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Köppen climate classification for Greece (Beck et. al 2023) The climate in Greece is predominantly Mediterranean. However, due to the country's complex geography, Greece has a wide range of micro-climates and local variations. The Greek mainland is extremely mountainous, making Greece one of the most mountainous countries in Europe.
While the summer period may see a decrease in tourism, the elongation of ideal climate and the shift of it into spring, autumn and winter may actually increase the overall tourism in Greece. The Mediterranean region is one of the most visited regions in the world, attracting 214.9 million tourists or 19% of tourism worldwide (UNWTO Tourism ...
Rain totals in southern Italy have not been as extreme as in Greece, but amounts of 1.15 inches (29.2 mm) have been observed across the higher terrain of Sila National Park.
Millions of dead fish stink up central Greece and strike a blow to tourism in a port city. Scientists link the mass die-off to climate change. Photos show Greece tourist port flooded with more ...
At least 17 people were killed across the country as communities reeled from three days of intense rainfall. A man walks in front of a destroyed house in the flooded village of Palamas, Greece, on ...
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In 2020, the Commission sued Greece for a third time, arguing that Greece failed to establish the 239 Sites of Community Importance identified in Commission Decision 2006/613/EC. [5] Sites of Community Importance are areas designated by the European Union as being critical to maintaining biogeographical richness. [ 6 ]
Irregularity of the rainfall, which can vary considerably from year to year, accentuates the droughts of the Mediterranean climate. Rain does not fall evenly, nor does the rain arrive at the same time or within the same intervals. In Gibraltar, for instance, rain starts falling nearly half a season earlier than at the Dead Sea.