The Danube to Start Freezing

Society » ENVIRONMENT | January 31, 2014, Friday // 15:55
Bulgaria: The Danube to Start Freezing Photo by BGNES

Within the next few days the Bulgarian stretch of the Danube River will start freezing over.

According to Georgi Georgiev of the Agency for Studying and Maintenance of the Danube, the current water temperature is 1.8?C and with air temperatures below -10?C by Monday, the river will start freezing over.

According to Georgiev, the ice will first appear at Silistra where the temperature on Friday morning was -20?C, and will spread upstream towards Ruse.

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Tags: Danube River, freezing, Silistra, Ruse

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