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29 stories in Golden Beach’s Nature section, ordered by publication date.
On Friday morning, HAK lists only the Novalja–Rab–Rijeka catamaran route as suspended. The previously reported second route suspension and the A7 wind restriction no longer appear in the latest update.
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Volunteers and divers removed 13 cubic metres of waste from the river and its banks at Delta and Žakalj. The unusual finds show how urban waste can reach the sea—but they are not a measurement of the entire Rječina.
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Almost €1.8 million is earmarked for a Natura 2000 project in Paklenica and €1.5 million for improved protected-area management in Biokovo. What has been approved are grant agreements—not new trails or visitor centres.
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The environment minister says the complete remediation plan will be presented by 20 September. The campaign groups' demand for removal within three months is not a government commitment.
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HVZ continues to list the vegetation fire between Perković and Slivno as active. The preliminary affected area has risen to 145 hectares; one firefighter received medical treatment after smoke inhalation.
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Waste and vegetation burned at the landfill near Plano. Fire chief Marin Buble said the fire was under control by the afternoon and that homes had not been threatened. The cause and any air pollution have not yet been officially established.
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Croatia is sending two CL-415 Canadairs with two crews to help fight a fire in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The deployment follows an official request for assistance and is cross-border disaster relief, not evidence of a new fire in Croatia.
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People from Lika and their supporters marched from King Tomislav Square into central Zagreb. Their focus was illegally dumped hazardous waste near Gospić, binding deadlines and a demand for a different approach to environmental responsibility across Croatia.
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El Niño is likely to persist until February 2027 and peak near the end of the year. That raises global weather risks, but it does not provide a ready-made forecast for Croatia's winter or a particular holiday destination.
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Two Canadair aircraft supported ground crews in Labinština. The fire was reported contained in the evening; about ten hectares of forest is an initial estimate, not a final official figure.
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An exhausted 65-year-old Dutch man called 112 with his phone battery almost empty. HGSS found him alive; an Interior Ministry helicopter carried him to Makarska that evening.
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Police suspect three men of illegally dumping construction, household, municipal and bulky waste. Two trucks have been temporarily seized; the total quantity, environmental damage and clean-up plan remain open.
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No exceedances of the tested gas values were found at three monitoring points. The visible pollution remained in the Mrežnica and did not reach the Korana confluence—but clean-up and monitoring are continuing.
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About 75,000 vehicles have been counted at the cape since May, roughly one fifth fewer than in 2025. The number remains large — and it is not a visitor count. Entry on foot or by bicycle is still free.
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The investigation into the fire above Konopljikova Bay confirms that an open flame or embers met weather favourable to fire spread. A man had been working and smoking there — but that is the state of the investigation, not a conviction.
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The shallow, brackish coastal lake is a wetland, viewpoint and nature park all at once. Anyone wishing to see Crkvine, Kamenjak and Prosika needs to know the distances, opening hours and that electric-boat service ended for 2026.
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A new project aims to strengthen young coastal dunes and tortoise habitats while improving wildfire prevention. Funding has been approved — but specific work sites, closures and dates have not yet been published.
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Copernicus forecasts a broad dust plume over the Adriatic on 28 August, moving east and weakening thereafter. The map explains the hazy sky — but it is neither a local particulate measurement nor a health warning.
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At 25 additional locations, cameras are intended to detect smoke and fire. The technology watches around the clock, but people confirm the alarm – and calling 112 after spotting a fire yourself remains important.
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The vegetation fire from the Bosnia and Herzegovina border area continued to occupy emergency crews above Duba Konavoska on Wednesday. According to the responsible fire commander, the fire was far from homes – but that did not mean the operation was over.
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Petrinja, Buzet, Imotski, Županja, Senj and Brestovac are receiving new specialist vehicles for difficult terrain. The handover forms part of an order for 78 units — it does not mean that all of them have automatically been delivered.
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A four-year-old holidaymaker from Austria was treated with antivenom at KBC Rijeka and is in a stable condition. The campsite has not been named. What is confirmed about the case – and what to do after a snakebite.
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DHMZ has issued regional warnings for thunderstorms, strong south-westerly winds and heat. The time windows differ considerably – and yellow means heightened awareness, not severe weather across the entire country.
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At 12:24, Croatia's Seismological Service recorded a magnitude 3.1 tremor north of Split. Thirteen minutes later, a second event of magnitude 2.0 followed. What these figures mean – and what cannot be inferred from the official reports.
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A kindergarten, police station, homes and boats were flooded, while roofs were damaged in Lopar. The storm also shows how differently stretches of coast only a few kilometres apart can be affected.
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Different tick species and diseases are more prominent on Croatia's coast and in continental Croatia. This is not a rigid map. What matters is protection, a thorough body check, correct removal and recognising the right warning signs.
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In summer the park is open until 20h, yet vehicles may enter only until 15h and the Skywalk closes at 16h. Confusing these three times means planning past the mountain.
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A recording shows the dog being thrown into the sea. More serious still, police later had to correct their initial account of who cared for the animal. We separate visible facts, official statements and open questions.
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Croatia’s most famous national park can be experienced sensibly even in midsummer – if the time slot, pricing logic and routes are clear before arrival.
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