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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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Early symptoms of earthquakes and tsunamis visible in ionosphere
Ionosphere monitoring allows scientists to detect the first harbingers of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis or floods.
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Scientists propose new method for studying Earth’s gravitational field
A new approach to studying changes in the Earth's gravitational field has been proposed by a team of scientists who believe it can ‘fill the gaps’ in current observations.
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