Oil from a barge that sank in a bay off the Bulgarian section of the Danube is in danger of leaking into the main river, posing "potentially serious" consequences, environmental group WWF said Wednesday.
Environment
Nov 21, 2012
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The Danube River starts in Germany and eventually flows into the Black Sea some 2,850 kilometers and ten countries later. If Germany were to dam or pollute the river, it could potentially affect nine other countries—and ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2023
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Riverine floodplains are among the most species-rich ecosystems on earth. Because they form the interface between land and water, they are hotspots of nutrient turnover and biodiversity. Along many rivers, however, numerous ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 5, 2022
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Low water levels in the Danube river have left ships to queue close to the town of Zimnicea in Romania.
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2015
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Bulgarians voted Sunday on whether to revive plans ditched by the government to construct a second nuclear power plant, in the EU member's first referendum since communism.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 27, 2013
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A new study in The Economic Journal, published by Oxford University Press, suggests that migrating extremists can shape political developments in their destination regions for generations. Regions in Austria that witnessed ...
Political science
Mar 26, 2020
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Following the 2006 ban on sturgeon fishing, the Romanian town of Sfantu Gheorghe, located at the mouth of the Danube river, turned to other income source to replace its fishing based economy. Thus, local children undertook ...
Ecology
Jan 10, 2013
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The potential of GMES for crisis management and environmental monitoring is highlighted in a new publication with users demonstrating the importance of Earth observation data to European regions.
Earth Sciences
Oct 12, 2012
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From a bike path in Montana to a backwater underneath a highway overpass in Austria, citizen scientists fanned out last June to capture high-resolution images for the first Nearby Nature GigaBlitz. Organizers are hoping for ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 10, 2011
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By swimming the length of the Danube, chemist Andreas Fath hoped to bring attention to the condition of the rivers that affect communities, measuring pollution and performing outreach activities along the way. At the same ...
Environment
Nov 2, 2022
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