Risk Exploration
While Žilina has a temperate continental climate with distinct seasons, including cold winters and warm summers, it does not frequently experience extreme heatwaves. However, climate patterns are changing; this can be already seen in an increased number of heatwave days per year.
The main risks connected to heatwaves in Žilina are:
- the health of the population and potentially limited capacity to respond to increasing health services needs,
- reduced crop yields affecting livestock, impacting economic losses and food security,
- spikes in energy demand; thus, a resilient energy supply is crucial to prevent blackouts.
Applied Workflow: Heatwaves
Applied scenario: Projections of the relative change in heatwave event frequency until 2050