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Data centres could double water use by 2028, Polish Economic Institute warns
Data centres could consume up to 150 million cubic metres of water by 2028, twice as much as in 2023, according to a report by the Polish Economic Institute (PIE).
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‘Poland hasn’t had such a warm December in 74 years,’ says climatologist
Poland recorded its 15th record daily average temperature of the year on December 11, as unusually warm weather pushed 2025 to at least 0.8°C above the climatic norm so far.
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Crop rotation best protects soil, long-term study finds
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Life without the Sun: Polish explorer describes months of darkness on Polar station where Moon is the only light
At the Polish Polar Station Hornsund, the sun remains below the horizon for more than three months. For polar explorer Dagmara Bożek, that period changes the pace of daily life. “During the polar night, metabolism slows down, sleepiness increases, and monotony sets in,” she tells the Polish Press Agency.
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Scientists discover formula that explains stalagmite shapes
The shapes of stalagmites, upward-growing rock formations in caves, depend on the conditions in which they formed, and a single mathematical formula can describe these shapes, researchers say.
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European glaciers show sharpest global decline, scientist warns
Glacial melting is advancing fastest in Europe, where relatively small mountain glaciers have lost up to 38.7% of their mass over the past 24 years, according to scientists.
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Polish-led study reveals how Arctic glacier feeds nutrients into ocean ecosystems
An international team of scientists, including a researcher from the University of Wrocław, has identified new mechanisms by which the Werenskiold Glacier in the Hornsund region of Spitsbergen supplies nutrients such as iron and silicon to Arctic ecosystems.
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Europe making progress on flood losses, but floods remain inevitable, study finds
Floods cannot be eliminated, but their human and economic toll in Europe has been steadily decreasing over the last several decades, according to a new study analyzing more than 1,700 floods across the continent since the 1950s.
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Polish scientists study effects of climate change above Arctic Circle
Polish researchers are studying how climate change is reshaping the Mackenzie River Delta in Canada’s Northwest Territories, more than 300 kilometers above the Arctic Circle.
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