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Without a shadow of a drought! Droughts set increase despite recent rain deluge
Despite the recent heavy rainfall across many parts of Poland, droughts could intensify in the future, a Lodz academic has warned.
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Ditch the Ditches, says Wetland Professor in Warning over Drought and Peat Fires
When we are threatened with drought and peat fires, we should block unnecessary drainage ditches instead of clearing them, believes wetland researcher Professor Mariusz Lamentowicz. In his opinion, under current conditions, maintaining numerous ditches is harmful to nature and man.
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Arctic Temperatures Have Increased “Six Times Above Global Averages”, Scientists Warn
Researchers at the Polish Polar Station in Spitsbergen have found that over the last 40 years temperatures have increased by 4.5 degrees Celsius, more than six times more than global averages.
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Polish researchers find solution to reducing seismic shocks
Researchers have found that by reducing the rate of pressurised fluid injection into the Earth, they can reduce the risk of seismic shocks caused by geothermal heat.
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The good, the clever and the awesome! Contemporary Polish Scientists, Inventors and their Research
On February 19 (the birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus) Poland celebrates a new holiday, Polish Science Day in recognition of the achievements of Polish scientists. Here is our list of highlights over the last few years.
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Snow Joke! Less Snow in Winter in Poland is a Result of Climate Change
Because of climate change there is less snow and more rain in winter in Poland, according to research based on analysis of data collected everyday for over 50 years from 50 weather stations in the country.
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Int. team look at using flood water in new drought-busting project
Solutions for an additional, artificial groundwater supply using rainwater in Central European countries is being developed by the University of Silesia and an international team of experts.
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Polish Scientists Develop New Map of Land Cover in Europe
Scientists from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences have developed a method for automatically and quickly creating detailed global land cover maps. Prototype map, for now only covering Europe, was commissioned by the European Space Agency.
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Climate scientist: This year`s summer in Poland was record warm
In the last dozen or so years, the meteorological summer temperature in Poland has been above average practically all the time. There were temperature records also in the summer of 2019. It is associated with global warming, says climate scientist Dr. Szymon Walczakiewicz.
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Scientists develop tool for precise identification of valuable forests
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Molecular tailors sew nano-snowflakes for more efficient solar cells
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Animal grazing increases plant species diversity and prevents fires
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Warsaw astronomers discover Milky Way's longest-period classical Cepheid
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Humans have ‘indisputably’ caused global warming by emitting greenhouse gases, says scientists
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