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The climates in Europe

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CLIMATE: factors, difference with weather

Factor which influence in the climate

temperature graduation

TEMPERATURE

The difference between weather and climate

Weather is atmpspheric condition in a particular day or moment. For example: what´s the wather like today? it is sunny, 25º degrees  or it´s cloudy...

The climate is the atmospheric conditions in a certain place during a long period of time. For example, you can expect mild winters in Spain, or hot summer in the centre of Europe. 

HIDROLOGY OF EUROPE

What is hidrology?

Hydrology is a branch of Earth sciences that studies water (one of our most precious natural resources), its distribution, circulation, and physical, chemical and mechanical properties in the oceans, atmosphere and Earth's surface.

Hidrology in Europe
Europe is surrounded by seas and oceans, like the Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean.
Most rivers in Europe are long and navigable.

• The rivers in the Arctic Ocean Basin are large and irregular, and some, like the Pechora, freeze in winter.
• Rivers in the Atlantic Ocean Basin are large and regular, like the Seine, and often have broad estuaries.
• The Mediterranean drainage basins and the rivers that flow into them, like the Po, are narrow. These rivers are irregular and their sources are high up in the mountains.
• Europe also has inland drainage basins, like the Caspian Sea. Rivers here cross the East European Plain and are long, like the Volga, which is Europe´s longest river. They are only navigable in summer, because they freeze in winter.

Main lakes in Europe

Northern lakes cover large areas of Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia.

Southern lakes are small and shallow, like Lake Albufera in Valencia.

Alpine lakes are located in the Alps, in Switzerland and in the north of Italy.

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