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Climate scientist: Last year was the second warmest in Europe in over 70 years
The year 2022 was the fifth warmest globally, but in Europe it was the year with the second highest average air temperature, told PAP Dr. Michał Marosz, a climate scientist from the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute.
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Progressive warming in Poland concerns all seasons of the year, warn scientists
The progressive climate warming in Poland concerns all seasons of the year; both average and extreme values of air temperature are increasing, according to the 'Atlas of Poland's climate (1991-2020)' by scientists from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
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Scientists find iron ball with 650 km radius in Earth's inner core
The inner core of the Earth most likely contains an iron ball with a radius of 650 km. The discovery will affect the concepts of the formation and evolution of the Earth, Australian scientists report in Nature Communications.
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‘We must get used to fewer real winters’, says climate expert
We must start getting used to the fact that real winters will be less frequent in Polish lowlands; perhaps they will still occur in the east of the country', says Professor Joanna Wibig from the Department of Meteorology and Climatology of the Faculty of Geographical Sciences of the University of Łódź.
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Core measuring 13 metres deep reveals prehistory and natural history of Eastern Europe
Scientists have extracted a 13.5 m-deep core of organic deposits from the Serteya mire in western Russia, described as an invaluable source of information on the prehistory and natural history of the region.
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Polish scientists prove that one species of moss has survived in Antarctica for two million years
Polish scientists have found that a species of moss (Syntrichia sarconeurum) has survived in Antarctica for at least two million years, making ‘a significant contribution to understanding the history of Antarctic biodiversity.’
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Poles among creators of best satellite images of water
The best satellite images showing the problem of pollution of the Earth's water ecosystems were awarded in the 'Seize the beauty of our planet' contest organized under the auspices of the Polish Space Agency.
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Scientists investigate origins of heavy metals in Norwegian fiord
Where do heavy metals in the Norwegian fiord Hornsund in Spitsbergen come from? Scientists from the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences investigate their source in collaboration with the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Earth Sciences and the Centre for Polar Studies of the University of Silesia in Katowice.
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Summit elevations in the Tatra Mountains should be corrected, say scientists
Scientists in Wrocław say many atlases and textbooks will have to be revised after they carried out precise measurements of the Tatra summits and found previous measurements were wrong.
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