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Visualization of climate change and challenges for city planning

A new production with visualization technology presents future climate and consequences for cities. Presentations of Urban Water Vision will be held in a Geodome at Stockholm Water Week.

SMHI contributes to new air quality management system in Macedonia

SMHI is taking part in an EU-funded project to strengthen national air quality management in Macedonia. The project aims to build up a system for better handling of air quality data in the...
Updated: 20 July 2011

Climate change affects groundwater

Rising temperatures and more precipitation up to the turn of next century mean that parts of Sweden will have higher groundwater levels, while levels in the south-east of the country may decrease...
Updated: 19 July 2011

Tools for floods and coasts

A new EU-project develops solutions for discharge and nutrients to coastal areas across Europe. The model OPERR will provide data for monitoring and forecasts of volume flow and nutrients in...
Updated: 11 July 2011

Warning service under development for heat waves and air pollution

If Sweden should be hit by a heat wave in summer 2013, SMHI will issue a warning. This is the ambition of a recently started project which looks at the warning criteria for heat waves and air...
Updated: 30 June 2011