Name: 気候変動への適応 1部 (Adaptation to Climate Change 1 part)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T06:20:12.000Z
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Carpathian Development Institute presents

Adaptation to climate change impact a local level ( part 1/2)

While weather denotes the short-time state of the atmosphere,

climate is the typical weather regime for a given area

Climate is a result of the activity of several factors

such as solar radiation, position of the Earth to the Sun,

ocean currents, volcanic activity, Earth’s biosphere,

and greenhouse gases concentration in the atmosphere

– otherwise the temperatures on Earth would be 33°C lower

– mankind is intensifying the effect by burning fossil fuels

such as coal or oil which results in releasing greenhouse gases;

The period of the last 3 decades was the warmest in the latest 1,400 years

Yet climatologists warn us that the global temperatures will rise

mainly depending on the quantity of greenhouse gases emissions

Difference between the global temperature and ice-age temperatures

In Slovakia, the average annual temperature in the last 130 years

our average air temperatures will grow by 2 to 4°C

when compared to the period of years 1951-1980.

If the average temperature grows by 4°C,

climate zone on the level of Komárno will shift to Poprad.

Gradual warming of the atmosphere and its effects can already be seen in Slovakia, too,

in the form of more frequent and more intensive extreme weather events.

Heat waves will increase the risk of collapses and deaths of elderly

they will result in buildings overheating

European Commission states that the heat-related EU mortality rate

could grow by 30,000 deaths annually by 2130s.

Longer droughts will have a negative impact on food production yields

and, consequently, on the growing prices of some foodstuffs.

In some areas of Slovakia, droughts can cause lower availability of water.

Moreover, forest fires risk will rise proportionally to the heat waves increase.

Torrential rains will increase the risk of floods which pose threat to people’s lives

not only in the areas around water courses

but also in the places where water infiltration into the soil is limited.

can pose a threat for the infrastructure,

Climate change represents a complex of challenges

but also the social, economic and health situation

which, consequently, will influence each and every one of us.

Adaptation to climate change - change in decision - making

Carpathian Development Institute - more info: www.kri.sk