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Kosice Zoo Largest Zoological Garden in Europe in Terms of Area

Kosice Zoo Largest Zoological Garden in Europe in Terms of Area

Kosice, February 4 (TASR) – In terms of area, the Kosice Zoo is the largest zoological garden in central Europe and one of the largest in the world, Kosice Zoo director Erich Kocner has told TASR. “It’s unique in terms of its concept too, as it was neither intended nor

SHMU: 2016 Unusually Warm and Wet in Slovakia

SHMU: 2016 Unusually Warm and Wet in Slovakia

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Last year was unusually warm and wet in Slovakia, with a positive temperature deviation of 1.4 degrees Celsius making 2016 the seventh warmest year since 1931, climatologists of the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) said at a press conference on Friday. Meanwhile, 2016 was the warmest

Fico: Fascism is Not Creeping in Slovakia, It Is Present Here

Fico: Fascism is Not Creeping in Slovakia, It Is Present Here

Klak/Ostry Grun, January 22 (TASR) – During Sunday’s commemorative gathering to mark the 72nd anniversary of the burning down of the villages of Klak and Ostry Grun (both Banska Bystrica region), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) offered harsh words not only to the residents of these villages in the

SHMU: Ice Floods Hazard Still in Place, Severe Freeze Expected at Night

SHMU: Ice Floods Hazard Still in Place, Severe Freeze Expected at Night

Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) – There’s a persisting risk of ice floods, particularly in Slovakia’s northern regions, and a first-degree alert is in place, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Office (SHMU) announced on Sunday. “In view of the frigid temperatures, a range of ice phenomena occur in bodies of water – shore

Emergency Declared in Parts of Kosice Region after Heavy Snowfall

Emergency Declared in Parts of Kosice Region after Heavy Snowfall

Kosice, January 14 (TASR) – Heavy snowfall prompted local authorities in eastern Slovakia’s Kosice region to declare emergencies in multiple locations, TASR learnt on Saturday. “The second-degree alert was put in place in Trebisov overnight. The first-degree alert was issued for the Kosice-surroundings district this morning. All of our snow

SHMU: Orava Sees Minus 35.3 Degrees Celsius on Sunday Morning

SHMU: Orava Sees Minus 35.3 Degrees Celsius on Sunday Morning

Bratislava/Dudince/Nitra, January 8 (TASR) – Meteorologists in the spa town of Dudince (Nitra region) on Sunday morning measured minus 29.8 degrees Celsius, its lowest temperature since the 1950s, when official records began to be kept, Slovak Hydrometeorolical Institute’s (SHMU) meteorologist Paulina Valova told TASR on Sunday. Historical

Northern Slovakia to See Minus 30 Degrees Celsius Early on Sunday

Northern Slovakia to See Minus 30 Degrees Celsius Early on Sunday

Bratislava, January 7 (TASR) – The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) on Saturday released a low-temperature alert for Sunday morning concerning the entire Slovakia, with six districts in northern Slovakia having the red, most severe degree alert warning against lows falling to minus 30 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, yellow and orange low-temperature alerts