News Climate Action Stories What is the coolest tree? My façade is your façade!? The next phase in aircraft design ESP Lab - Peter Palensky, Digital Technologies ESP Lab - Lucia Beloqui Larumbe, Power Electronics ESP Lab – Miro Zeman, Photovoltaics A meaty trick: plant-based deception for good Fransje Hooimeijer Moved by moving water LandShapes: made to feel real Climate Action News Open menu 14 September 2020 Counting grains of sand to understand coastal dunes The Dutch coastline is continually changing. Coastal engineer Sierd de Vries is using ventilators, wind tunnels, drones, jet skis and laser scanners to gain an insight into the development of coastal areas and dune formation. He can often be found sitting close to the Sand Motor counting grains of sand. Read more 14 September 2020 Svalbard glaciers much more vulnerable to warming since mid-1980s Most of Svalbard’s glaciers have lost their protective firn layer, which leaves the ice much more vulnerable to summer melt. Read more 08 September 2020 New land subsidence map reveals the Netherlands’ (in)stability Lopsided houses, subsiding streets, shifting dykes and nature reserves stricken by drought. In the years ahead, there will need to be some serious investment in maintenance by citizens, businesses and government. Read more 20 August 2020 Greenland Ice Sheet experienced record losses in 2019, and it won’t stop there The Greenland Ice Sheet recorded a new record mass loss in 2019, other glaciers in the Arctic region have also been severely affected by the summer of 2019. Read more 03 August 2020 Future energy systems need to be climate proof Climate policy for future energy systems typically focus on the challenge to make them carbon neutral to avoid climate change. Read more ... Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 You are on page 32 Page 33 Page 34 ... Do you want to be updated on Climate Action news and events? Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page