Human-induced climate change is responsible doubling the likelihood of extreme rainfall and for a 7% increase in their intensity.
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New chapter for Ukrainian refugee children as tens of thousands start to attend Polish schools
Christiaan Paauwe and Alicja Ptak
A change in the law has led to around 40,000 new Ukrainian pupils attending school.
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New legislation aims to close gender pay gap in Poland
The legislation would require firms to provide information of differences in wages for male and female employees.
Polish municipalities to sue LGBT activists for including them in “Atlas of Hate”
The legal organisation Ordo Iuris says the map is based on “lies, untruths and manipulations”.
Poland races to tidy up its waste disposal
Maria Wilczek
Poland reforms its inefficient waste management system as EU rules become stricter.
Poland’s courts struggling to cope with record case load and judicial vacancies: report
New data show a mounting case load for judges.
Poland’s hidden corruption
Grzegorz Makowski
While perception of everyday corruption is shrinking, it is becoming ingrained in the political and administrative system.
From Poland to America: the travels of Bernie Sanders’s father Elias
Jerzy Haszczyński
A century age, Sanders’s father emigrated to the United States – twice.
Kraków in TripAdvisor’s top 10 trending destinations for 2020
Kraków welcomed a record 14 million visitors last year, who spent 7.5 billion zloty.
Doctors warn Poland not prepared for coronavirus, despite government assurances
In anticipation of Poland’s first cases, doctors worry about the lack of protective gear.
An unwanted march: Polish nationalists honour anti-communist partisans accused of war crimes
Paulina and Wojciech Siegień
The march has become a controversial annual tradition.
Polish couple who took homemade explosives to protest against LGBT parade sentenced
Some criticised the one-year sentences as too lenient, as well as the fact that the case was not treated as terrorism.
Locals demand removal of “demonic, pagan” sculptures on tourist folklore trail in Poland
Yet some also want to keep the sculptures to promote local mythology and attract visitors.
Poland tests system to tackle problem of drivers not stopping at rail crossings
The equipment will record cars which break the law by not stopping at level crossings.
