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Current AffairsBlaze in national park contained
After three days and four nights, fire fighters say they have managed to
put out a forest fire in the Ceske Svycarsko (or Bohemian Switzerland)
national park in the north of the country. The biggest such disaster there
for three decades, the blaze has destroyed some 20 hectares of forestland.
Some twenty fire units remain at the site as it is still smouldering and a
thick layer of glowing ash threatens to set other trees on fire.
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Current AffairsNumber of lakes declared unsafe for swimming due to cyanobacteria
The current hot and dry weather is causing many problems - from increased
fire hazard to crops withering in the fields. Those who can use the
opportunity to cool down in the country's numerous lakes. But the quality
of the water there can also be gravely affected by the heat-wave, which
increases the growth of micro-organisms known as cyanobacteria. They
produce poisons which can be dangerous for people and therefore a number
of lakes have been closed to visitors.
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Current AffairsPrague citizens struggle to cope with extreme temperatures
Many parts of Europe have been hit by a heat wave and the Czech Republic is
no exception, with record temperatures recorded in different parts of the
country this week. How are people coping with the extreme heat? Praguers
who can get away from their jobs are fleeing to the countryside. But
tourists and those who must work in the scorching city are not so lucky.
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Letter from PragueHere comes the sun!
Prague is wilting. Although summer is short and precious in this part of
the world the present heat-wave with temperatures around 33 degrees
Celsius appears to be more than most people can cope with. There has been
a mass exodus from the city to country cottages, the embankments of the
Vltava river are crowded with swimmers and breweries are working overtime
to meet demand.
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Current AffairsTemperatures rising, but are summers really not what they used to be?
The mercury's rising here in the Czech Republic, with maximum daytime
temperatures sitting comfortably at 30 degrees Celsius for days on end,
and thunderstorms becoming a regular feature of the evenings. Pubs and
ice-cream salesmen might be rejoicing in the tropical weather, but those
people wilting in stuffy offices or baking in cars are of course less
enthusiastic. Rob Cameron reports.
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Czech ScienceCzech Solar Day raises awareness of benefits of solar power
Monday, September 13th was a beautiful sunny day here in Prague, and that
was rather apt, as it was Czech Solar Day. Its aim was to draw the
public's attention to the potential of solar power.
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Current AffairsOn a sandy beach in the middle of a landlocked city
Imagine a proper sand beach with umbrellas and deck-chairs in the centre of
Prague. Although this idea might seem a bit unusual, Prague indeed now has
its first sand beach right on the banks of the Vltava River. You can find
it in Prague's Smichov district right next to a famous railway bridge. More
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A seventy three year old granny from south Bohemia has won 20 million
crowns in the lottery, a Czech town has introduced three dimensional zebra
crossings to get drivers to slow down and, the National Theatre in Prague
has asked for public donations to help finance the repair of statues
gracing the building. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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