Today, record-breaking heat is being experienced, but the Danube water level has improved, exceeding Sunday’s low point by nearly 10 centimeters, and one block of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant is operational. A positive development is that Hungary will receive the guaranteed Danube water volume guaranteed in international agreements, while Slovakia is prepared to release some additional water. Many organizations across the country are continuing to conserve energy and water due to the heat. We can continue to follow the developments.
Today, record-breaking heat is being experienced, but the Danube water level has improved, exceeding Sunday’s low point by nearly 10 centimeters, and one block of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant is operational. A positive development is that Hungary will receive the guaranteed Danube water volume guaranteed in international agreements, while Slovakia is prepared to release some additional water. Many organizations across the country are continuing to conserve energy and water due to the heat. We can continue to follow the developments.
We have secured the country’s energy security, therefore from tomorrow, the call for voluntary consumption reduction will be discontinued – announced Prime Minister Magyar Péter in his Facebook post.
Hungarian Prime Minister Magyar’s cabinet meeting on Wednesday focused on the energy and water crisis caused by the extreme heat. The Paks Nuclear Power Plant was almost completely shut down due to low water levels, but voluntary energy conservation prevented mandatory restrictions. The cabinet approved an 868 billion forints energy development program and initiated an urgent parliamentary session. They also made personal decisions, while the Tisza Party is preparing for the election of the president. The Fidesz party received further reports of corruption.
The water supply from Slovakia has stabilized after the water management professionals and decision-makers from the two neighboring countries successfully cooperated in managing the situation. This was reported in a Facebook post by Anita Orbán, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Hungarian power grid has already reached its limit of functionality, as the necessary investments for the domestic industrial projects, which were supposed to provide the required capacity, have been lacking. To address the current energy crisis and to implement long-term solutions, a comprehensive network development and energy storage program is being launched. This was announced in a Facebook video by Prime Minister Peter.
Due to the drought caused by the heat, firefighters are battling fires in fields, forests, and bushes in the counties of Bács-Kiskun, Baranya, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Fejér, Komárom-Esztergom, and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. According to the government, the National Emergency and Disaster Management Coordination Agency received reports of 21 forest and vegetation fires on Thursday.
The current heatwave is accompanied by increasingly high ground-level ozone pollution across the country, according to másfok.hu. Since this toxic gas is formed from other pollutants due to sunlight and heat, the most effective way to cope with it is to limit time spent outdoors in the afternoon, as well as to reduce individual emissions.
The absolute heat record set on Wednesday was broken in Budapest after 41.6 degrees Celsius was measured in Újpest in the early afternoon, which is the highest temperature in the city’s history. Due to the extreme heat, the highest heat warning was extended until midnight on Friday - reported Időkép.
The development of artificial intelligence makes it easy to create realistic but fake deepfake content, which can cause harm to individuals and companies. According to the European Union’s AI regulations, AI-generated content must be labeled, and customers must be informed about AI-based customer service. Zoltan, the Minister of Science and Technology, has called on the public to report any abuses related to AI on the mihivatal.gov.hu website.
The US labor market continues to show a stable picture, as the number of new unemployment claims only slightly increased last week, while job cuts fell to a two-year low in July, and second-quarter productivity figures were better than expected, which is slowing the growth in labor costs, according to Reuters.
Forsthoffer Agnes, the speaker of the house, imposed severe penalties on members of parliament who were missing from the July parliamentary vote. Laszár János’ salary was reduced to the minimum wage level, but other political figures also lost significant income. In addition, a new amendment to the law resulted in a significant reduction in the basic salary and benefits of members of parliament last month.
The European Union encourages member states to invest more in nature protection and sustainable landscape management to reduce the risk of forest fires, according to Jessika Roswall, the EU’s environment minister. According to expert estimates, the economic damage caused by this summer’s wildfires has already exceeded 15 billion euros.
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