The National Weather Administration (NMA) on Thursday issued a code orange warning for heat wave and raising thermal discomfort valid on Friday and Saturday in over half of Romania, Bucharest City included, as well as a code yellow for particularly hot weather for the rest of the country.According to meteorologists, between July 4, 10:00hrs and July 5, 10:00 hrs there will be code orange heat in areas of Banat, Crisana, Maramures, Oltenia, most of Transylvania and the western half of Muntenia.In these areas, the heat wave will intensify, and the temperature-humidity index (THI) will exceed the critical threshold of 80. Highs between 37 and 40 degrees Celsius, and in Oltenia, southern Banat and parts of Muntenia the lows will not drop below 20 degrees Celsius, typical of a tropical night.Also, from Friday morning to Saturday, at 10:00hrs, code yellow for warm weather will be in force in Moldova, Dobrogea, in the eastern half of Muntenia and in eastern Transylvania, with highs of between 33 and 38 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the THI will reach or slightly exceed the critical threshold of 80, while the lows will generally be between 16 and 21 degrees Celsius.The heat wave would narrow on Saturday towards the southern half of the country, and on Sunday it will intensify again in all regions.
The third breast milk bank in Romania has opened at the Sibiu County Hospital, following a RON 13.5 million (about EUR 2.7 million) investment aimed at modernizing the hospital’s neonatology department. The modernization project, financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, included the replacement of old equipment, a 20% increase in the number of […]
President Nicuşor Dan stated on Wednesday, July 30, in a press conference that the current system, which allows magistrates to retire under the age of 50 with a pension higher than their salary, is absurd. He also criticized the Superior Council of Magistracy, or CSM, for the current “disorderly” state of the Romanian justice system. […]
Forty Romanian firefighters and eight fire trucks left for Greece on Wednesday, July 30, to participate in firefighting missions, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said. Between August 1 and September 15, Romania will take part in the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) program aiming to support the Greek […]
Integrated facility and property management services provider Nazca has opened its first office outside Italy, its domestic market, in Bucharest. Nazca expects revenues of over EUR 1 million next year in Romania, and in the next 3 years, the growth plan aims to reach EUR 10 million, with target sectors being office buildings, retail, industrial […]
The 19th edition of TIFF Sibiu, one of the local editions of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest film event in the county, will present a program of international films and the latest productions by Romanian fillmakers, who will attend the event. The festival takes place between August 7 and August 10, with […]
Moldovan carrier Flyone will add a route between Bucharest and Munich starting in October. The flights to Munich will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This adds to the flights it has connecting the Romanian capital to Tel Aviv, Brussels, and Verona. With these routes, the airline is responding to the constant demand from […]
