A cold front swept across Czechia on Monday, bringing temperatures down by roughly 5-10°C. Once it clears, though, the weather will be shaped by a powerful anticyclone moving west to east across Europe, and sunny skies with minimal cloud co
The Czech government has cancelled the annual subsidy of roughly 20 million koruna for the Olympics of Children and Youth — a competition held since 2003, rotating between different regions of the country and aimed at schoolchildren aged 12
Czechia is in the grip of a worsening hydrological drought: according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, almost all monitored watercourses in the country are running below-average flow rates, with most at extremely low levels — oft
Czech farmers are increasingly grappling with vole outbreaks in fields of cereal and fodder crops, particularly in winter plantings. According to agrotechnical experts, blanket use of the poison Stutox is often officially banned by the auth
A fire broke out at a transformer substation in the village of Kožlí (Havlíčkův Brod district), in its Sechov section. Professional firefighters from the Ledeč nad Sázavou unit were dispatched to the scene, working alongside the local volun
Krkonoše National Park in Czechia has reported a sharp rise in the number of tourists climbing Sněžka at night to photograph the sunrise. Over the past weekend, according to park administration data, rangers teamed up with police for a spot
A Smartwings aircraft was forced to return to Prague Airport shortly after takeoff due to an engine malfunction. This was confirmed by Smartwings spokesperson Vladimíra Dufková."Shortly after takeoff, the crew detected a fault in engine No.
Giant catfish are turning up in Czech rivers more and more often — just recently, young angler Matyáš Prokopius pulled two fish measuring nearly 2.5 metres each out of the Orlík reservoir, with each fight lasting about 25 minutes. Scientist
The Czech town of Volary is set to build a new wastewater treatment plant aimed at improving water quality in the Lipno reservoir. According to the regional governor, the construction plans were discussed with Volary's town leadership and t
In the Czech region of Vysočina, foresters are restoring woodlands devastated by bark beetles between 2015 and 2020 — planting a more diverse and resilient mix of tree species instead of the traditional spruce monocultures. Yet experts stil
On Tuesday, a mass brawl involving around thirty people broke out at the crowded Loucky public beach in Znojmo, Czechia. According to the South Moravian Region police, no one was injured, but the participants' behaviour was deemed unaccepta
An apartment building on Nerudova Square in central Liberec caught fire on Wednesday evening. According to fire brigade spokeswoman Petra Knížková, the blaze broke out around 5:30 p.m. while residents were still inside — the exact number of