These are the climate graphs for the city of Athens, Barcelona and Florence. Athens has colder temperature in the winter and and warmer in the summer months. Unlike temperature the precipitation is higher in the winter months than the summer. Barcelona has the coldest in total temperature out of all this cities and precipitation depends on the months. Florence has high and low temperatures during the year. Precipitation is higher in the winter than the summer.
Southern Europe has a Mediterranean climate because it is so close to the mediterranean sea. In the winter it is a wet and mild climate and in the summer it is be hot and dry. Some countries like Greece, southern Spain and Southern Italy have similar climates. The summers are hot and the winters are cool in places like Bulgaria and Macedonia. Portugal has warm summers and mild winters.
There are a few main things that affect the climate in southern Europe. First of all it gets colder as you go south. The Western parts of the continent have much wetter conditions than the East. The summers in the south are very dry. The mountain areas make things hot and dry.
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CLImate by countryAlbania- Mediterranean Climate, hot dry summers, cold, wet winters.
Andorra- Cold winters, mild summers Greece-Mediterranean Climate, hot dry summer, cold, wet winters. Italy- Mediterranean Climate, hot dry summers, cold, wet winters. Spain- Mediterranean Climate, hot dry summers, cold, wet winters. Portugal- Maritime Climate, hot summers, wet winters. Croatia- Alpine Climate, hot summer, freezing winters. Bosnia- Continental Climate, very hot summers and very cold winters. Kosovo- Continental, hot summers cold winters. Serbia- Continental and Adriatic Climate, cold winters and hot, humid summers. www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/climate/ |
Environmental issues1. Largely unsuitable for farming.
2. Italy doesn't have large deposits of natural resources like coal, oil and other minerals. 3. The greenhouse effect is an environmental issue. 4. Acidification and acid rain is also a problem in southern Europe. 5. Major natural gas reserves. http://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=536 xt. |