Drenthe

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Solar panels cover a rooftop in an unnamed location. November 2017
BusinessTechNature
Power company to pay thousands households to dim their solar panels during summer heat
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Worker is installing solar panels
Business
Many Dutch want to be more sustainable, but find measures too expensive
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Hail
TechNature
Thunder and 2-centimeter hail sweep southern Netherlands, halting wildfire operations
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A thunderstorm.
1-1-2TechNature
KNMI issues thunderstorm warnings for nine Dutch provinces as warm weather peaks
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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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Wolf
Nature
Dutch wolf population growing: 131 wolves detected in latest DNA study
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Easter bonfire
CultureLifestyle
Video: Easter bonfires lit in the Netherlands; Tradition under pressure
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Construction of a new high-rise apartment building in Amsterdam-Oost.
Business
Prices of housing construction plots increased 13.6% in 2025
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The extent of damage after a portion of Arnhem’s city center caught fire was made clear in drone footage. 6 March 2025
Crime
Man faces decade in prison for downtown Arnhem fire that destroyed 10 historic buildings
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Reception zone at a hospital
CrimeBusiness
Healthcare centers fined for exploiting Indonesian “interns” as unpaid staff nurses
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Easter bonfire
CultureLifestyle
Increasing rules putting Easter bonfires under pressure
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Chickens at a poultry farm
HealthBusiness
Avian flu forces culling of 38,000 chickens in Drenthe and Oudemolen
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Eleveld in Drenthe
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Drenthe seeks €10,000 payout for residents after Eleveld earthquake
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Job hunting
Business
Unemployment rises to 4.1 percent, highest in four years
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Upset mother and daughter.
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Over 100 homes report damage after two earthquakes shake Assen area
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Eleveld in Drenthe
TechNature
Video: Magnitude 3.0 earthquake near Eleveld gas field wakes residents near Assen
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Blooming lily flowers
HealthBusiness
Westerveld bans lily cultivation near homes over pesticides’ link with ALS, Parkinson’s
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A yellow crop duster spraying pesticides on a field
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
Netherlands still lacks permits for pesticides a year after Council of State ruling
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A foggy morning on a Dutch highway
TechNature
Code yellow issued for dense fog as ‘springlike’ weather could develop over the weekend
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Icy road accident during a code red warning. A low loader truck jacknifed on the A28 toward Groningen near Vries. 4 February 2026
TechNature
Code red for black ice in northern Netherlands; NL Alert to stay off the roads
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Rijkswaterstaat snow plows and gritting trucks
TechNature
Video: More accidents in north & northeast Netherlands as icy conditions persist
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Politics
Dutch municipalities face shortfall of 20,000 asylum beds two years after dispersal law
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Traffic was light on the A4 in Amsterdam near the Sloten exit despite a chilly, foggy morning. 29 Dec. 2025
TechNature
Icy roads keep Drenthe and Groningen on yellow alert
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A young black and white calf lying in straw
TechNatureWeird
Video: Calf born with five legs finds home at Drenthe farm