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EU study: Heat waves in the Balkans have doubled, Albania the most affected

2022-09-01 18:16:39Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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In a warmer climate, heat waves are becoming more frequent, causing severe impacts on human health, wildlife, wildfires, and human activities such as agriculture and energy.

A recent study by the European Commission notes that, in the Western Balkans, summer heat waves in the last two decades increased rapidly, but it seems that Albania is the most affected.

The European Commission study notes that the magnitude of extreme heat waves, described by the heat wave magnitude index (HWMI), increased across the Western Balkans region, especially along the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea.

The biggest increases were observed in northern Albania, southern Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. An increase in the intensity of heat waves is also observed in Northern Serbia, Kosovo and the Republic of North Macedonia.

The study notes that the magnitude of extreme heat waves in the Western Balkans has doubled over the past two decades compared to the period 1981-2000. The worst heat wave before 2000 occurred in 1987 with a magnitude index of about 12.

After 2000, this value was already exceeded seven times with record magnitude heat waves 50% greater than the 1987 record.

Also, the European Commission notes that the overall air quality situation in the Balkans is still critical and the pollution trend is increasing, despite local efforts to improve PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations.

Due to its dominant impact on mortality, PM2.5 is the main pollutant that needs to be reduced in the Balkans. The energy sector, in particular coal-fired power plants, is a major source of SO2 and CO2 emissions and an important source of other pollutants.

Water pollution is also at high levels in the Region. Nearly 45% of the waters failed to get a good status, while in the ecological assessment 54% could not get a good status, the study estimated.

Land degradation is widespread throughout the Western Balkans region and this is most evident in Albania due to the more rugged terrain and massive deforestation.

The European Commission found that soil erosion and its degradation due to high pollution are the most dangerous effects of climate change.

Unsustainable land management practices and natural causes of land degradation in the Balkans have a major impact on climate change as demonstrated by increased heat waves and longer summers. /Monitor


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