Lenka Ponikelska

  • High voltage cables and pylons are pictured during an heatwave as demand for electricity surges. The current drought and heatwave in France (as elsewhere in Europe) put the french national grid under strains. The lack of water pushed French authorities to exempt nuclear power plants of duties. For exemple, no water should be released at more than 28°C in rivers after cooling nuclear reactors, but, as the Garonne river temperature reaches 29°C, the french government authorizes the Golfech nuclear plant (amid other) to release water at a maximun of 31.3°C in the Garonne river. The French goverment says it’s necessary to avoid a black out. Toulouse. France. July 22th 2022. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

    EU set to take steps toward energy rationing with mandatory power-demand cut

    By Ewa Krukowska, Lenka Ponikelska, and others
  • People arrived from war-torn Ukraine wait for relatives or Polish residents top pick them up at a border crossing to Ukraine Hrebenne, Poland, on March 3, 2022. (Photo by Ibrahim Ezzat/NurPhoto via Getty Images)International

    80,000 Ukrainian emigrants are leaving safety and heading towards war

    By Lenka Ponikelska, Patrick Donahue, and others