Text size

Northern Bulgaria is under highest risk of flooding

published on 9/3/24 4:35 PM

Photo: Vasko Vrachovski

The part of the country most threatened by floods is Northern Bulgaria. This is shown by the data in both scenarios for an increase in average temperatures - by 3.9 and by 2.5 degrees by the year 2100, according to projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at the United Nations.

"Regardless of which part of the country is most affected by climate change, the financial losses will affect almost the whole of Bulgaria," said Prof. Emil Gachev from the Institute for Climate, Atmosphere and Water Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

The research also shows that in Bulgaria there is no change in precipitation towards an increase or decrease, but in the way the precipitation falls - for the same amount, it is concentrated in fewer but more intense precipitations. The change is unfavourable because the soil fails to absorb the water and this provokes the occurrence of unpleasant processes such as erosion, floods, destruction by high waves.

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!

Radio Bulgaria News climate change flooding floods precipitation

More from category

Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev (right) and US Ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Merten

US Ambassador Merten discusses investment opportunities for US companies in Varna

US Ambassador Kenneth Merten and the Mayor of the port city of Varna, Blagomir Kotsev , discussed the opportunities for American companies to invest in the city in the fields of tourism and energy. This is the first official visit of H.E. Merten to..

published on 9/2/24 5:33 PM

Central Election Commission decides to accept election papers of both DPS groups

At an extraordinary meeting, the Central Election Commission (CIC) decided to accept, in parallel, the applications for participation in the election for parliament of the supporters of the honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms..

updated on 9/2/24 4:36 PM

Unidentified persons have broken into Bulgaria’s Consulate General in Dubai

Unidentified persons have broken into Bulgaria’s Consulate General in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The incident took place after work hours, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry says. The Ministry was alerted immediately and has granted permission to..

published on 9/2/24 2:23 PM