Hydrology

Bulgaria Braces for Fresh Weekend Snow

4 Feb 2012

Nine Bulgarian regions remain under code yellow Saturday over fog and snow, the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has announced. In the regions of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa and Pleven in northwestern Bulgaria the warning is over expected snowfall and ice; in Plovdiv and Pazardzhik in southern Bulgaria – over fog, in Blagoevgrad in ...

Mercury Climbs up amidst Forecast of New Snow in Bulgaria

3 Feb 2012

Eleven Bulgarian regions remain under code yellow over low temperatures and snow, the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has announced. New heavy snow is in the forecast for the regions of Vidin, Montana, Sofia city and Sofia, Pernik, Vratsa, Pleven, Lovech, Gabrovo, Veliko Rarnovo, and Ruse. In Vidin and Montana, the snow will be ...

Bulgarian Weather Services Threatened by Budget Cuts

2 Feb 2012

Weather forecasts prepared by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) several times a day may be suspended due to lack of financing and state budget cuts. BAS Chair Nikola Sabotinov, reiterating a warning from October 2011, announces that he had once again asked Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, for help and is insisting on a personal meeting ...