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The frescoes of Padua are listed as World Heritage

The frescoes of Padua are listed as World Heritage

It UNESCO World Heritage Committee (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) inscribed the frescoes of the Italian city of Padua (Padua) on the World Heritage List during its international convention in Fuzhou (China). The frescoes can be found in eight religious and civic buildings in the historic walled city. They were painted between 1302 and 1397 by various artists …

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“Providing space for water is not free”

"Providing space for water is not free"

Water is vital, but it can also be very threatening. We have experienced this in recent weeks. It is terrible what happened to the inhabitants of Germany and Belgium. Fortunately, to our knowledge, there are no deaths in the Netherlands. But the disaster that struck Limburg is enormous. The LLTB made recordings with a drone. It is only in these …

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VUB physicists to track cosmic particles from space in Greenland

VUB-fysici gaan kosmische deeltjes uit de ruimte opsporen in Groenland

On the Greenland ice cap, physicists from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel are helping to build a new facility that detects neutrinos, cosmic particles from space. The Radio Neutrino Observatory Greenland (RNO-G) is a pioneering project that uses radio antennas to detect very high energy cosmic neutrinos. It is a completely new method. Door Online writing – 07/31/2021 at 8:00 p.m. …

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After the flood: “We must also make room for water in the cities”

After the flood: "We must also make room for water in the cities"

“The catastrophe that has taken place in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands is the result of increasingly extreme extremes,” explains Ovink. “We will have to take this future into account. “ “The UN released a report in 2019 showing that the vast majority of our investments are contributing to climate change. In addition, we are developing our cities and industries …

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Why a dike should be built 25 kilometers from the Dutch coast

Why a dike should be built 25 kilometers from the Dutch coast

He proposes to build a dike about 25 kilometers from the coast. “From Den Helder to Westkapelle, on Walcheren.” Approximately along the entire Dutch coast. “The water is twenty meters deep there and you can build a dike there. It is not a normal dike, but a very high and very wide sea dike,” explains Butijn. The dike should be …

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Verstappen dismisses aggressive driving style claims: “I gave Hamilton space”

Verstappen verwerpt claims over agressieve rijstijl: "Ik gaf Hamilton de ruimte"

Max Verstappen says he didn’t do anything wrong at Silverstone two weeks ago. The Dutchman explains that he is still running hard, but fair. He rejects suggestions that he might be too aggressive. At the press conference in Hungary for next Sunday’s race, the main focus is logically on Silverstone. When asked if Verstappen would now approach side-by-side situations with …

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