one of the most powerful county organizations of the Social democrats: "I consider all my colleagues act on good faith. They will prove that they were...

Shale gas exploration in Romania will continue, the Chevron American company representatives stated. The officials pointed out: "We got all the necessary approvals in order to start the exploration activities in Puieşti village and we have...

• The two companies, together with Flowtex Technology, will rehabilitate and expand the water distribution and household sewer systems in the towns of Agnita and Dumbrăveni 

Bucharest Mayor, Sorin Oprescu, and the General Manager of Apa Nova, Bruno Roche, yesterday signed an appendix to the contract by which Apa Nova provides water and sewer services to the City of Bucharest. Apa Nova pledged to expand the water and...

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