Open AccessClimate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture
Author(s) -
Adrián Varga
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta horticulturae et regiotecturae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1338-5259
pISSN - 1335-2563
DOI - 10.2478/ahr-2021-0010
Subject(s) - climate change , agriculture , precipitation , environmental science , climate extremes , productivity , agricultural productivity , extreme weather , adaptation (eye) , climatology , natural resource economics , global warming , geography , physical geography , environmental resource management , meteorology , economics , ecology , geology , physics , macroeconomics , archaeology , optics , biology
We live in the times of climate change when global temperatures are constantly rising. The impacts of climate change will also be felt in agriculture in Slovakia: increased productivity and yields in colder areas, reduced production in warmer areas due to temperature stress, risk of erosion as a result of more extreme weather conditions (stronger winds, more intense precipitation), the occurrence of new pests etc. Hence, we should be prepared for adaptation measures that would help mitigate it. The aim of this paper is to present the impacts of climate change on agriculture and land, and to offer adaptation measures, and show the prognosis of the climate indicator Ts >10 °C from now until 2100.