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Climate change in Belgium has caused temperatures rises and more frequent and intense heatwaves, increases in winter rainfall and decreases in snowfall. [4] By 2100, sea levels along the Belgian coast are projected to rise by 60 to 90 cm with a maximum potential increase of up to 200 cm in the worst-case scenario. [ 5 ]
The Royal Observatory of Belgium (French: Observatoire Royal de Belgique; Dutch: Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België) has been situated in the Uccle municipality of Brussels since 1890. It is part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO).
25 July – The hottest day on record in Belgium, with a temperature of 39.7 °C measured at the Royal Meteorological Institute in Uccle and of 41.8 °C in Begijnendijk. [5] 27 October – Sophie Wilmès appointed head of caretaker government: Belgium's first female prime minister. [2]
Brussels, [a] officially the Brussels-Capital Region, [b] [12] [13] is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. [14] The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium [15] and the Flemish ...
Belgium, [a] officially the Kingdom of Belgium, [b] is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. It covers an area of 30,689 km 2 (11,849 sq mi) [4] and has a population of more than 11.7 million ...
April – World Environment and Resources Council conference in Brussels. [3] 16 May – Niki Lauda wins the 1976 Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit Zolder; 22 June to 8 July – Longest heatwave recorded in Belgium, with 16 days of temperatures over 30°C. [4] 8 July – European People's Party founded in Brussels; 20 September – Brussels Metro ...
Unlike most of the municipalities in Belgium, the ones now located in the Brussels-Capital Region were not merged with others during mergers occurring in 1964, 1970, and 1975. [6] However, a few neighbouring municipalities have been merged into the City of Brussels, including Haren, Laeken and Neder-Over-Heembeek in 1921. [7]
The Brussels Christmas tree (French: Sapin de Noël de Bruxelles; Dutch: Kerstboom van Brussel) is a Christmas tree erected annually on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (main square) of Brussels, Belgium. It has traditionally been a real tree either from the Ardennes forest , from the city of Helsinki or from different countries as diplomatic gift ...