Nature

The National Weather Administration (ANM) issued a bad weather advisory for heavy rains, storms, hail and low temperatures, valid in most parts of Romania, from Sunday after-noon until Wednesday morning.

During the weekend, a new cold Mediterranean cyclone, which is expected to rain and thunder activity in many places in the country, as well as strong gusts of wind in Eastern Bulgaria, will be developed, Nova TV reported. Daily temperatures on Saturday and Sunday remain high - over 20 degrees.

Greece is taking a lead in developing a circular economy through the European Union-funded Hydrousa project, a scientific program aimed at the extraction of water from unconventional sources to be used for irrigation and even for human consumption on the country's islands. It is now moving on from the designing stage to licensing.

It will be mostly sunny today, temporary cloud increasе in mountainous areas in the afternoon, but slim chances of rain. Light south-southwest wind. The daily temperatures will rise, reaching highs of 22°C to 27°C, in Sofia around 22°C, meteorologist Hristo Hristov of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH)told Focus News Agency.

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria (c) and Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (r) attend an event titled "Challenges and Opportunities Related to a New Climate Economy: Driving Innovation for Sustainable Development," at the Academy of Athens, Thursday. [Yannis Kolesidis/EPA]

Snow in May surprised the drivers in Smolyan area this morning, after falling into the Pamporovo area and the Preval Pass last night.

In minutes, the road plans are blooming, according to the District Road Administration, the snow cover is about 2-3 cm in the different regions.

A new project uniting six Mediterranean countries is working to save endangered populations of sea turtles from the combined threats of tourism, pollution and fishing.

Earthquake was registered near Varna this evening. The earthquake was 3.5 on the Richter scale and it was around 21.20 am, the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography (NIGGG) told the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the European Seismological Center.
 
The epicenter of the quake was 35 km west of our sea capital and 6 km from Provadia.
 

Today it will be cloudy for the most part. In the afternoon, cloud will develop and it will rain with thunder in some places. Thunder is more likely in East Bulgaria and the Balkan mountain range. Light wind from the south, moderate in East Bulgaria. Temperatures will reach highs of between 20°C and 25°C, in Sofia about 21°C. Air pressure will further decrease through today.

Today will be mostly sunny. In the afternoon clouds will develop over West and Central Bulgaria. Rain showers with thunder are forecast in places in the mountain regions. There will be light to moderate wind from southeast. Temperatures will further rise, reaching highs between 23°C and 28°C, lower on the Black Sea coast - about 15-17°C.