The likely overall impact on Estonia of global warming is a bit more nuanced than I suggested in my previous post.
In an interview with the Estonian Free Press, Jaan Saar, Director General of the Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, listed a few of the most likely positive impacts on Estonia of global climate change: a longer growing season, and the opportunity to grow a wider variety of crops.
But according to Dr. Saar, these benefits would come at a high cost:
“Our forest experts, however, are more worried as warm and wet weather will cause proliferation of forest pests. If model calculations prove to be true, the number of stormy days will increase, and heavy rain falls and spring droughts will occur more frequently ….”
You can read the entire interview here. Check out the official website of the United Nations Climate Change Conference here. And the website of the Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute is here.
