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Warming in the Baltic Sea area increases blue-green algae blooms
07/25/2019, Marine, SYKE
Since 1990, the Baltic Sea has on average warmed by almost 2 °C, Finnish sea areas even more than that. Nutrient pollution has continued to visibly decrease on this millennium but read more
Millions of farmers depend on meltwater from Himalaya glaciers
07/16/2019, Climate Change, Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra)
Around 129 million farmers depend on meltwater from the Himalayan glaciers for their crop production and livelihoods. This is shown by an international group of researchers from read more
Problem solving in Zanzibar with the expertise of the Finnish Environment Institute
07/02/2019, Fragile Environments, SYKE
Underwater nature of Zanzibar, Tanzania, is spectacular with its coral reefs, seagrass meadows and mangrove forests. Marine life is however facing severe threats as coastal zone is read more
Frankincense in peril
07/01/2019, Biodiversity and Land Use, Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra)
Frankincense is being traded for a few thousand years already and cherished by hundreds of millions worldwide. But its production is expected to half within 2 decades. This is the read more
Soils may reduce the impact of drought, or enhance damage
06/27/2019, Soils, Forests and Agriculture, Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra)
Tundra and natural forests in Northern Europe are more sensitive to extreme dry and hot climatic events than Mediterranean areas in Southern Europe. The soil plays an important read more
4 million euro for training programme new experts in wildfires
06/21/2019, Natural Hazards and Environmental Risks, Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra)
The past two years were characterized by deadly wildfires in Southern Europe and an increasing number of wildfires in northern regions. This is a glimpse of what is expected in the read more
Extreme climate events impact domestic and international agricultural prices
06/21/2019, JRC
A recent JRC study investigated the effects of extreme climatic events on agricultural commodity markets. read more
Global Surface Water Explorer – a virtual time machine documenting the 'When and Where' of global water presence over the past 35 years
06/20/2019, JRC
An updated version of the Global Surface Water Explorer was launched at the Living Planet Symposium in Milan last month. read more