The Balkan region has been battered by a fourth consecutive day of heavy snowstorms, disrupting daily life and snarling traffic across several countries. Serbia has been among the worst hit, with major roads blocked, flights delayed, and emergency services stretched as snowfall continues.


Balkan Region Hit by Fourth Day of Snowstorms |Traffic Snarls as Snow Pounds Serbia

This past summer, scorching heat waves hit Bulgaria and the Balkan region. According to the country's national institute of meteorology and hydrology, Bulgaria experienced its hottest and one of its driest seasons ever in 2024.

Heat Waves Hit Bulgaria And The Balkan Region This Summer

Balkan countries are reporting that the summer of 2024, was the hottest since the measurements started more than 130 years ago. This years summer has broken previous records with repeated heat waves and almost a totally dry July and August.

Balkans report 2024 summer as the hottest

As Europe prepares for another heat wave this week after a July of record temperatures, attention in the Balkans is turning to what can be done to mitigate the effects of climate change and keep the region’s cities cooler for their inhabitants. Inevitably, increasing numbers of residents are reaching for the air conditioner.

Balkan countries sizzle in week-long heatwave

Western Balkan nations have begun hosting a slew of solar investments. But, are their power grids ready for these new forms of energy? As per officials, the grids cannot absorb sudden feeds of solar energy. But there is a solution and it is pretty simple.

Solar energy investments are taking of in western Balkan nations

Heavy snow and wind causes traffic chaos in Balkan countries. In croatia, authorities have closed all roads to the country's mainland with the adriatic sea coastline.

Snow storm hits Balkan countries

A river in the Balkans, known for its stunning natural beauty, has been transformed into a giant floating rubbish heap, amid a spell of bad weather, worsened by long-running mismanagement. Tonnes of plastic bottles, rusty barrels, and other waste has piled up behind a barrier in the Drina River in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Sections of the Balkan river turn into floating rubbish dumps, experts warn of ecological disaster

At the stroke of midnight as people revelled in New Year festivities, Croatia the small Balkan nation of four million people, took two major steps - it entered the European Union's control-free Schengen area and became the latest EU member nation to adopt the Euro as its currency.

Croatia enters Schengen, switches to Euro; bids farewell to Kuna currency

Balkan country Montenegro goes to polls for 81-seats. Religious law is the dominant theme of elections, law asks communities to prove property ownership. President Djukanovic's political future is at stake.

Balkan country Montenegro goes to polls, neither side tipped to win majority

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