{"id":104029,"date":"2024-09-08T15:53:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T12:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/104029\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lithuania-concerned-over-peatland-fires-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/104029\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania concerned over peatland fires in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pozhar_raquel_raclette_unsplash_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pozhar_raquel_raclette_unsplash_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pozhar_raquel_raclette_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pozhar_raquel_raclette_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pozhar_raquel_raclette_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pozhar_raquel_raclette_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Raquel Raclette \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 8, <\/strong><em><strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>Smouldering peatlands in southern Belarus have negatively affected air quality in Lithuania, the National Crisis Management Center said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lithuania&#8217;s Environmental Protection Agency warned of increased PM10 concentrations on Sunday, advising people with weak health to stay indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, the Belarusian Ministry for Emergency Management denied increased concentrations of pollutants in the air, assuring the public that all indicators were within the normal range, yet people in Minsk complained of smog and burning smell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian authorities issued a red flag wildfire warning for the Homiel and Mahilo\u016d regions for this weekend and September 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/minsk-pogoda-POZ-315x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/minsk-pogoda-POZ-315x236.jpg 315w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/minsk-pogoda-POZ-653x490.jpg 653w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/minsk-pogoda-POZ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/minsk-pogoda-POZ.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Climate change affecting Belarus\u2019 cash crops \u2013 weather service<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 20, Pozirk. Climate change has negatively affected conditions for growing Belarus\u2019 cash crops, such as flax and potatoes, a weather service official has said. Some 20 years ago no one could imagine that sunflower, grapes and melons would be &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/74267\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 8, Pozirk. Smouldering peatlands in southern Belarus have negatively affected air quality in Lithuania, the National Crisis Management Center said. Lithuania&#8217;s Environmental Protection Agency warned of increased PM10 concentrations on Sunday, advising people with weak health to stay indoors. Earlier, the Belarusian Ministry for Emergency Management denied increased concentrations of pollutants in the air, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":104001,"template":"","rubric":[13],"class_list":["post-104029","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lithuania concerned over peatland fires in Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 8, Pozirk. 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