Scope This EPSG:3857 - WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator of Malta is the latest map by the Research Innovation Unit. It is intended to serve as the defacto map for the Maltese Islands consisting of accurate locality numbering, locality names (Maltese and Latin Names), locality boarders, regional groupings as per the 2019 reform of Chapter 363 of the [...]
In early September 2023, Storm Daniel emerged as a formidable and tragic demonstration of the Mediterranean's growing vulnerability to extreme weather events fueled by climate change. Originating near Greece and later intensifying into a powerful Mediterranean cyclone, Daniel charted a destructive course that would profoundly affect multiple nations, skimming Malta and leaving a trail [...]
In July 2023, Malta found itself in an unprecedented "Cerberus" heatwave. The searing temperatures and stifling humidity disrupted daily life and underscored the profound vulnerabilities posed by extreme heat events in the Mediterranean. This was not an isolated incident but a harbinger of the escalating impacts of climate change, where heatwaves are becoming more frequent, [...]
26th May 2023, the head of the Research Innovation Unit Mr Fabian Borg and his tandem Dr Edward Duca of University of Malta attended the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Re*Leadership Festival held at Banegaarden, Copenhagen. The festival marked their successful completion of RISE Cities Fellowship and contemporary their accession to the BMW Foundation Responsible [...]
Science teachers Dr. Doreen Mizzi, Ms. Shirley Bonnici Spiteri and Ms. Wendy Sultana from Stella Maris College, Gzira presented the JUSTNature Tree Inventory exercise in the MOST Expo that is currently underway in the Netherlands. On the 15 December 2022, over 100 students, teachers, LSEs, and members from the senior leadership team of Stella [...]
