Scientists from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University have studied the deadliest weather-related disasters on Czech territory between 1851 and 2025, compiling a list of 13 tragedies wit
The Nové Mlýny reservoir cascade in southern Moravia — Mušov, Věstonice and Nové Mlýny itself — no longer serves its original purpose of irrigating farmland. Instead, every summer it turns into a shallow "incubator" for toxic blue-green alg
Four years after the devastating fire in Bohemian Switzerland National Park, the scorched land has transformed into a living forest teeming with plant and animal life, park spokesman Jan Salov has reported.Nature began recovering almost imm
Farmers in the South Bohemian Region are being forced to reduce their cattle herds as a severe drought leaves them short of hay and grass to see the animals through winter. The season's second cut of grass, carried out by farmers in recent
Firefighters have put out the blaze at high-rise building No. 34 in the centre of Zlín after nearly two weeks of work, the regional fire service press office announced on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is believed to have started on the 9th
A traffic accident involving a motorcycle and a car occurred at the seventh kilometer of the D1 motorway heading toward Brno. The crash happened around 1 p.m., injuring the motorcyclist and his passenger, both of whom were taken to hospital
In the village of Stáj in the Vysočina Region, home to around 200 people, the local water supply — drawn from wells — could no longer keep up with residents' needs, leaving the village short on water. Local authorities have decided to drill
Interest among ninth-grade graduates in studying IT at Czech secondary schools has fallen sharply: two years ago, 18,000 applications were submitted for these programmes, whereas this year the number stood at just 13,500. Demand has dropped
German police recorded 18,736 victims of child sexual abuse last year — a 3.6% increase over the previous year. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the vast majority of victims were between six and 13 years old, with 74%
Ecologists are warning that ordinary items found in gardens, cottages and farms — drainpipes, water barrels, chimneys and ventilation shafts — cause the deaths of thousands of birds and small animals every year. According to ornithologists,
Czech researchers from the Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, working together with colleagues from the Czech University of Life Sciences and the Institute for Forest Ecosystem Research, have studied how forest soils accumulat
A new wave of fraudulent SMS messages is spreading across Czechia, informing drivers that they allegedly have an unpaid parking bill and urging them to settle it online immediately. According to the Police Presidium, the scammers are using