Miscellaneous

SHMU: Ground Frost May Hit Five Slovak Regions

Bratislava, August 10 (TASR) – While hardly anyone would expect frost in Slovakia in mid-August – perhaps apart from High and Low Tatras – it may indeed appear in as many as five out of eight Slovak regions on Friday early morning, the Slovak Hydrometerological Institute (SHMU) reported on Wednesday.

A first-degree (least serious) alert is in place for the regions of Banska Bystrica, Trencin, Zilina, Kosice and Presov. Ground frost in these regions may appear between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Friday. Even southern districts of these regions can see temperatures close to the ground falling to -2 degrees Celsius.

“Such ground frost represents a potential danger for thermophilic plants (such as grapes, peppers and other vegetables),” cautioned SHMU.

SHMU: Significant and Widespread Lack of Precipitation Persists, Drought Deepens

Bratislava, February 25 (TASR) - A significant and widespread lack of precipitation and the related below-average water reserves bound in the snow cover persist at the end of February, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) posted on a social network on Tuesday. The unusual course of this year's winter

RUVZ Records Increase in Incidence of Hepatitis A in Bratislava Region

Bratislava, December 19 (TASR) - The Regional Public Health Office (RUVZ) in Bratislava has recorded an increase in the number of cases of hepatitis A in Bratislava region, with 24 of them reported in December, TASR has learnt from the office's spokeswoman Katarina Nosalova. "The highest age-specific

President Lights Up Christmas Tree in front of Presidential Palace

Bratislava, December 6 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini has lit up a Christmas tree in front of the Presidential Palace, doing so with dozens of children from the Primary Art School in Secovce (Kosice region) and the Primary School in Komarno (Nitra region), TASR was told by the President Office&

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