Netherlands – Nuclear Security Summit

Travelers are advised that the Nuclear Security Summit will take place in The Hague on March 24-25. Increased security measures will be in place, particularly between Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and The Hague, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam as well as when travelling between these cities. Expect disruptions and road closures and allow …

Paris – Severe Smog

Paris and much of northern France have seen dangerously high pollution levels this week. The French capital and several other regions were on high alert as unseasonably warm yet windless weather has left small, dangerous particles lingering in the yellowed Parisian air. The head of Paris’ transit authority announced that …

Taiwan – Anti-Nuclear Demonstrations in Major Cities

A coalition of environmental groups plans to hold demonstrations in several Taiwanese cities March 8 to protest the country’s continued reliance on nuclear power. In Taipei, protesters will march from Ding-Hao Plaza and the National Taiwan University before converging outside the Presidential Office on Ketagalan Boulevard (map) at approximately 1530. …