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On May 10, the 28th Science Picnic of Polish Radio and the Copernicus Science Centre took place at the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw. GeoPlanet – the Earth and Planetary Research Center – was proud to be among the participants.

During February-March 2025, a seismic swarm occurred near the Santorini-Anydros-Amorgos area, with thousands of earthquakes being recorded with a maximum magnitude of M5.2.

On April 4, 2025, the public defense of the doctoral dissertation by Mr. Tanmay Keluskar took place at the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences. The dissertation focused on the evolution of the continental crust in the Saglek Block in northern Labrador (Canada), one of the oldest preserved fragments of Earth’s crust. The research was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Monika A. Kusiak.

Early this morning, at 06:20:54 UTC, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck Southeast Asia. The epicenter was located just 17 km from the city of Mandalay in Myanmar.

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, reveals the extent to which climate disruption, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable activities are transforming mountain environments at an unprecedented rate, threatening the water resources upon which billions of people and countless ecosystems depend. There is now an urgent need for international cooperation and adaptation strategies and actions to face the unfolding crisis in our mountains and glaciers.

The project “Optimization of Oceanic Seismic Data Acquisition to Improve Crustal-Scale Seismic Imaging Quality”, funded under the SONATA BIS 14 competition by the National Science Centre (NCN), will be carried out at the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences. The main goal of the research is to develop new methods to enhance the quality of academic seismic experiments by optimizing the deployment of ocean-bottom seismometers (OBS) and applying advanced seismic imaging techniques.

The project “Investigating glacier-ocean interactions using the natural laboratory of Hornsund Fjord, Svalbard”, funded under the National Science Centre (NCN) competition, will be carried out at the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences. The research aims to analyze calving processes, submarine melting of marine-terminating glaciers, and their impact on the ocean environment. The project will enhance our understanding of glacier disintegration mechanisms and their implications for the global climate by employing state-of-the-art measurement techniques, including underwater acoustics.

The EcoC2S project aims to develop a holistic flood risk assessment approach. It will focus on quantifying the contribution of natural systems, such as wetlands, mangroves, and retention basins, which absorb excess water and slow its flow, as well as semi-natural infrastructure solutions that support flood protection in transitional and coastal areas. The project also involves the co-creation and further implementation of resilient pathways based on ecosystem services.