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Netherlands sees first official heat wave in two years, municipalities unprepared
2 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands sees first official heat wave in two years, municipalities unprepared

NL Times  

For the first time in two years, there is an official heat wave in the Netherlands –– but municipalities are underprepared for extreme heat, according to Trouw. At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, a temperature of 25.0 degrees was measured in De Bilt, which means that the conditions for a heat wave have been met, Weeronline reports. For an official heat …

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Councils struggling to keep nightspots safe as infections rise again
3 years, 5 months ago

Councils struggling to keep nightspots safe as infections rise again

Dutch News  

Local authorities are struggling to enforce the coronavirus rules since they were relaxed to allow bars and nightclubs to reopen without limits on the numbers of customers. The rules allow venues to reopen fully as long as people observe the 1.5 metre distance rule or the venue signs up to the ‘test for entry’ system and requires all guests to …

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Councils struggling to keep nightspots safe as infections rise again
3 years, 5 months ago

Councils struggling to keep nightspots safe as infections rise again

Dutch News  

Local authorities are struggling to enforce the coronavirus rules since they were relaxed to allow bars and nightclubs to reopen without limits on the numbers of customers. The rules allow venues to reopen fully as long as people observe the 1.5 metre distance rule or the venue signs up to the ‘test for entry’ system and requires all guests to …

Test Council Trouw
Municipalities barely enforcing Covid rules in bars, clubs: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Municipalities barely enforcing Covid rules in bars, clubs: Report

NL Times  

Municipalities in the Netherlands are taking little to no action to make sure that hospitality entrepreneurs are enforcing the coronavirus measures, like making sure their customers maintain social distancing, Trouw reports based on its own research. "We are not going to constantly check in bars whether the 1.5 meters is being maintained," a spokesperson for the municipality of Haarlem said …

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Tiger mosquitoes found in five Dutch municipalities
4 years, 4 months ago

Tiger mosquitoes found in five Dutch municipalities

NL Times  

Tiger mosquitoes, an Asian mosquito that can transmit dangerous diseases like dengue fever, have been found in five Dutch municipalities so far this year - in Westland, Lansingerland, Lelystad, Assen, and Valkenburg aan de Geul, the Dutch food and consumer product safety authority NVWA announced. If a tiger mosquito is caught, the NVWA checks an area of 100 meters around …

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Arnhem preparations for climate change consequences include less asphalt, more greenery
4 years, 4 months ago

Arnhem preparations for climate change consequences include less asphalt, more greenery

NL Times  

The municipality of Arnhem on Wednesday presented its plan to deal with the consequences of climate change. More than 10 percent asphalt removal is not possible, because Arnhem does not want to hinder accessibility, alderman Cathelijne Bouwkamp said to the newspaper. "Both adaption to climate change and combating it are necessary," climate expert Marjolein Pijpers-Van Esch of Delft University of …

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