Noise pollution is the second biggest threat to human health and life after smog. We are increasingly recognizing this problem, although it is still downplayed. Occupational hazards aside, almost all people living in cities or near busy roads are exposed to noise. Although we may not be fully aware of it, daily contact with noise…
Grass burning is a habit that has dragged on for humanity for years. Where did it really come from? Is it true that it carries benefits for the soil? You will find out what effects it actually has – both positive and negative – and learn about options to combat or replace it. Is it…
Balks and mid-field woodlots are an integral part of the field landscape associated with the diverse structure of crops and forms of ownership. Mid-field woodlots have a fundamental impact on the preservation of the high biodiversity of arable land, due to their rich structure and wide variety of types. Spits are formed by narrow, uncultivated…
What can farmers do to improve water relations in Poland? The capricious and somewhat delayed spring of 2021 has significantly delayed plant vegetation. Orchardists are concerned about frosts, with many opting to carry out installations and over-crown sprinkler treatments, widely regarded as the surest way to protect buds. Fortunately, the heavy snowfall provided a sufficient…
For several years now, there has been much talk in Poland of a worsening water shortage. Poland is one of the countries with the smallest water resources in the entire European Union. Poland has an average of 1 600 m3 of water per inhabitant per year, but during periods of drought this average drops to…
Not so long ago, we associated water shortages mainly with countries in the Global South. Today, water problems affect virtually all of us. According to UN figures, one in three people in the world does not have access to drinking water, and this is only the beginning of the fight against global drought. Unassuming-looking flower…
Water is one of the key natural resources that determines life in the universe, at least biological life that science has so far recognised. Recent NASA reports inform us of the discovery of massive salt lakes hidden beneath the surface of Martian ice caps – life may exist there too. But let’s return to Earth….
High retention is not the way to deal with drought – culverts, dams, artificial lakes, dry and wet retention. Other solutions must be resorted to. The subject of water retention ‘springs up’ at almost every flood and during periods of drought. In the former case, we usually complain about an excess of water, in the…
It is this value that tells us how much water we use. Not just when we brush our teeth or do the laundry. We also use water on the other side of the world. How is this possible? The water footprint tells us how much water we really use. It determines the sum of the…
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