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Cities and municipalities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia are gaining a new ally in the fight against climate change. Using freely available European satellite data, Czech and Slovak researchers have developed an app that will help local governments to better respond to drought, overheating, and the decline of urban greenery.
The SatKlima project, developed by researchers from Tomas Bata University in Zlín and the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava comes at a time when the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible at the local level.
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Author: Daniela Lazarová