LUNAR Festival 2024: Illuminating Sofia's Nightscape Once Again
Sofia's Lunar Festival of Lights is back, illuminating the city with more than 20 captivating light installations across its most iconic landmarks.
Elevated levels of fine particulate matter have been registered in Sofia, airsofia.info reported. According to the map, the air is polluted in almost the entire city. Most polluted residential areas are Lagera, Bakston, Ovcha Kupel, Gorna Banya and Karpuzitsa.
Today, the world's dirtiest city is Lahore in Pakistan, followed by Kolkata in India, Dhaka in Bangladesh in third place, Kathmandu in Nepal in fourth place, Delhi in India in fifth. In sixth and seventh place are Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belgrade in Serbia.
Yesterday in Pernik the levels of sulfur dioxide were 5 times above the norm. It was not until the end of the day that the air began to purify slightly.
The map is provided by airsofia.info
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Over the next 24 hours, expect cloudy skies with rainfall across the eastern half of the country, where precipitation may be intense in some areas. Meanwhile, the western half will see clouds clearing during the day, becoming mostly sunny
Overnight, rainfall across the country will temporarily cease, with some areas experiencing breaks in the clouds
Overnight, the precipitation zone will gradually shift eastward, with significant amounts expected in parts of Central and Eastern Bulgaria, accompanied by thunderstorms
Romanian media outlets have reported that storm "Renata" has made landfall in Romania, bringing with it strong winds and heavy precipitation. Following two weeks of record high temperatures, the mercury has plummeted by 15-20 degrees Celsius, as reported
The concluded winter presented unusually elevated temperatures and a 'milder' heating season for thousands of Bulgarians
For the past four years, residents of the picturesque village of Brestovitsa in Plovdiv have been grappling with a troubling issue: muddy water contaminated with manganese flowing from their taps
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