Scientists from the Alfred Jahn Cold Regions Research Centre of the University of Wrocław (UWr) are investigating places with a high risk of future tsunami waves. Scientists plan to prepare recommendations for local communities on how to mitigate the effects of geohazards connected to climate change.

No effort required: just a photo of plastics collected by the river and a photo of the surrounding vegetation. Anyone interested can help scientists create a map of macroplastic pollution of mountain rivers, says the initiator of the campaign, Dr. Maciej Liro from the Institute of Nature Conservation PAS.

Over the last several years, in Poland we have been observing a trend of a slight but clear decrease in storm activity. However, if storms do occur, the phenomena may become extremely intense, says Artur Surowiecki, a researcher of dangerous weather phenomena from the University of Warsaw.

The temperature increase in the Baltic Sea catchment basin of 0.08 degrees Celsius per decade is higher than the average increase for the entire Earth, estimated at 0.05 degrees Celsius, says a report by the Institute of Environmental Protection-National Research Institute.

The economy of climate change is not just the funds needed, for example, to implement EU regulations; it is also an opportunity for the development of new industries and businesses, which is why it is necessary to communicate this problem precisely, says Dr. Monika Wieczorek-Kosmala from the University of Economics in Katowice.

During the rapid global cooling between approx. 12,000 and 11,000 BCE, the occurrence of clearly warmer summers was observed in Europe. Scientists from the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences study this anomaly and look for analogies with the process of contemporary climate change.

Scientists from the Military University of Technology proposed an innovative method of measuring groundwater depletion based on GPS measurements. It will be possible to monitor groundwater level changes remotely - even in the most remote parts of the world.

A climatologist has warned that the planet is now approaching temperatures which threaten human life.

Personal attitudes towards climate change and private actions taken in relation to it show an individual's awareness and willingness to change on a larger scale, but they alone will not change much. Regulations and fundamental changes at a higher level are needed. We will not survive without system-wide changes, believes climatologist Professor Simon Malinowski.