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PRÍRODA TATIER ŽOBRE O SVOJU BUDÚCNOSŤ
Keď veterná smršť skosila v novembri 2004 12 600 hektárov Tatranského lesa, išli sme pomáhať ich obnove. Aj ja som išiel. Nečakal som. Cítil som povinnosť pomôcť. Od decembra 2004 do októbra 2010 som tam viac času strávil, ako za celý svoj život. Spájali sme ľudí,...
RESTORATION ACTION PLAN FOR UKRAINE – WITH FOCUS ON WATER
Working draft proposal for discussion and comments. Author: Michal Kravčík, Ukrainian-born Slovak water manager and hydrologist Edit and Translation: Zuzka Mulkerin May 2022 RESTORATION The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration seeks to stop and reverse the degradation...
CAN THE WORLD EXPERIENCE ANOTHER BIBLICAL FLOOD? MAY AND SHOULD NOT
CAN THE WORLD EXPERIENCE ANOTHER BIBLICAL FLOOD? MAY AND SHOULD NOTArchaeologists around the world are investigating the historical context of the Biblical flood. According to Bible genealogical records, the flood occurred around 2204 BC. The flood started with 40...
SOLSTICE. HOW DID WE BREAK THE AIR CONDITIONING ON THIS DAY?
Today is the summer solstice. North of the Equator, we'll have the longest sunlight in the northern hemisphere.Reason says that with the closest proximity to the Sun, it should be logical that the Solstice day should be the warmest day of the year. Right?The year's...
Wildfires and drouhgt in South Korea
South Korea at the invitation of the Korea Green Foundation This blog will be writen as report on the visit to South Korea at the invitation of the Korea Green Foundation on 2-9. April 2021 Authors of the report: Michal Kravčík, Mooyoung HanThe aim of the visit was...
Wildfires in Greece
Wildfires in Greece Chairman of people and water as part of slovak republic expert groupWe offered helpWhen we saw massive wildfires we offered help. We contacted Slovak government to establish expert group which will be sharing experiences from massive...
Colorado Urban Fires Were Not an Act of God.
COLORADO URBAN FIRES WERE NOT AN ACT OF GOD.Land Alterations Cause Weather Pattern Changes. The chinook winds would not spur fire damages in a healthy watershed. This article continues my recent blog explaining the cause of amplified chinook wind destruction, which...
THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION IS TIGHT.
A narrow focus can have critical implications for strategic decision-making in tackling climate change, such as droughts or flooding. Tons of paper have been written about the impact of increased carbon dioxide concentrations and other greenhouse gases in the...
How to effectively heal the climate?
An example of the recovery plan for the Košice region of Slovakia. This Plan will contribute to creating 3 200 jobs and the annual sequestration of 6.6 million tons of CO2 to vegetation and soil, a yearly increase in the fertility of the agricultural landscape by €30...
COP26
WHY DON‘T WE TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTIVELY?The debates on climate change are not going away. The COP26 climate change summit has begun in Glasgow, and the key discussion is centered on limiting CO2 emissions. However, everyone agrees in unison that manifestations...