Tag: IMGW

Poland’s farmers are heading into a significantly weaker harvest season after months of frost, drought, heatwaves and violent storms. According to a preliminary estimate from Statistics Poland, cereal production will fall by nearly 5%, while rapeseed and tree-fruit harvests are expected to record even steeper declines.

Extreme weather events are increasingly impacting agriculture. Storms, heavy rainfall and sudden frosts are causing millions of złoty in losses to crops and infrastructure....

The Monetary Policy Council (RPP) decided today to lower interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing the base rate to 4.5%. The move came...

Under normal circumstances, forests act as natural sponges — they retain and store water, stabilizing ecosystems and reducing flood risks. However, amid a decade-long...

In recent days, temperatures across Poland have dropped sharply, marking the start of the heating season in many regions. While Europe’s overall gas storage...

In May, ground-level frosts were recorded across almost the entire territory of Poland. In some areas, temperatures dropped several degrees below zero, causing severe...

Polish summers are increasingly resembling Mediterranean ones in terms of temperatures. The number of days with temperatures exceeding 30°C and tropical nights is growing,...

The 'Golden Algae', a consequence of negative human activities, was the cause of an ecological disaster on the Odra river two years ago, and...

During the 2022 ecological disaster on the Oder River, approximately 250 tons of dead fish were collected. One of the causes was the bloom...

Climate change is affecting farming and fruit harvests. This year, cherry trees bloomed several weeks earlier than usual. The warm and sunny weather in...