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On the occasion of the Day of the Department of Polar and Marine Research, we cordially invite you to a screening of the film “Once the ice is gone”, directed by Kuba Witek (2024).

The General Assembly of ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, convened in Berlin to commemorate its 30th anniversary and inaugurate a new president and board. Paweł Rowiński assumed the role of the organisation’s eighth president, taking over from Antonio Loprieno, who led ALLEA from 2018 onwards. Additionally, the assembly welcomed three young academies as new members thereby expanding ALLEA’s total membership to 59.

Understanding floods is paramount, as they profoundly impact communities and ecosystems alike. Hossein Hamidifar, Michael Nones, and Pawel Rowinski, from the Department of Hydrology and Hydrodynamics, IGF, have recently co-authored two compelling papers.

On April 10 and 11, 2024, in Krakow, at the AGH Main Library a two-day workshop on the use of the EPISODES Platform https://episodesplatform.eu/ took place. The workshop was organized as the side event of the conference “The Polish Open Science Conference 2024”, organized by the Academic Computer Center Cyfronet AGH.

The SIOS Information Advisory Group (IAG) offers an early career researcher (ECR) the opportunity to serve as an observer member of the working group.

April at the Institute of Geophysics PAS has been designated the month of the Department of Magnetism. On this occasion, we cordially invite you to an internal Earth Day celebration on 22 April and a joint visit to the Laboratory of Palaeomagnetism and Environmental Studies. Please find below a detailed programme of the event.

Magdalena Mrokowska, Associate Professor, Head of Hydrodynamic Models Labortory at the Department of Hydrology and Hydrodynamics, represented IG PAS at the Annual European Rheology Conference.

Water for Prosperity and Peace is the title of the United Nations World Water Development Report, which was released on World Water Day, 22 March, at UNESCO Headquarters.

Ana Margarida Bento, Editor of Newsflash Europe interviews IAHR member Prof. Pawel Rowinski, Director of Institute of Geophysics, PAS (IGF PAN) in Poland and current Chair of the IAHR Europe Division.