Physical geography

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said on April 7 in a dire warning about the threat posed by climate change to the world's largest living organism.    

It will be mostly sunny today.

A moderate east-northeast wind will continue to blow, gradually subsiding in the afternoon. Maximum temperatures expected between 12C and 17C.

The atmospheric pressure is significantly higher than the monthly average and will rise further.

This is the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) weather forecast.

It will be mostly sunny today. In the afternoon, it will become cloudy in the southwest but no rain is expected. Light to moderate wind will blow from the south-southeast, it will become north-northeast in the western part of the Danubian Plain. Maximum temperatures between 10C and 15C, in Sofia - about 11C. Atmospheric pressure is close to the monthly average and will drop slightly.

Scientific evidence suggests there was a rainforest in Antarctica 90 million years ago.

British and German scientists examined samples from the ocean bottom using a machine drill on a research ship near Pine Island in the Amundsen Sea, according to Science Daily.

A fresh wet front will be sweeping into Greece from the Adriatic Sea late on Tuesday or early Wednesday, and while strong, the downpours it will bring are only expected to last only a couple of days, the Athens Observatory's Meteo weather service said.

It will remain mostly cloudy today, with scattered rain in southwestern Bulgaria. Occasional cloud breaks will occur mainly over the northeast areas. Light to moderate winds from the east-northeast will continue to blow. Daytime temperatures will rise slightly, with highs reaching 9C to 14C. 

This is the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) weather forecast.

A Code Yellow warning for rough seas has been issued for three coastal regions, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) said on its website.
The warning is in place for the coastal areas of Burgas, Varna and Dobrich.
Sea state expected around code 4; in bays -- code 3.

A Code Orange warning for high winds and rough seas has been issued for three coastal regions, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) said on its website. The warning is in place for the coasts of Burgas, Varna and Dobrich regions.

Today, snow is expected in most of the country, significant quantities in western areas. It will rain in the Upper Thracian Plain and along the Black Sea. In most of the country, moderate to strong winds will shift to the north-northeast. Maximum temperatures between 0C and 5C, in far southeastern areas and along the Black Sea coast -- up to 7-8C.

Higher temperatures and relative humidity limit the spread of COVID-19, a recent study by Chinese scientists reveals.