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A festive Christmas tree is placed on a Baltic beach in Estonia, part of a community-driven effort to combat coastal erosion using discarded holiday decorations.
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Saving Beaches with Christmas Trees: Estonia’s Unusual Climate Fix

The Estonian coastline is being bolstered not with concrete barriers but with a forest of discarded Christmas trees, a low‑cost experiment that could reshape how small towns fight rising seas.…
Posted by Katarína Nováková January 18, 2026
Workers repair critical water infrastructure in Bishkek as the city faces a looming water cutoff due to chronic maintenance needs.
Posted inInvestigations

Bishkek’s Thirst: Microdistrict Faces Water Cutoff

The capital’s 12‑microdistrict will be plunged into silence on 20 January as Bishkekvodokanal suspends drinking‑water service for an “extended period”, leaving homes, schools, preschools and health‑care facilities to fend for themselves.…
Posted by Aida Sadykova January 17, 2026
A clownfish navigates the colorful embrace of a sea anemone, symbolizing the marine life to be cultivated in Kazakhstan’s new marine fish farm.
Posted inEconomy

First Sea‑Farm in Mangistau: Kazakhstan’s New Blue‑Economy Push

Kazakhstan has taken a decisive step into the blue‑economy arena, unveiling its first commercial marine fish‑farm on the Caspian coast of Mangistau. The project is being billed as a flagship…
Posted by Aida Sadykova December 15, 2025
As Kazakhstan braces for a nationwide storm surge, power infrastructure stands as a critical symbol of resilience against the approaching extreme weather.
Posted inSecurity

Kazakhstan Braces for a Country‑Wide Storm Surge

Kazakhstan is staring down a December storm of unprecedented ferocity – wind gusts topping 30 m s⁻¹ have swept across the steppe and into the mountains, prompting the Ministry of Emergency Situations…
Posted by Aida Sadykova December 15, 2025
The twilight skyline of Astana, Kazakhstan, offers a visual metaphor for the nation's recent energy upheaval as a daylight-saving time change disrupted power use and grid stability.
Posted inAnalysis

Kazakhstan’s Dark‑Winter: How the Time‑Shift Upended Power Use

The clock jumped forward at midnight on 1 March 2024, thrusting Kazakhstan’s western provinces into a de‑facto summer‑time that the country has never otherwise observed. By moving civil time from UTC +5 to…
Posted by Aida Sadykova December 14, 2025
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