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Climate changes and their consequences on the environment and quality of life in Cisterna di Latina (LT)
Historical weather data
In our research we referred to the "Hydrological Yearboos": they contains data for a given year and for the area of competence of the Departmental Office of the National Hydrographic Service, responsible for editing and publishing the data concerned.
The Hydrological Yearbooks from 1950 onwards and for most of the previous years are divided into two parts:
Part I: thermometry and pluviometry;
Part II: rainfall, hydrometry, hydrological capacities and budgets, groundwater levels, sediment load, surveys, ideological studies and exceptional events, tide measurement, marigraphy
For the most recent period we have referred to PLUTER (ISPRA) data.
Weather stations considered in the Project
Cisterna di Latina weather station data
In Cisterna di Latina rainfall is characterized by an increase in more recent times; it is evident at the same time that there is an increase in the frequency of drought years alternating with rainier years; in the same year there's an increase in the frequency of drought and very rainy periods.
From a statistical point of view, the temperature data are not significantly important: we didn't took them into consideration
Velletri weather station data
In Velletri rainfall is characterized by an increase in recent times; there aren't important variations in the rainfall regime
The temperature data show that in recent years there has been an increase in average monthly temperatures, more evident in the winter, autumn and spring months
Latina weather station data
In Latina rainfall is characterized by a general decrease in last decades; there aren't important variations in the rainfall regime
The temperature data show that in recent years there has been an evident increase in average monthly temperatures, more evident in the summer months.
Cori weather station data
In Cori rainfall is characterized by a general decrease in last decades; there aren't important variations in the rainfall regime
The temperature data show that in last decades there has been an increase in mean monthly temperatures, more evident in the summer months, and a limited decrease in winter and autumn month.
Data synthesis
In the last 50 years, Latium is the Italian region that recorded the greatest increase in temperature due to global warming.
Urbanization and land consumption (overbuilding and waterproofing) have amplified the phenomenon.
Weather data collected show for the Cisterna di Latina a situation that fits well what has been said; its temperature has a lesser increase than coastal area due to higher distance by sea, whose temperature is higher than in the past. The greatest increases in temperature will occur in the summers and in the springs.
The variation of annual rainfall in the last decades indicates limited changes in Cisterna di Latina. It is possible to observe an increase in the variability of annual rainfall and an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events which can determine an aggravation of the hydrogeological risk.
The alternation of dry periods and heavy rainfall has an impact on sectors such as agriculture and on dangerous events such as wildfires.
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