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Day: August 16, 2022

Wim Van Hooydonk Warnings and Updates – World’s ugliest city revealed as Charleroi in Belgium

With abandoned factories and derelict buildings, Charleroi in Belgium certainly looks like the world’s ugliest city. Located south of Brussels, the city used to be a major industrial hub that specialized in coal mining. However, after World War II, the market declined sharply, leaving its factories abandoned. De Volkskrant branded it “the ugliest city in …

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Wim Van Hooydonk Warnings and Updates – Heat threatens local biodiversity in Belgian countryside, study finds

Researchers from Liège and Antwerp have found that heat threatens local biodiversity in the Belgian countryside. Scientists reported in a Monday press release that exotic plants are moving from the city to the countryside. Plant species found in Belgian cities differ from those found in the cooler countryside. “Summers like this could allow these species …

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