2024-03-25 04:31:18
There is no evidence to confirm reports of the Sahara or Brazil-like temperatures for Greece,
but we have to be concerned about the fact that the temperature is rising, Professor Kostas Kartalis, Professor of Environmental Physics at the University of Athens, told ERTnews (“Connections” program). Cities need to be shielded with more greenery, more thermally insulated buildings, less vehicle traffic, measures that are not difficult to implement, the professor said, citing research that tourists also consider extreme safety before choosing a vacation spot.
“Trend for warmer summers”
“Indeed there is a climate instability that has persisted for some years and this year was even more intense, with very warm conditions in the southernmost region of Europe and very cold in the northernmost. This instability caused by this winter, which may have been pleasant because it had low temperatures, remains an imbalance that will affect the summer as well. But, climate is not meteorology, for accurate predictions,” said the professor.
Kostas Kartalis confirms the trend for warmer summers, for summers that may have stronger and longer heat waves and points out that:
The further south, the more aggressive the problem. The bigger the city and the more densely populated, the more aggressive the problem becomes and the stronger the impact of climate change.
Everything that produces heat should be less
Attention should be more in the southern regions of the country, where there are systematically higher temperatures and in regions that often have more heatwaves. Athens, unfortunately, is a case that in recent years shows more and more frequent heatwaves, so it causes a serious concern”, said ok. Kartalis, clarifying that there is no indication of upcoming Saharan heat, but there is concern that the temperature is rising.
The issue is to take the necessary measures. We will not become Sahara and it is good to protect scientific knowledge from reports that do not help the citizens to understand the problem. But, cities need to be shielded with more greenery, more thermally insulated buildings, less vehicular traffic.
Everything that produces heat must be less and this must be organized for the tourist areas as well, pointed out the professor.
“Safety against extreme events is a new parameter in tourism”
“Recently there was a survey by a large tourism research company abroad and it showed that visitors to a country choose it not only for the cost of the ticket or accommodation, but for whether that area has extreme phenomena and how organized it is to deal with them. face up. So a new parameter is introduced which is a risk for some Greek regions, but it is also an opportunity to be more prepared and not lose tourists in the summer months.
“Two cities that are yellow in Greece and the others in green, means that at least in Attica, the air quality is good today, said Kostas Kartalis regarding the World Health Organization’s air quality report that was released yesterday .
Source: ERTnews – Show “Connections”