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Issue 09/2024 (36) of April 26, 2024
News
Fruit disaster – huge losses after frosts
In late March and the first half of April, the weather pleasantly surprised, and with [...]
Drought aid – farmers have already received more than PLN 445 million in compensation
Drought aid is the state's response to the adverse effects of weather phenomena on farmers. [...]
Heat waves kill, oceans getting warmer
Not a month goes by without climate change making its brutal mark on the lives [...]
World Earth Day, the most important day for our planet
As every year, April 22 marks World Earth Day, a reminder to protect the environment. [...]
Monitoring water quality from space. Australian AquaWatch project
Monitoring water quality from space. Australian AquaWatch project
Apple contributes to the environment by investing in water and clean energy
Who among us is not familiar with Apple products? Such people are few and far [...]
How does biodiversity affect our mental health? Smartphones helped with research
In the face of climate change, the need to nurture green spaces in urbanized, gated [...]
Catastrophic flooding in Dubai exposes lack of preparation for climate change
Never before has such heavy rainfall been recorded in the desert United Arab Emirates. Flash [...]
Current topic
Nature man’s best friend
Scientific research has already proven more than once that contact with nature has an extremely beneficial effect on our bodies. Regular relaxation in nature can lower stress levels, improve mood and increase overall life satisfaction. British researchers have proven that spending two hours a week in contact with nature significantly [...]
European Commission
Consultation on changes to the European list of ship recycling facilities
Owners of vessels flying the flag of a European Union member state are legally obliged [...]
Consultation on amendments to the Nitrates Directive is underway – RENURE proposals
In 2023. The European Commission (EC) has begun an evaluation of Directive 91/676/EEC, the so-called [...]
Critical raw materials in the field of interest of the EC
Critical raw materials are essential for the development of many technologies in the EU's strategic [...]
European Parliament and the new Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
On April 10, 2024. The European Parliament has approved amendments to regulations on the collection, [...]
Business & Economics
Construction of second track of Koscierzyna-Gdynia railroad line raises environmental controversy
The Social Committee for the Defense of the Natural and Cultural Heritage of Kashubia openly protests against the implementation of the PKP PLK S.A. project [...]
How does climate risk affect agriculture and the financial sector? New analytical tool
Continuing climate change poses a serious threat to global food [...]
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Mariusz Sopyłło
Opinion
Water in the film. Disasters on the big screen
Water in film is a subject that allows many screenwriters and directors to express themselves creatively. Dramatic visions related to its resources were shown, among [...]
For the sake of clean water: T-Mobile introduces IoT solutions
Global environmental challenges motivated T-Mobile to introduce an innovative solution: an analytical buoy that monitors water quality. Piotr White, Smart City & IoT Market Sales Director of T-Mobile Business Solutions, shares details of a project that can support crisis management.
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Even the oldest people don’t remember – water (and more) issues after victory over Green Deal
The average media consumer notices that articles or news stories about climate damage are appearing with increasing frequency. In the statements, often through tears, the phrase is repeated: even the oldest residents do not remember such a flood (drought, hail - depending on the circumstances), [...]
In previous issues
First aquatic literature review
With the end of the vacation and vacation period and the entry into a new [...]
Alien species, invasive species: changing paradigms in the face of climate change?
Dynamic climate change should encourage a critical look at the environmental paradigms that were obvious [...]
Can bacteriophages in wastewater treatment plants do more?
Biological processes for the decomposition of pollutants are the basis of municipal wastewater treatment. For [...]
Flood, drought and consumer retention
All terrestrial ecosystems depend on water, and all organisms inhabit some type of ecosystem. However, [...]
World of water
The rainiest place in the world – Mawsynram village
Where on the planet do we record the highest rainfall? Most of us would probably point to the British Isles, the lush and tropical jungles [...]
Pink beach: a miracle of nature or the result of human activity?
A sunny day, blue sea and... a pink beach? This [...]
Sience
Aquatic publication review (17)
Hot weather and very high sea levels pose a serious threat to people living in coastal areas. The situation is also not improved by ongoing climate change. According to researchers, the solution to this problem may lie in modern forecasting technologies. Ecosystems whose natural processes [...]
Diazotrophic cyanobacteria in the service of haptophytes – where the nitroplast came from
Nitrogen is one of the primary biogenic elements responsible for the eutrophication of surface waters. It is part of many compounds and has a relatively complex cycle of circulation in nature. Analyses of water fertility and eutrophication mainly focus on nitrogen bound in nitrate and [...]
It’s not a secret, it’s dust from the Sahara desert
Strangely hazy skies, colorful sunsets and a thin layer of fine sand covering everything is nothing more than dust from the Sahara coming over Europe. [...]
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