Summer 2026 – How to Document the Effects of Drought with Citizen Science Apps

Summer 2026 – How to Document the Effects of Drought with Citizen Science Apps

In Austria, as well as in many other parts of the world, we are currently experiencing what is probably the driest summer since measurements began. An unusually high number of hot days, forest fires, extremely low river levels, or even completely dried-up bodies of water – research data shows: such extreme periods of drought and heat as we have exp...

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Biodiversity in Urban Space - Ars Electronica Festival 2024

20240907_160552 Reindeer lichen at the POSTCITY roof in Linz

Is it strange to live still optimistically and in hope in times of the polycrisis? This question was posed at this year's Ars Electronica Festival in Linz with the theme HOPE. We attended the festival in early September, and in this blog, we'll briefly discuss the workshop "Plant Life on the POSTCITY Roof" led by botanist Friedrich Schwarz. Togethe...

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Understanding Climate Crisis Through Citizen Science: The P51 Project in Costa Rica

17232136807572222 Photo used with the kind permission of La Rute del Clima. Photo author: Alfredo Carías

The climate crisis is undeniably reshaping our world, with its impacts becoming increasingly evident across various aspects of life. From record-breaking temperatures and shifting habitats to declining biodiversity and changes in infrastructure and politics, the effects of climate change are both vast and complex. Many of us can easily perceive war...

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