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.

In recent decades, the Baltic Sea has begun to recover, but still contains unfavourable phenomena. Anaerobic deserts are growing, cyanobacterial blooms are intensifying, and underwater engineering works raise toxins from the bottom, which eventually end up in the food chain, says Dr. Lech Kotwicki from the Polish Academy of Sciences.

According to estimates, world consumption is equivalent to 1.7 of the planet's resources. August 2 is Earth Overshoot Day (also known as Ecological Debt Day), which 30 years ago fell on December 19. We throw away food, waste water and energy. And we should: refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot, appeals the Institute of Environmental Protection.