Extreme weather events in Hungary

Extreme weather events in the past

• in 1458 the Danube froze• in August of 1724 there was snowing in

Northern Hungary• in 1870 at Christmas time the plants and trees

bloomed.

In the present A few years ago there was an enormous storm

which hit Budapest on August 20, our national holiday.

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Average wind speed (m/s)

Highest wind speed (m/s)

In a strong storm the

tower of the Sáránd church was destroyed

Bánkút protected forests of the Bükk mountains have

been destroyed recently

Gátér - tornadothird tornado-like event in 2008

Heat waves in Hungary

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Hőhullámok előfordulása (legalább 3 napig az átlaghőmérséklet eléri a 25 °C-ot, illetve a 27 °C-ot) Budapesten, 1901-2004

Record-breaking temperatures

• July 2007, Debrecen 37.1°C

• July 2007, Kiskunhalas 41.9°C

• January 2008, Szentgotthárd 17.2°C

• September 2008, Szeged 36.7°C

CONCLUSION Climate change seems to be an unstoppable and irreversible process. We have to face the consequences & adapt our life to these changes.

Organizations

Campaigns

IPCC VAHAVA (Hungary)www.ipcc.ch www.vahava.hu

MTV Switch Vegyél vissza!www.mtvswitch.org www.vegyelvissza.hu

WHAT YOU CAN DO:find solutions to reduce emissions and save energy

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

This project has been made by:

Horog GyulaNagy FruzsinaPusztai LászlóUrbánkó Ádám