A significant and even extreme soil water deficit has been recorded in over half of the Slovak territory. If heavier rainfall does not occur in this period either, many areas will have problems with their drinking water supply. Maroš Turňa, meteorologist and climatologist, revealed what impacts this will have for Slovakia. The Slovak Academy of Sciences welcomed young scientists at the summer school. More than 40 children turned into experts in the laboratories. What kind of research awaited the participants?