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The Greek mainland is extremely mountainous, making Greece one of the most mountainous countries in Europe. [1] [2] According to the Köppen climate classification Greece has 11 climates, the most in Europe for its size. [3] To the west of the Pindus mountain range, the climate is generally wetter and has some maritime features. The east of the ...
Climate change will also cause human activities such as land-use change, urbanisation and soil degradation to further affect Greek's ecosystems. [2] Ecosystems in Greece are already at their tipping point, close to their environmental limits. [2] Policies and laws have been put in place by the Greek government to try to manage these issues.
Greece is a mostly mountainous country with a very long coastline, filled with peninsulas and islands. The climate can range from semi-desert to cold climate mountain forests. Greece's natural hazards include severe earthquakes, floods, droughts and wildfires. Current environmental issues in Greece include air pollution and water pollution.
Asked whether the Greek government planned to extend protection to the entirety of the Hellenic Trench, Theodoros Skylakakis, Greece’s minister for both the environment and energy, stressed that adapting to a green economy requires significant funds over the coming decades. “We need to be a lot more efficient in everything we do.
[1] Greece is one of the biggest cotton producers in Europe. [28] Greece accounts for almost 80% of the European Union's total cotton production. [28] Climate change is set to reduce the water balance of the Mediterranean region and lead to a higher chance of climatic events. [28] These weather changes will lead cotton ball retention being ...
Aquatic communities in Mediterranean climate regions are adapted to a yearly cycle in which abiotic (environmental) controls of stream populations and community structure dominate during floods, biotic components (e.g. competition and predation) controls become increasingly important as the flood discharge declines, and environmental controls ...
Greece's rivers are brimming with aquatic wildlife too, with a diverse range of endemic freshwater fishes, around 160 species were listed in 2015. [14] There are also several species of lampreys, notably three species of lamprey endemic to Greece; the Epirus brook lamprey, Greek brook lamprey and Almopaios brook lamprey.
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