Climate Change

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Climate change affects Central Europe more intensely than the global average. We cover Slovak agriculture, water management, energy pricing, and the policy response from both Brussels and national governments.

Quick facts

  • Central Europe is warming faster than the global mean — roughly 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.
  • The EU Green Deal targets climate neutrality by 2050, with a 55 % emissions cut by 2030 as the interim goal.
  • In Slovakia, the largest climate impacts hit forestry, water resources and agriculture.
What Is Doggerland—Europe's Lost Land Under the Sea Science

What Is Doggerland—Europe's Lost Land Under the Sea

Doggerland was a vast prehistoric landmass connecting Britain to mainland Europe, now submerged beneath the North Sea. Rising seas and a catastrophic...

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How Beaver Dams Store Carbon and Reshape Rivers Science

How Beaver Dams Store Carbon and Reshape Rivers

Beavers are nature's most prolific engineers, building dams that create wetlands, store massive amounts of carbon, reduce flooding, and boost biodiver...

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How Plate Tectonics Works—and Why Earth Needs It Science

How Plate Tectonics Works—and Why Earth Needs It

Earth's outer shell is cracked into massive moving plates that drive earthquakes, build mountains, regulate climate, and may be essential for life its...

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Spain: A Renewable Shield Against the Oil Crisis Economy

Spain: A Renewable Shield Against the Oil Crisis

Spain has become a global leader in energy transition. With over 56% renewable electricity and 80 GW installed, it is mitigating the impact of soaring...

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What Are Sleeper Sharks and How Do They Live 500 Years? Science

What Are Sleeper Sharks and How Do They Live 500 Years?

Sleeper sharks are slow-moving deep-sea predators that rank among the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth. Their unique biochemistry, ultra-slow metabo...

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What Is the EPA Endangerment Finding and How It Works Science

What Is the EPA Endangerment Finding and How It Works

The EPA's 2009 endangerment finding declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health, unlocking federal authority to regulate emissions from vehicl...

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Younger Dryas: Volcanoes, Not a Comet, to Blame, Study Finds Science

Younger Dryas: Volcanoes, Not a Comet, to Blame, Study Finds

A study published in PLOS One demonstrates that a 12,800-year-old platinum spike in Greenland ice cores originated from Icelandic volcanic eruptions,...

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What Is the Younger Dryas and Why It Changed History Science

What Is the Younger Dryas and Why It Changed History

The Younger Dryas was a sudden 1,200-year cold snap 12,900 years ago that killed megafauna, ended the Clovis culture, and may have pushed humans towar...

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How Ice Cores Work—and What They Reveal Science

How Ice Cores Work—and What They Reveal

Scientists drill deep into polar ice sheets to extract frozen cylinders that preserve hundreds of thousands of years of climate history, from ancient...

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How Living Seawalls Work—and Why Cities Need Them Science

How Living Seawalls Work—and Why Cities Need Them

Traditional seawalls destroy marine habitats with flat, featureless surfaces. Living seawalls use eco-engineered panels that mimic natural rock format...

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How Sustainable Aviation Fuel Works—and Why It Matters Science

How Sustainable Aviation Fuel Works—and Why It Matters

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a drop-in replacement for fossil jet fuel made from waste oils, crops, and other renewable feedstocks. It can cut l...

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Giant Granite Mass Found Beneath Antarctica's Ice Science

Giant Granite Mass Found Beneath Antarctica's Ice

Scientists discovered a 100-kilometer-wide granite body buried beneath Pine Island Glacier by tracing pink boulders on Antarctica's Hudson Mountains,...

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