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 Stories About: Hungary
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Thirsty Hungary
Central Europe's Largest Lake Is Shrinking |
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03 Sep 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Thirsty Hungary Central Europe's Largest Lake Is Shrinking According to legend, Hungary's Lake Balaton is constantly replenished by a young girl weeping in a church in the middle of its waters. Now, though, Central Europe's largest lake is shrinking, and experts say the problem isn't a happier lake lady; it's global warming. Following four hot summers in a row and lower-than-average annual rainfalls, millions of gallons ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, Hungary, lakes (all these topics) |
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Brussels Sprouting
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26 Nov 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Brussels Sprouting Environmental negotiations with 10 Eastern European countries hoping to join the European Union by 2004 will near completion by the end of the year, E.U. officials announced Thursday. Environmental protection is considered one of the biggest obstacles facing Eastern European nations interested in joining the E.U.; for t ... |
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| Topics: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, European Union, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia (all these topics) |
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Dead in the Water
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Donella H. Meadows |
14 Feb 2000 |
Global Citizen |
| Here's a story of the global economy at its worst and maybe also at its best. Early this month a cry of alarm came over email from my friend Zoltan Lontay in Hungary. The Hungarian news had just announced an enormous fish kill in the Szamos river on that country's eastern border. A wave of cyanide was moving down the Szamos and into the Tisza, Hungary's second largest river. No one knew what had happened, but there was talk of a mine, operat ... |
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| Topics: globalization, Hungary, mining and drilling, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds, water pollution, wildlife (all these topics) |
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