Climate Change Impact - Part 9 - Kyrgyzstan
Climate Change Impact Part 9: Example –Kyrgyzstan Summary Kyrgyzstan has a continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Most of the rain falls in the summer months and temperatures are below freezing for most of the winter months. It is projected that storm rainfall will increase by up to 20% and that the duration of lying snow will decrease. Introduction Kyrgyzstan is in central Asia and has severe winters with temperature below zero for many months, particularly in mountainous areas. Figure 1 Map of Kyrgyzstan showing project road Climate change can affect roads in many ways. The most obvious is storm rainfall; an increase in storm rainfall could require modification to current design for culverts and longitudinal drains. Other factors include daily temperature range, which could affect expansion joints, and maximum temperature, which could affect the choice of binding agent. Once current values of these parameters have been ...