The usually cool Nordic countries are being hit by a heatwave „truly unprecedented” as scorching weather, intensified and prolonged by carbon pollution, continues to creep into northern Europe. Scientists have…
Environment
The Environment category brings the most important news about the environment, global warming, climate change, pollution, but we also present innovative people who have found solutions to protect nature.
People and Ants: What We Can Learn from These Amazing Insects
Humanity rightfully prides itself on its greatest achievements – agriculture, medicine, engineering, and the construction of civilizations. However, remarkably, ants mastered these innovations millions of years before us. Let’s consider…
A huge forest has appeared in the place destroyed by war. But it could be a toxic time bomb
Two years after the disaster caused by Russia’s bombing of the Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, nature has taken over the flooded lands. But this „green lung” could be lost…
Romania, among the top European countries with the highest economic losses caused by heatwaves
Rising temperatures are already affecting Europe’s economy, with researchers warning that GDP losses and labor productivity will worsen in the coming decades. Last year was the warmest year on record…
The first city to install anti-bear electric fences. The Minister of Environment announces sanctions for reckless tourists
The Râșnov City Hall has installed the first 800 meters of electric fence to prevent bears from entering inhabited areas and garbage dumps. The measure was taken to protect households…
Grim warning for boiling Europe: Over 4,500 deaths caused by the current heat wave
Southern Europe is facing an unprecedented heatwave at the beginning of summer. In Spain, thermometers have reached 46°C in the Huelva region — a new national record for June. Suffocating…
Von der Leyen "amputates" the Green Deal to save it
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is adjusting her political strategy to save the European Green Deal, her flagship project launched in 2019. Under pressure from…
Tens of thousands of people will die this year due to pollution in a country where over 1.4 million Romanians live
An alarming report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) warns that around 30,000 deaths in the UK in 2025 will be linked to exposure to toxic air. British doctors…
The submerged tunnel that will revolutionize European transportation. It will cost 7.4 billion euros
A record-sized tunnel is being built under the Baltic Sea, between Denmark and Germany. Once completed, it will significantly reduce travel time and improve the connection of the Scandinavian countries…
The first steppe peonies have bloomed in a unique reserve in Romania, unmatched in Europe: The visiting season has begun (Photo)
The Guardian of the Steppe Peony Reserve at Zau de Câmpie, Ciprian Cenan, announced on Thursday the blooming of the first peonies, officially opening the visiting season. „With a slight…
The most accurate study to date shows how many bears live in Romania
Finally, the first census of bears is ready, and we now know how many bears live in our country. Representatives of the Ministry of Environment announced on Thursday the preliminary…
A rare flower, protected by law, has appeared in Timiș River Basin (Photo)
The checkered lily, a flower that blooms only at this time of year, has appeared in the Timiș River meadow. It lasts for about a week and is protected by…
Building resilient cities: how to align competitiveness and sustainability in Europe's energy transition?
With the new European institutions taking over, it seems that the main discourse has shifted from the European Green Deal to competitiveness. This new narrative represents a challenge, but also…
January 2025 was the warmest January ever recorded anywhere in the world
January 2025 was the warmest January ever recorded worldwide, announced the European observatory Copernicus on Thursday, surpassing the record set last year, despite the end of the El Niño phenomenon…
Greenpeace protest at the Neptun Deep drilling platform in the Black Sea
A Greenpeace pilot-activist carried out a peaceful protest on Wednesday in the port of Constanța Sud – Agigea, Romania, near the Transocean Barents platform, the offshore drilling unit contracted for…
Sites without sound: Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction
Construction works are usually a major source of pollution not only in the air, but also in terms of noise pollution, but things are different in Oslo, where conventional machinery…
Greenpeace announces a new court victory against OMV Petrom
Greenpeace won a court case in which it requested an authorized technical expert to go on one of the oil and gas platforms operated (Pescăruș platform) by OMV Petrom in…
The new Forestry Code adopted with an overwhelming majority
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies adopted the Forestry Code on Tuesday. The law had already been adopted by the Senate, so it is now going for promulgation. This is the…
Extreme weather events have cost the global economy over 2 trillion dollars in the past decade
Extreme weather events have cost the global economy over 2 trillion dollars in the last decade, according to a report commissioned by the International Chamber of Commerce. An analysis of…
Cheap solar panels are changing the world: It's unstoppable
Energy analysts never imagined in their wildest dreams that by the mid-2020s, solar energy would meet all global electricity demand growth. And this process is poised to conquer the entire…