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One of the most recognizable vessels of the international environmental organization Greenpeace, the “Arctic Sunrise”, has docked in Varna. For more than five decades, the ship has participated in expeditions and international missions dedicated to marine environmental protection, becoming a [...]
Back in 1968, the distance of about 140 km from Varna to Silistra and back could be traveled by plane. The first passenger flights were operated from a small runway near the Silistra village of Kalipetrovo using an An-14 'Pchelka' [...]
Solar parks are increasingly being 'demonized' as enemies of nature, destroyers of agricultural land, and environmental pollutants. These are the arguments of one of the two opposing sides in the debate. The other side views them through the lens of [...]
I recently learned that the climate in Bulgaria (in the Southeast Europe region) is warming twice as fast as in the rest of the world. It sounded quite alarming, so I looked for more information on the topic. Is this [...]
The reactions of the Bulgarian authorities following Chernobyl place us first in all of Europe for sheer negligence, becoming an iconic example of what it means to (not) think about the nation. At 1:23 AM on April 26, the 4th [...]
Entanglement in fishing nets and drowning is the most likely cause of death for over 300 birds of the protected Yelkouan Shearwater species and 9 dolphins found dead along the Northern Black Sea coast late last week. This is according [...]
On March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake and a subsequent tsunami triggered a severe accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. This event became one of the most serious nuclear disasters since Chernobyl, leaving profound environmental, social, [...]
Hundreds of dead birds of the protected Mediterranean petrel species washed up in the sea between Shabla and Durankulak. The birds were discovered by Pavel Simeonov from the "Le Balkan" Foundation. Approximately 40 specimens were found near "Cosmos" campsite, while [...]
How Drought, Warm Winters, and Extreme Changes Are Threatening Bees and Beekeeping in Bulgaria Key Points: Winter losses of bee colonies in some regions reach up to 70% -- in Pleven and even 100% in Ruse, mainly due to "starvation [...]
