SUPHİ KOYUNCUOĞLU SECONDARY SCHOOL-İREM

 Global warming is accepted as one of the most important problems of our century. There is a common opinion in almost all scientific circles and media organizations that the Earth is getting warmer.

It is estimated that the world temperature will increase between 1.5 °C and 5.0 °C in the 21st century.

In Turkey, it is reported that summer and winter temperatures will increase around 2.0 °C-3.0 °C, winter precipitation will increase up to 10%, summer precipitation will decrease and drought will increase in terms of soil moisture around 2030.

In this study, the minimum, maximum and average temperature values ​​and maximum and total precipitation amounts between 1980-1999 and 2000-2015 of the central meteorological stations of Bartin, Zonguldak and Düzce Provinces in the Western Black Sea Region of our country were examined.

The results indicate that there are significant increases in minimum and maximum temperatures on a monthly basis. However, an increasing trend has been determined in the monthly and annual average temperature data of Bartin, Zonguldak and Düzce Provinces, especially in summer.

On the other hand, in the periods between 1980-1999 and 2000-2015, a decreasing trend emerged in the monthly and annual average precipitation data, especially in the summer months (June, July and August). Turkey is among the risky countries in terms of the possibility of seeing the potential effects of global warming.

If necessary measures are not taken against climate change, it will be inevitable that climate change will disrupt the composition and productivity of natural ecological systems in our country and reduce biological diversity.