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Climate Services in South America

“Significant advances in the implementation of climate services in South America have occurred in response to the challenge proposed by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 2009 to expand and strengthen such climate..." – By Carolina Vera 

Climate change and offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea

Coastline

"Wind energy is becoming an essential part of the energy system in the Baltic Sea region (BSR). There has been a tremendous development of offshore wind energy in the early 21st century in this region..." – By Xiaoli Guo Larsén

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