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(Hrvatski) Glasgowski klimatski pakt – globalni iskorak ka napretku čovječanstva ili posljednji vapaj za klimatski spas planeta?
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Glasgow: UN Climate Change Conference
UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) started on Monday in Glasgow. About 120 world leaders have come together to take urgent action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change. This year’s climate change conference has four main objectives: secure global net zero emissions by mid-century; keep 1.5 degrees of global warming compared with pre-industrial levels within reach; commit…
The impact of climate change on allergies
Recent research shows that climate change affects the production of higher levels of pollen and thus prolongs the allergy season. Human-induced climate change has been a major driver of longer and more intense pollen seasons in the last three decades. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that analyzed long-term…
(Hrvatski) Copernicus: Najtoplije ljeto u Europi uz neznatnu razliku
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Video on the importance of developing and implementing a local climate change adaptation plan
The project AdriAdapt produced a promotional video indicating the importance of developing and implementing a local climate change adaptation plan to reduce or even prevent risks to protect people and their property across the Adriatic coast. The video was made in Croatian and Italian and translated into English in order to reach a growing population…
The importance of monitoring cryosphere changes
One of the key components of the Earth’s system is the cryosphere. It includes frozen soils in Alaska, the snow on top of the Himalayas, and all the ice in the polar regions. The role of the cryosphere can be observed at high latitudes, on the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica that cover most…
NASA satellites help calculate Forests’ Impacts on Global Carbon Budget
A team of international researchers, including NASA scientists, has created a new method to assess the impact of changes in forests over the past two decades on atmospheric carbon concentrations. They used ground, air, and satellite data for the assessment. In addition to better understanding the overall role of forests in the global carbon cycle,…
New European Union Strategy on Climate Change Adaptation
On 24 February 2021, the European Commission adopted a new European Union strategy for adaptation to climate change. Building on the 2013 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, the new proposals seek to identify and implement concrete solutions to these problems. The new Strategy should promote building a climate resilient society by increasing knowledge about the effects…
Virtual event accompanying the adoption of the new EU Climate Adaptation Strategy
The European Commission adopted its new EU strategy on adaptation to climate change on February 24, 2021. The Strategy has four principle objectives: to make adaptation smarter, swifter and more systemic, and to step up international action on adaptation to climate change. On behalf of the European Commission, DG CLIMA, the Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Centre on…
NASA Announced New Role of Senior Climate Advisor
In an effort to ensure effective fulfillment of the Biden Administration’s climate science objectives for NASA, the agency has established a new position of senior climate advisor and selected Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, to serve in the role in an acting capacity until a permanent appointment…