The degradation of biosphere and soil, water deficit, changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere have underlined the importance of the environment to social development. The studies have included mutual relationships between the ocean, vegetation and the atmosphere; the principal strategy of economic activities has been formulated as a policy of sustainable development. Economic activities now preferred are those which follow natural processes in the environment or modify them. The author considers the social and political implications of sustainable development and those of modelling climatic relationships, both at regional and global scale. The extent of human impact on individual climatic factors is considered together with effects which these changes can exert on the main fields of economic activity.
The recent hurricanes that wreaked havoc on the coasts of the Mexican Gulf inspire fear. The question arises: is it going to get even worse? Are increasingly fiercer weather conditions going to remain a normal feature? This is the first of the AURA articles on the reality and possible climatic changes, weather forecasting tools and techniques. The article has been written by researchers and professionals from the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management and Silesian University. The text answers the title question.