AquaDom Bursts: the world’s largest cylindrical aquarium spills 1 million liters of water and 1,500 fish into the street

AquaDom, the world’s largest cylindrical aquarium in Berlin, Germany
AquaDom, the world’s largest cylindrical aquarium in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Susanne Nilsson / flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.

The AquaDom, the world’s largest cylindrical aquarium, located inside the Radisson Collection hotel in Berlin, burst this morning for reasons still unknown, spilling into the [Read More…]

Loss of water retention areas worsens flood situation in Ubon Ratchathani

Flooded street during Thailand floods in November 2011
Flooded street during Thailand floods. Photo: EU/ECHO/Mathias Eick.

The loss of natural water retention areas, through a lack of proper urban planning, is being blamed for the unusually serious flooding in the north-eastern [Read More…]