Tag Archives: Climate

Citizen science – part 2

Posted on March 30, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

This week, we are kicking off season two of our citizen science campaign! 3000 die-hard participants (from the 4400 we had last year), will again install a garden dagger in their garden to monitor extreme weather events across summer. So … Continue reading →

Global maps of soil temperature

Posted on January 3, 2022 by lembrechtsjonas

In a new paper just published in Global Change Biology, we provide the first-ever global maps of soil temperature (0 -15 cm) at a 1 km² resolution, based on the global SoilTemp database of over 8500 in-situ soil temperature time … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Climate, climate change, Ecology, Global maps, Microclimate, Nature, Science, Soils, Temperature | 4 Comments

What if the next rain bomb falls over Flanders?

Posted on December 13, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

Between 13 and 15 July 2021, exceptional amounts of rain fell over the south and east of Belgium. 39 people lost their lives, more than 38,000 homes were affected, and damage to homes and infrastructure amounts to 4 billion euros. … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Climate, climate change, Extreme weather, Flanders, Gardening, Gardens, Nature, Outdoors, Science | Leave a comment

Climate-resilient cities

Posted on November 5, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

I find it of paramount importance that students learn how to communicate their research. Summarizing their ideas and findings for a broad audience challenges them to keep the ‘why’ in mind for their research, and reminds them they are part … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Cities, Climate, climate change, Rural, Science, Urban heat island, Urban planning | 1 Comment

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

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 →