Rafał Lewandowski, a painter at the Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW), there when the Legionowo weather radar near Warsaw was commissioned 20 years ago. Since then, Mr. Lewandowski has built his life around protecting citizens from weather phenomena He lives with his family right next to the radar tower in a wooded area on the outskirts of the city and oversees radar works, taking the 50-meter climb to the top of the radar tower every day.
“The location is smart and the mandatory facilities are close by, my eldest daughter would like to have her friends closer,” says M. Lewandowski.
The Legionowo radar is one of 8 weather Doppler radars scattered around Poland that practice the environment to produce accurate forecasts and warn of potentially harmful extreme weather situations, such as torrential rains, storms or hail. Together, the radars shape the POLRAD system, which is a key detail of weather coverage in Poland. Each radar can stumble upon precipitation within a radius of 250 kilometers and wind within a radius of 125 kilometers.
POLRAD began with the help of the World Bank two decades ago, at a time of strong technological progress, and now wants to be updated. A recently updated Legionowo radar is a device that will particularly improve forecasting for citizens.
“The new radar will have superior power, allowing us to detect disturbances and monitor in depth all weather events within a radius of 250 kilometers,” says Mr. Lewandowski. Its double polarization will allow us to distinguish the type of precipitation. : snow, rain or hail. It will also provide more common and accurate knowledge for greater forecasting. “
Since IMGW makes its knowledge available to citizens through its open website, the knowledge gathered through the Legionowo radar will even be useful for cyclists, who will know whether to take an extended break for lunch and wait for the typhoon to pass or perhaps stop. a walk. shorten or postpone altogether, says Lewandowski.
The time has come for the weather forecast in Poland. In the Latest World Bank Citizen Survey on Climate Update for Europe and Central Asia, Poles expressed concern about extreme weather events: only about 40% of them fear more common and severe flooding.
While the overall point of rain has remained solid in the country over the past century, days of heavy rain (more than 10 mm) are more common and may be even more common as the average temperature rises. Poland, given the duration of its economy and geography, is the country at the moment with the highest average annual GDP affected by floods in the region of Europe and Central Asia.
As a component of mitigation measures to replace climate, the World Bank, as a component of its flagship Odra-Vistula flood control project, is modernizing all existing radars in Poland. In addition, two new radars will be built, one in northeastern Poland, a region that lacked good enough coverage.
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