Croatia Environment News

Krsko Nuclear Power Plant in Slovenia Back in the Power Grid Following Shutdown

Zagreb, June 9 (CP) – The Krsko nuclear power plant that had experienced a malfunction on Wednesday has been repaired and is back in the electrical power grid.
The power plant had been shut down after a vent had malfunctioned and caused panic across the EU and the neighbouring country, but the alarm had been a […]

Only Seven out of 879 Croatian Beaches Moderately Polluted

Zagreb, June 9 (CP) – The latest tests on the beaches of the Croatian section of the Adriatic have shown that out of the 879 tested beaches only seven are moderately polluted and not a single one suffering from serious pollution.
The Environment Protection Ministry conducted the testing between May 12 and 30 and the beaches […]

Continental Croatia To Be Hit by Temperatures of up to 34 Degrees Next Week

Zagreb, May 25 (CP) – The latest weather forecast for Croatia says that inland parts of the country are to be hit by unseasonably high temperatures at the start of next week
The eastern town of Osijek, as well as Virovitica, Sisak, Slavonski Brod and some other inland towns can expect temperatures of up to 34 […]

Dubrovnik Rocked by Strong Tremor

Zagreb, March 31 (CP) – A strong quake shook the Dubrovnik region in the early hours of Monday morning, the epicentre said to be in the sea some 12 kilometres north-west of Dubrovnik, near the island of Kolocep.
The quake’s magnitude was 4.1 on the Richter scale and the epicentre intensity was 6 on the Mercalli […]

Troubled Serine Ship Towed away from Croatia’s Unije Island

Zagreb, March 30 (CP) – The Serine vessel, which ran aground on the Unije island, has been towed away by a Croatian towing service to the port of Sibenik and will then be taken to the Brodotrogir shipyard where it will be fixed.
The 82-meter-long vessel sailing under a Sierra Leone flag which had set off […]

Dubrovnik To Introduce a Clean-up Vessel during the Tourist Season

Zagreb, March 26 (CP) – A special vessel is to be moored in Dubrovnik’s Gruz port during the summer months tasked with cleaning the sea in case of pollution and taking sea water samples in water quality assessments.
One of the reasons for the ship being engaged is a large number of cruisers that sail into […]

Mount Biokovo Overlooking the Coastal Resort of Makarska Measures 40 Centimetres of Snow

Zagreb, March 25 (CP) — The Makarska riviera has among other Croatian regions been hit by inclement weather.
The coastal resort of Makarska known for its mild weather has measured six degrees on Tuesday afternoon, while on Biokovo the temperature has dropped to minus eight with 40 centimetres of snow.
 

Dubrovnik Battered by Twisters on Monday Afternoon

Zagreb, March 25 (CP) – The coastal town of Dubrovnik was battered by bad weather on Monday with mini-tornados hitting the area accompanied by wind and hale.
The storm witnessed by the residents of the region was said to had also produced lots of hale and at least 12 twisters.
The locals have said that if this […]

Croatia To See a White Easter

Zagreb, March 21 (CP) – Although spring is here, there is no spring-like weather in Croatia, or will there be any over Easter.
Rather than bask in the spring sunshine, Croats and their guests visiting Croatia over the Easter break are to enjoy a white Easter interspersed with cloud and possibly snowfall episodes.
This is what the […]

Croatia Experiencing Serious Temperature Drop following Spring-like Weather

Zagreb, March 18 (CP) — Croatia is currently experiencing severe weather changes, as after 20 degrees temperatures inland, Tuesday has seen snowfall and temperatures dipping to just a few degrees above freezing point.
A lot of snow has fallen in Delnice, while a little less in Gospic, Zagreb, Karlovac, Ogulin, on Mt. Sljeme and at Zavizan.
Winter […]

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