Climatic anomalies Climatic anomalies are directly or are directly or indirectly attributed to indirectly attributed to a human activity that a human activity that alters the composition alters the composition of the atmosphere. of the atmosphere. These anomalies add These anomalies add to the natural to the natural variability of the variability of the climate.climate.

The climatic system The climatic system represents an represents an assembly which assembly which includes the includes the atmosphere, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the hydrosphere, the biosphere and the biosphere and the geosphere as well as geosphere as well as their interactions. their interactions.

All the regions of the planet can be influenced by the All the regions of the planet can be influenced by the natural hazards produced by the climatic changes. natural hazards produced by the climatic changes.

In the last two or three In the last two or three decades there has appeared a visible change to the decades there has appeared a visible change to the

duration of the season.duration of the season.

Some of the most known climatic Some of the most known climatic anomalies are: droughts, floods, fires, anomalies are: droughts, floods, fires, earthquakes, storms, tornadoes, global earthquakes, storms, tornadoes, global heating.heating.

In Romania, floods In Romania, floods appear when there appear when there are large quantities of are large quantities of melted snow melted snow accompanied with accompanied with abundant rain.abundant rain.

One of the most One of the most devastating effects of devastating effects of the high floods is that the high floods is that the soil gets saturated the soil gets saturated with water and it with water and it begins “to run” with it.begins “to run” with it.

In 2005, Romania was hit In 2005, Romania was hit by six flood waves by six flood waves starting in April and May starting in April and May and continuing in and continuing in September. Eight September. Eight persons died during the persons died during the last floods which affected last floods which affected the south-east of our the south-east of our country. Approximately country. Approximately 77 people died and 77 people died and thousands of houses thousands of houses were destroyed because were destroyed because of the floods. According of the floods. According to the government the to the government the damages amounted to damages amounted to Euro 1,5 billion.Euro 1,5 billion.

A drought represents a long A drought represents a long period of dry weather when period of dry weather when there is not enough water there is not enough water for plants and animals to for plants and animals to live. live.

The consequences of the The consequences of the drought can lead to a drought can lead to a diminished production of diminished production of cereals and vegetables and cereals and vegetables and also to a decrease of the also to a decrease of the water supply. Romania water supply. Romania faced these problems faced these problems during the summer of the during the summer of the year 2007 and the first year 2007 and the first consequence was a rapid consequence was a rapid increase of the prices. increase of the prices.

Floods are a very large Floods are a very large amount of water that amount of water that covers an area that is covers an area that is usually dry.usually dry.

The most recent floods The most recent floods in Romania took in Romania took place during the place during the summer of 2006 and summer of 2006 and their results were their results were devastating.devastating.

Fires are climatic anomalies generated Fires are climatic anomalies generated by the global heating and there have by the global heating and there have been some fires in the Danube Delta been some fires in the Danube Delta lately.lately.

An earthquake is the shaking of An earthquake is the shaking of the earth caused by the rapid the earth caused by the rapid movement of the earth’s rocky movement of the earth’s rocky outer layer.outer layer.

The destruction an earthquake The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its causes depends on its magnitude and on its duration, magnitude and on its duration, on the amount of shaking that on the amount of shaking that occursoccurs

Earthquakes can deform the Earthquakes can deform the ground, make buildings and ground, make buildings and other structures collapse, and other structures collapse, and create tsunamis. There may be create tsunamis. There may be a lot of casualties in the a lot of casualties in the process.process.

A storm is a period of very bad weather A storm is a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow and when there is a lot of rain or snow and often strong winds. In Romania this natural often strong winds. In Romania this natural hazard has affected 31 counties such as: hazard has affected 31 counties such as: Arges, Bacau, Vrancea, Galati, Braila.Arges, Bacau, Vrancea, Galati, Braila.

•Tornadoes happen when warm Tornadoes happen when warm moist air meets a cold dry moist air meets a cold dry breeze. This extremely breeze. This extremely dangerous phenomenon has dangerous phenomenon has already appeared in Romania already appeared in Romania causing several deaths.causing several deaths.

Deforestations also have devastating Deforestations also have devastating effects on the climate, taking into account effects on the climate, taking into account that forests have an important role in the that forests have an important role in the absorption of carbon dioxide and they absorption of carbon dioxide and they prevent the greenhouse effect.prevent the greenhouse effect.

Animal species are Animal species are continually continually disappearing. Every disappearing. Every year, global heating year, global heating turns nature into an turns nature into an immense desert.immense desert.

Nowadays, it is more and more obvious that, Nowadays, it is more and more obvious that, the greenhouse effect is not at all being the greenhouse effect is not at all being controlled, taking into account the controlled, taking into account the development of the current industry and development of the current industry and transport. transport.

Romania won’t make an exception from the predictable changes of the world wide climate and consequently all the local and national authorities will be compelled to know in detail the efficient actions in

case of extreme phenomena like floods, tornadoes, landslides or drought.

It was predicted that in 2008, the pluviometric regime will be 30-70% below the multiannual average.

Seriously or not, we can imagine that instead of the corn fields that are not resistant to high temperatures, countrymen of the year 2030

will grow plants.

There are a lot of climatic changes that we, the

Romanians, are going to experience from now on,

just as they are mentioned in the last

report of the Intergovernmental

Committee for climatic changes. Thus, there is a growing tendency of the

extreme phenomena in all temperate regions around

the world.

In our country, there is expected that the heat waves will be more frequent. On summer and on winter days there are higher temperatures than normal, springs come earlier, autumns later. The changes brought about by the rises in temperature will determine alterations of the new tillage types.

““Science is not good Science is not good today if yesterday it today if yesterday it didn’t think about the didn’t think about the next day.”next day.”

(Grigore Moisil) (Grigore Moisil)

““Stiinta nu e buna azi Stiinta nu e buna azi daca ieri nu s-a gandit la daca ieri nu s-a gandit la maine”maine”