The first ten days of April in Latvia turned out to be 4.6 degrees warmer than normal

The average air temperature in Latvia in the first ten days of the month was +8.5 degrees, which is 4.6 degrees higher than the 1991-2020 figure, according to data from the Latvian Center for Environment, Geology and Meteorology, writes LETA. In Ventspils, the beginning of April was only 2.2 degrees warmer than normal, and in … Read more

Latvian radio announced a threat to freedom of speech and media independence

Council officials note that journalists have been subjected to angry attacks on social media for years, which has silenced some of them. A similar trend, according to the council, is reflected in the content of professional media, namely, there are situations when, predicting a wave of hatred, journalists do not want to create content on … Read more

Because of the war in Ukraine, residents of Latvia are sleeping poorly

Three out of four Latvians, or 75%, have experienced various sleep disturbances, such as insomnia, waking up at night, feeling unwell or having bad dreams, over the past month, according to a survey conducted by research company Kantar. Half or 49% of the population experience sleep disturbances one or more times a week, or even … Read more

March in Latvia was three degrees warmer than usual

The average air temperature in the first month of spring in Latvia was +3.4 degrees, which is 3.2 degrees above the March norm, according to data from the Latvian Center for Environment, Geology and Meteorology, writes LETA. Previously, March was so warm in 2014 and 2015, while the record belongs to 2007, when the average … Read more

Latvian Radio pointed out the threat to freedom of speech and media independence

Council officials note that journalists have been subjected to angry attacks on social media for years, which has silenced some of them. A similar trend, according to the council, is reflected in the content of professional media, namely, there are situations when, predicting a wave of hatred, journalists do not want to create content on … Read more

The heat record was broken at midnight on April 1

At midnight in Daugavpils it was +18.3 degrees. The previous highest temperature recorded in Latvia’s second largest city on April 1 was +17.2 degrees in 1990. The heat record on April 1 also improved in Aluksne, where it was +14.9 degrees in the middle of the night, as well as in Dagda, where the thermometer … Read more

Heat record broken in Latvia on April 2

The highest air temperature in the country by 16:00 on Tuesday in Daugavpils was +22.3 degrees, which is a new national heat record for April 2, according to data from the Latvian Center for Environment, Geology and Meteorology. The previous highest air temperature recorded in the country on the second day of April was +20.4 … Read more

Exports of wooden furniture fell by a quarter in January

In January 2024, wooden furniture worth a total of 13.336 million euros was exported from Latvia, including 4.059 million euros to Denmark, which is 30.4% (a year ago – 29%) of the total export volume of wooden furniture. and 21.6% less than in January 2023. At the same time, wooden furniture worth 1.72 million euros … Read more