Winter Season Analysis of Global Warming Impact on Sivas Province

Abstract

The climate has undergone various levels of change since the existence of the Earth. With the industrial Resolution, humankind has begun to be influential in climate change. Industrial revolution lead to unsteady greenhouse gases emissions that led to the global warming and consequent climate change impacts at different scales in various regions of the world. Accordingly, the seasonal periods started to change especially for seasons of Spring and Fall and consequently undesirable changes in the natural events started to occur such as excessive rain, outdoor temperatures above seasonal normal levels. Nowadays, global climate change is one of the most significant problems that mankind has to front with respect to its results. Due to global warming the Turkish province of Sivas is in a sensitive position because of its location. In this study, Sivas province is studied in terms of monthly and seasonal temperature trends. The temperature trends are analyzed by the use of linear regression techniques and the results indicate a significant rise in temperature trends.