A Climate for Change

Human Development Report - Croatia 2008 The Croatian Climate^39

In addition to the general trends that are highlighted
in Table 3-1, it is important to note that convective
precipitation (from storms) is important for the supply
of water and (soil) moisture, in particular in summer.
Summer convective precipitation is usually associated
with rapidly moving fronts passing over Croatia or
with the development of local instabilities and storms.
In the event of storms, intense precipitation coupled

with strong winds can cause economic damage. The

change expected in convective precipitation is sta-

tistically significant. Since convective precipitation

in summer is mostly associated with relatively short-

lived showers, some parts of Croatia (in particular the

coastal regions) will, in the future climate, be deprived

of these sporadic replenishments of their water re-

sources.

Figure 3-2: Maps detailing the comparative change in average temperature for the periods 1961-1990 and 2041-2070

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