Hydrologist: We are still doing too little to counteract drought
Drought has been with us every summer for several years. We are still doing too little to counteract, says hydrologist and Vice-President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Professor Paweł Rowiński. He also emphasises that the awareness of water deficit and the need to care for its resources is growing.
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Survey/ Most adult Poles take global warming seriously
Less than a tenth of Poles (8%) are climate change deniers, 68% of respondents feel concern for their own and their relatives' lives, and 67% believe that climate change affects them personally, according to the latest State of Science Index, which presents the attitude of people to environmental protection.
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Methane saturation of coal deposits uneven and unpredictable, says mine expert
Following the shock death of over 10 miners in Poland last month, a leading expert has said that uneven methane saturation causes the worst problems during coal extraction in a mine.
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Dr. Witajewski-Baltvilks: With temperature rise stopped at 1.5°C, global GDP would slow down by approx. 0.04 percent
We estimate that if the global temperature rise could be stopped at 1.5°C, global GDP would slow down by approx. 0.04 percent, says Dr. Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks from the University of Warsaw, one of the authors of the third part of the 6th report published by the IPCC.
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Peatlands and underground water are profitable investments
Water in restored peatlands can achieve a value of 60 million euros per year. The gains from water retention are higher than the costs of activities aimed at restoring wetlands, show scientists from WULS-SGGW.
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Hydrologist: Drought threatens Polish rivers; several regions are desertifying
The rivers the supply the central Oder and the Vistula are threatened by drought. The drying layers of soil will cause further desertification of areas in Kujawy, Pomerania, Wielkopolska and in the Lublin region. This is the result of the lack of precipitation and higher temperatures, says Grzegorz Walijewski, a hydrologist and spokesman for the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management.
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Silesian scientist's expedition reveal errors in the maps of South America
The current maps of South America contain repeated errors in the names of several table-top mountains (known locally as 'tepui', 'tipu' or 'tepuy') located around the Guyana-Venezuela border, close to the transection of the so-called Schomburgk Line and the course of Rio Venamo.
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Scientists investigate lake ‘varve’ research to learn about the past
To understand the influence our ancestors had on Earth’s geographical landscape, scientists from the University of Gdańsk have carried out analyses of so-called varves (laminated lake sediments) in Lake Żabin in Masuria.
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Underground erosion changes shape of slopes and valleys in Bieszczady Mountains
Subterranean erosion in the Bieszczady Mountains is greater than expected say geomorphologists, soil scientists and geophysicists.
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‘Negatives of global warming higher than the benefits’, say researchers
Poland can expect more days of extreme heat, fewer very frosty days and slightly more rainfall, say scientists analysing climate change.
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