Erasmus+ project

1. Effects of Global Warming
in Romania
Erasmus+ 2016-2019
Effects of Human Activities on Natural Disasters
Andrei Mitu – XI B
Madalin Schiopu – XI B

2. Thetrendofglobalwarming forthe
last30years
In Romania the global warming is
occurring and it is scientifically proven by
recording and studying climatic history from
the 19th century until now.
The trend for the last 30 years - heating.
The most pronounced effects are:
 hot and dry winters
 increasing the frequency of
extreme weather events (flash
floods, tornadoes).
 hot summers
 desertification
ROMANIA

3. The average
temperature
evolution
between
1901-2016
Since 2000, there have been
recorded the hottest years in
measurement history.
In 2015 the recorded
temperature was +1.96ºC
higher than during the period
1961-1990.

4. Someofthehighesttemperaturesrecordedinthecountryovertime
 The absolute maximum monthly
temperature + 44.5 °C was registered in
Ion Sion in Braila County on August 10, 1951,
and the record resists.
 Over the last 18 years, there have been
several heat waves: in 2000, 2007,
2012, 2015 or 2017, and temperatures have
gone through 40 degree in dozens of weather
stations.

5. NationalMeteorologicalAdministration
CLIMATOLOGICAL SCENARIOS
By 2050, one summer will
have five heat waves more
than in the 1971-2000 period.
Due to the global warming,
by 2050, a typical summer in
our country will have up to
18 tropical nights in addition
to the same period.
The average summer temperature
will rise by 3° C than the last three
decades of the last century at
national level.

6. The heat will
especially affect
Oltenia, Muntenia,
Dobrogea and the
Western Plain.

7. Winds
 Increasing average temperatures and the frequency of
heat waves will also affect the speed of the wind.
 By the end of this century, the pattern will consist of an
alternation of periods without wind with
periods of wind blowing very loudly.

8. Tornadoes
2002,2017
In 2002 - the first tornado in Facaieni,
Ialomita county.
It was of F3 intensity on Fujita scale,
meaning a wind speed over 300 km per hour.
After 15 years, in 2017, another tornado
occured in the same place, but with a lower
intensity.
Within 2 minutes, 33 homes
were completely destroyed,
2 people died,
1000 people were hit,
an accacia forest of 120 ha was
destroyed.
FACAIENI

9. 17 SEPTEMBER, 2017
In just 15 minutes, a strong storm like a tornado destroyed the west of Romania. Seven people died and 62 were injured.
Strong wind blows have reached nearly 100 km / h and have snatched trees from roots and broken high-voltage wires.
Recently, In september 2017, a strong storm like a tornado distroyed the west part of Romania.
There were a lot of damages but the worst effects were: 7 people died and 62 were injured.

10. FLASH FLOODS  Annually, Romania faces a natural phenomenon that is more and more difficult
to anticipate and combat:
the intensification of flash floods.
Causes
 massive deforestation (The forest basically holds 15-30%
of the flow rate)
 construction in the riverbeds
 but also the lack of information of the population.

11. SEPTEMBER
2013
 The floods caused by rain that lasted for several
hours affect 17 localities in Galati County.
 Nine people lose their lives in one night.

12. August2014
In just a few minutes, hundreds of people in the counties of Gorj and Valcea lose everything under
the anger of the waters.

13. Historical
floods
2005
 The floods in 2005 highlight the
impact of climate change by:
 the increasing of the duration and amount
of rainfall - from February to September.
 from April-September have occured seven
major floods
In this year there have been numerous loss of
life and material damages
 76 people died.
 1 734 localities affected
 93 976 households and household annexes
were damaged,
 1 063 social objectives damaged
 650,000 ha of agricultural land have been
severely affected.
 A lot of households, social objectives and
agricultural lands have been damaged.

14. Historical floods 2006
 In 2006, the extreme floods on the
Danube between April and August were
among the most devastating natural
disasters from recent Romanian climate
history
 Although there were no human victims, the
extent of the damage and the number of
evacuated people surpassed by far the
floods of 1970, one of the worst floods that hit
Romania.
 Damages:
 160 localities were affected;
 10,000 affected homes;
 600 km of roads and 300 bridges damaged;
 21,000 ha of farmland affected.

15. DESERTIFICATION
 Meteorological records for more than 100 years show a clear trend of desertification in Dobrogea,
south Muntenia, Oltenia and Banat.
 The situation will be more critical around the year 2100, when the desertification will affect large
areas and also the biodiversity, leading to the disappearance of species.

16.  2000 was one of the most droughts of the last half century, the phenomenon
of dryness has manifested, in all 41 counties of Romania.
 Also in this year, was recorded the absolute maximum value for Romania in
July: 43.5 ° C.
Year 2000

17. TheScărişoaraGlacier
It was formed 3,500 years ago, when there were different climatic conditions than today: much lower temperatures and high rainfall.
Now, the ice block is in a continuous melting state. The most significant reduction was reported in the last 25 years.
. Experts estimate that it will disappear within 100 years, as a result of climate warming.
The speed at which ice melts is now 500 m3 per year.
It is the second biggest underground glacier in south-eastern Europe. The ice block has a
volume of 55,000 cubic meters and an average thickness of 16 meters.

18. Raising the Black Sea
water level
 Altimetry data demonstrate that the
Black Sea level has risen at an
average rate of 2.5 ± 0.5 mm/year
from January 1993 to May 2017.
 The sea level changes due to global
warming have strong effects on coast
environments and living
conditions.

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