Increasing Trends of Heat Waves and Tropical Nights in Coastal Regions (The Case Study of Lithuania Seaside Cities)
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Published:2023-09-27
Issue:19
Volume:15
Page:14281
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ISSN:2071-1050
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Container-title:Sustainability
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Sustainability
Author:
Dailidienė Inga1, Servaitė Inesa1, Dailidė Remigijus1, Vasiliauskienė Erika1ORCID, Rapolienė Lolita2, Povilanskas Ramūnas2, Valiukas Donatas3
Affiliation:
1. Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania 2. Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania 3. Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service, Oršos Str. 8, LT-09300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Abstract
Climate change is leading to an annual increase in extreme conditions. Public health is closely related to weather conditions; hence, climate change becomes a major factor concerning every-day human health conditions. The most common extreme natural phenomenon that affects people’s health is the summer heat wave. During the 21st century, as the air temperature continues to rise, the sea surface temperature (SST) rises along with it, especially along the seacoasts. More massive water bodies, such as seas or larger lagoons, that warm up during the day do not allow the ambient air to cool down quickly, causing the air temperature to often be warmer at night in the coastal area than in the continental part of the continent. Currently, not only an increase in the number of days with heat waves is observed, but also an increase in the number of tropical nights in the coastal zone of the Southeastern Baltic Sea. In this work, heat waves are analyzed in the seaside resorts of Lithuania, where the effects of the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon are most dominant.
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction
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