Author Archives: lembrechtsjonas

Happy hunting

Posted on October 14, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

I spent a happy, sunny, warm autumn Saturday on the farm with my oldest. The goal? Finding back the microclimate sensors we installed there together in early spring, and taking soil samples for soil microbial analysis. And learning about farm … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Agriculture, Climate, Farming, Microclimate, Nature photography, Science, Soil, Toddler | Leave a comment

Much-missed interactions

Posted on October 11, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

Oh, finally! Finally, after such a long time: a research visit! I’m spending two very short days in Amiens, visiting the lab of friend and SoilTemp co-founder Jonathan Lenoir, and meeting up with two other partners in SoilTemp-crime while there. … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Amiens, City, Citytrip, Ecology, Microclimate, Science, Travel, urban photography | 1 Comment

The first map of the air-conditioning effect of European forests

Posted on October 4, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

Press release Forest canopies cool summer temperatures with up to 10°C. An international team of scientists led by researchers from the KU Leuven in Belgium now mapped the temperature of all European forest patches to quantify the airco function of … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Science | Tagged Climate, Ecology, Forests, Microclimate, Nature, Outdoors, Science | Leave a comment

The impact of extreme weather on the cultivation of potatoes

Posted on September 29, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

Blogpost written by Bart Deronde, and originally published (in a much prettier shape) on the blog of VITO. In spring 2021, the largest citizen science campaign ever on the impact of heat and drought in Flanders’ gardens & fields ‘CurieuzeNeuzen in … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Agriculture, climate change, Microclimate, Potatoes, Science, Weather | Leave a comment

Another year of microclimate citizen science!

Posted on September 22, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

‘CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin’ (CNidT), the large-scale citizen science project on drought, heat and moisture in gardens is playing extensions. After a summer that was exceptionally wet, the project hopes to collect additional data on heat and drought. Find out … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Cities, Citizen science, Climate, climate change, Microclimate, Nature, Outdoors, Urban heat islands | Leave a comment

ME&B conference in Antwerp

Posted on September 20, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

One of my dreams since the start of the SoilTemp project: bringing all microclimate enthusiasts together at their own dedicated conference… Now, this dream will become a reality with #MEB2022, an international conference on Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography which we … Continue reading →