The issue of the change of the climatic conditions of the Rostov region of the Russian Federation

Abstract

Abstract The study raises an urgent and important problem of the climate change. The research area is the Rostov region of the Russian Federation. The paper considers the features of the change of the climatic conditions of the region and assesses the consequences. The dynamics of the average monthly temperature in January and July in Rostov-on-Don, as well as its average annual precipitation from 1970 to 2019, is analyzed. The research is based on the weather chronicle of the Rostov region. Over the past 60 years, there had been a steady increase in the average monthly temperatures. The work also considers the issue of desertification processes in the study area, its impact on human life activity.