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Romania lingers under flood warnings

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Paul Stewart

UPI BUCHAREST, Romania, March 8 (UPI) — Hydrologists watching the levels of the Danube River in Romania extended flash-flood warnings through the end of the week, officials said. Romania’s National Hydrology and Water Management Institute issued flash-flood warnings through Friday … Continue reading →

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Danube cleanup plan adopted by 14 nations

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Paul Stewart

AP VIENNA — Fourteen countries and the European Commission have adopted a cleanup plan for the Danube River and its tributaries. The Danube flows 2,857 kilometers (1,775 miles) from southern Germany’s Black Forest to the Black Sea and is polluted … Continue reading →

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Romanians protest lift of sturgeon fishing ban

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Paul Stewart

WWF Bucharest, Romania – A government decision to overturn a ten-year ban on the fishing of wild sturgeon in the Danube River basin drew protests in the capital this week, led by WWF and a contingent of local NGOs. The … Continue reading →

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Defending the Danube

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Paul Stewart

International Rivers | December 15, 2008 | Suzanne Ebert Crossing through ten countries and draining the territory of 19 countries, the Danube is the most international river in the world. In addition to the 83 million people living in the … Continue reading →

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