14. It's going to get hotter and drier
According to Gloria Ceballos, director of the National Meteorological Office (Onamet), the Dominican Republic's traditional climate has changed significantly, as a result of greenhouse gases.
Speaking on the Cuentas Claras radio show yesterday, Monday 18 May 2015, she said that climate change has forced changes in agriculture in terms of planting times, which are being delayed until rain is forecast. This will also lead to price increases for plantains, cassava, sweet potatoes and other root vegetables.
She said that warmer Pacific Ocean temperatures and colder temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean are causing the droughts that the country has experienced over the last few years. While this is expected to bring fewer hurricanes this year, there will also be fewer weather fronts to bring the much-needed rains, said the Onamet director.
Ceballos stated that evidence of climate change can been seen in the country in that there usually are at least 20 days of rain in the 31 days of May. However, this year the rains did not begin until the 15th day of the month. In addition, Lent is usually a dry period and the rainy season normally starts in May, but now we are having rain during Lent and a dry May.
Ceballos also mentioned the heat waves the country has experienced that are becoming more frequent and warned that they would become much worse in the future.
Los patrones de clima Rep?blica Dominicana ya han cambiado -
15. El Prodigio in Santiago
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According to Gloria Ceballos, director of the National Meteorological Office (Onamet), the Dominican Republic's traditional climate has changed significantly, as a result of greenhouse gases.
Speaking on the Cuentas Claras radio show yesterday, Monday 18 May 2015, she said that climate change has forced changes in agriculture in terms of planting times, which are being delayed until rain is forecast. This will also lead to price increases for plantains, cassava, sweet potatoes and other root vegetables.
She said that warmer Pacific Ocean temperatures and colder temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean are causing the droughts that the country has experienced over the last few years. While this is expected to bring fewer hurricanes this year, there will also be fewer weather fronts to bring the much-needed rains, said the Onamet director.
Ceballos stated that evidence of climate change can been seen in the country in that there usually are at least 20 days of rain in the 31 days of May. However, this year the rains did not begin until the 15th day of the month. In addition, Lent is usually a dry period and the rainy season normally starts in May, but now we are having rain during Lent and a dry May.
Ceballos also mentioned the heat waves the country has experienced that are becoming more frequent and warned that they would become much worse in the future.
Los patrones de clima Rep?blica Dominicana ya han cambiado -
15. El Prodigio in Santiago
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