Increasing Trends of Heat Waves and Tropical Nights in Coastal Regions (The Case Study of Lithuania Seaside Cities)

Inga Dailidienė (), Inesa Servaitė, Remigijus Dailidė, Erika Vasiliauskienė, Lolita Rapolienė, Ramūnas Povilanskas and Donatas Valiukas
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Inga Dailidienė: Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Inesa Servaitė: Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Remigijus Dailidė: Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Erika Vasiliauskienė: Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Lolita Rapolienė: Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Ramūnas Povilanskas: Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Donatas Valiukas: Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service, Oršos Str. 8, LT-09300 Vilnius, Lithuania

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-21

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.

Keywords: south-east Baltic Sea; climate change; dangerous heat; heat waves; tropical nights (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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