Wetlands exist in every country and in every climatic zone, from the polar regions to the tropics, and from high altitudes to dry regions. Peatlands Peatlands are wetlands with a thick water-logged soil layer made up of …
Russia's Ministry of Defense warned Thursday that if an accident occurs at the nuclear power plant it is occupying in southern Ukraine, radioactive material would cover Germany, Poland and ...
Of 8.2 billion tonnes of materials used in the EU-27 in 2007, minerals and including metals accounted for more than half, and fossil fuels and biomass for about a quarter each. The resource use category which …
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has captured part of the Rhine River near Cologne, showing the stark difference between August 2021 and August 2022. Flowing from the Swiss Alps to the North...
Italy has declared a state of emergency around the Po river in the north, where the European drought has whacked hydroelectric power production and threatened supplies of the clams used in...
After a long campaign by Fishers and environnemental NGO's the french government decide to remove two large dams 36m (12,6 MW/20 GWH) and 15m high respectively (1,6 MW/ 4,7 MWH) on the Sélune River (Normandy). The official decision dams meets local opposition. Work should start in 2018 and end 2021.
21 hours ago2. Germany. The Ruhr river in western Germany flows through the country's major industrial Ruhr region. In 1971, bathing in the river was banned due to heavy …
The terms "natural," "original," and "primitive," as epithets applied to the vegetation of Europe, have no precise meaning unless they are related to a specific time in geologic history. It is nevertheless possible to envisage …
21 hours ago2. Germany. The Ruhr river in western Germany flows through the country's major industrial Ruhr region. In 1971, bathing in the river was banned due to heavy pollution, both from sewage and ...
The elimination of flooding and lowering of the groundwater table after large-scale river regulation allow deep penetration of soils by plant roots, soil fauna, and microorganisms, thus creating favorable conditions for advanced pedogenesis. Although the changes of the morphology and properties of agriculturally used drained alluvial soils in …
There are numerous rivers as well as their tributaries that flow through the countries of the European continent. This article highlights some of the most significant European rivers. Contents: Danube River …
Advantages of bioengineering solutions are: 1) low cost and lower long-term maintenance cost than traditional methods; 2) low maintenance of live plants after they are established; 3) environmental benefits of wildlife …
Abstract and Figures The use of plants as raw materials is likely to have existed throughout the whole of the human past. Usable plant components consist of leaves, bark, wood, fibres and...
When water levels drop, cargo vessels need to sail with reduced load, so they don't run aground. The Rhine River in August 2022. Credit: European Space Agency. Water levels at the chokepoint of ...
One river in particular is being targeted for the majority of the dam projects and that is the Vjosa River in Albania, one of Europe's last living wild rivers. Together with its tributaries, the Vjosa provides a …
The Dniestr Hydroelectric Storage Power Plant is located near Vasilivka locality, Sokireany district, Chernivtsi region, Ukraine. It is expected to become the largest pumped-storage HPP in Europe ...
The longest river in Europe is the Volga. It flows approximately 3,685 kilometers (2,290 miles) across Russia and empties …
According to a report on hydropower pressure on European rivers (Schwarz, 2019), there are 128 barriers under construction and 5 734 barriers planned for hydropower production in the EU.
Europe's last free-flowing rivers could be fatally disrupted if a new generation of hydroelectric dams are built, experts have warned. More than a quarter (28%) of new hydropower plants are...
Vjosa is one of the last wild free-flowing rivers in Europe. As part of the "Blue Heart of Europe", this beautiful river contains at least 11 major tributaries coming in from Greece and Albania, and is 272km long. ... (HEP) plants, so international support to help offset any opportunity cost and maximize incentives and benefits from ...
The use of plants as raw materials is likely to have existed throughout the whole of the human past. Usable plant components consist of leaves, bark, wood, fibres and vines, sticks, saps and ...
The river provides irrigation for nearly a third of Italy's agricultural production. "The future of the harvest is uncertain," Giovanni Daghetta, who owns a 325-hectare rice farm in the province...
Dropping water levels on Europe's major rivers are also a massive headache for companies relying on them for transport and cooling purposes. Low depths on the Rhine, a key transport artery linking Switzerland and Germany's industrial heartlands to the North Sea, are hampering efforts to ship components, coal and other goods.
Alvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira's Building on the Water places the offices of an enormous chemical plant atop the vast artificial reservoir serving the complex. Built in a white concrete and ...
Plastic waste traps on the Lat Phrao Canal - Thailand The Chao Praya – which translates as "River of Kings" – is one of the world's longest, and most polluted, rivers. The 1.5 kilometre Lat Phrao Canal …
Key findings: There are currently 21,387 existing hydropower plants in Europe, with 8,785 additional plants planned or under construction. Almost half of these are in the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean, where many plants are financed by the EU
The range of specific fluxes of river-borne material is generally high at the continental scale, and it is even wider in Europe due to human impacts. Annual yields of total suspended solids (TSS) range over more than two orders of magnitude from <1 ton km −2 yr −1 to >300 tons km −2 yr −1 .
Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's radioactive, chemical and biological defense forces, said the plant's backup support systems had been damaged as a result of shelling, Reuters reported, and that...
Rhine River, German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Celtic Renos, Latin Rhenus, river and waterway of western Europe, culturally and historically one of the great rivers of the continent and among the most …
The share of the population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment plant even rose to 95 % and above in 6 Member States (Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria and …
In 2021, Norway was the largest hydropower producing country in Europe, with some 144 terawatt-hours generated. Norway is also the leading European country in terms of installed hydropower...
Europe has the most fragmented river landscape on the planet. At least one million barriers - dams, weirs, ramps, fords and culverts - are clogging up the continent's rivers, affecting their health, the quality and availability of water, and threatening the survival of vulnerable species. Whilst hydropower is often regarded as "green", the dams or weirs needed to …
In southern Europe, Mediterranean vegetation has a distinctive character, containing broad-leaved evergreen trees and shrubs as well as areas of scrub.
