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A child goes swimming wearing a life jacket
HealthNature
Swimming season starts at hundreds of natural water sites, but warnings already in place
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Storm clouds over Eindhoven
TechNature
Thunderstorms, hail to hit the Netherlands on Saturday afternoon
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Smoke rises above a large wildfire near ’t Harde. 29 April 2026
BusinessNature
Defense chief: no pause in training after multiple military-area wildfires
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Clear skies over the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, 30 April 2026
TechNature
Sunshine & temps up to 26°C tomorrow; Showers expected from Saturday afternoon
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Firefighters at work on the Oirschotse Heide in Noord-Brabant, where a wildfire has broken out. The fire is burning near the Dutch Armed Forces' Major General De Ruyter van Steveninck Barracks, west of Eindhoven.
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Wildfire near Weert forces Kempen Airport evacuation; part of nationwide surge in fires
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Greenpeace activists storm a meeting by meat processing company JBS, April 30, 2026.
BusinessNature
Greenpeace activists storm meat processor JBS' shareholder meeting near Schiphol
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Irrigation
TechNature
Climate change, pollution, high demand put drinking water availability under pressure
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Seven Scottish Fold kittens were found dumped in a basket hidden among bushes near Fransstraat in Voorburg. April 25, 2026
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Video: Seven illegally bred Scottish fold kittens dumped in Voorburg
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A spoonbill with chicks.
TechNature
Birdwatchers flock to Delft to get rare photo of spoonbill with chicks
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Chinook helicopter helps put out the wildfire by 't Harde military range, April 29, 2026.
BusinessNature
Major wildfire near ’t Harde remains out of control; Roads closed, air traffic diverted
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Smoke billowing over a massive wildfire near the military's artillery range at 't Harde in Gelderland. 29 April 2026
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Major wildfire at military range prompts NL-Alert, nationwide smoke warnings
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Firefighters damping down a smoldering blaze in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park. 26 April 2026
TechNature
Third wildfire in 24 hours after 1 triggered NL-Alert; High risk in most of Netherlands
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A buzzard.
TechNature
Breeding season: Buzzards terrorizing joggers, cyclists in the Netherlands
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A red squirrel in a tree
TechNature
Amsterdam now home to between 300 and 500 squirrels
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Couple walking on the path of bollard-lined sandy dune crossing near the beach in late evening light with blue sky, Hoek van Holland, Netherlands
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Hollandse Duinen officially named Netherlands’ 22nd national park
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The Westerkerk rising above the treetops looking southwest along the Singel in Amsterdam-Centrum. 28 April 2026
TechNature
Temps to soar up to 26°C later this week
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King's Day festivities in Amsterdam
TechNature
King's Day to be pleasant, with periods of sun; Temps up to 19 degrees
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Warm spring night in Zeddam, Gelderland. April 21, 2026.
TechNature
Sunny weekend to give way to cooler Koningsdag with slight risk of northern shower
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Looking across the Erasmus Bridge and Nieuwe Maas River on a sunny spring day in Rotterdam. 21 March 2025
TechNature
Back-to-back dry springs leave Netherlands with early drought signs, rising water stress
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Woman filling a plastic bottle with water from a tap
BusinessNature
Ongoing drought raises concerns over water shortages, wildfires
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Bumblebee on a yellow flower collecting pollen
Nature
National Bee Count shows continued low bumblebee numbers in the Netherlands
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Tree silhouettes and a shooting star
TechNature
Lyrid meteor shower viewers get very chilly overnight; Up to 20°C in Limburg today
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A Shell fuel tanker truck
BusinessTechNature
New lawsuit against Shell as oil and gas giant takes step to increase fossil fuel mining
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Zwolle IJsselcentrale
BusinessTechNature
Dutch companies’ CO2 emissions surge on power exports to neighbors