Yearbook 2008 Iceland. The year became the most dramatic for Iceland since independence. After a severe earthquake in which about thirty people were injured, the nation experienced the cheer of Olympic silver in handball and then thrown into a financial crisis that seemed to be the worst in the world. In the spring, I resumed…
Category: Europe
Europe – temperatures in July
In addition to the maritime influence on the climate in Europe, the decrease in radiation energy from south to north leads to a characteristic zonal temperature distribution, ie a temperature distribution parallel to the circle of latitudewhich is particularly evident in the summer half of the year (July). Because of the predominantly positive radiation balance, the map shows a north-south change in the July temperature over large parts of Europe. The comparatively cool water masses of the Atlantic have a dampening effect, so that the July isotherms over western and northwestern Europe are shifted to the south. While in Eastern Europe, for example, average July temperatures of 20 ° C are still reached north of the 60th parallel, this value is already below this value on the Atlantic coast at the 50th parallel because the prevailing westerly winds here from the ocean transport relatively cool air masses.
Europe has a share in three climatic zones: the subtropics, the middle latitudes and the polar region.
The highest temperatures are achieved in the fully arid areas of the subtropics as a result of the stronger solar radiation and the largely lack of cloud cover. Average temperatures in July generally exceed 30 ° C in the interior of North Africa and Asia. The lowest July temperatures in Europe are reached in northern Scandinavia and Iceland (monthly mean 5 to 10 ° C). As in winter, in summer the altitude of the mountains stand out as cooler climatic islands. For more information about the continent of Europe, please check physicscat.com.
Hungary 2008
Yearbook 2008 Hungary. Hungary in March recognized Kosovo’s independence, prompting Serbia to call its ambassador from neighboring countries. Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, stated that countries that make such a decision cannot have good relations with Serbia. In Hungary, there were concerns about how the ethnic Hungarians in the Serbian province of Vojvodina would be…
Greece 2008
Yearbook 2008 Greece. Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras and several other cities were shaken by crows during most of December. Concern was triggered by police in the Athens district of Exarchia on December 6 shooting a 15-year-old boy, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, to death. Students at Athens’ prestigious Technical College became leading in violent protests against the police and…
Germany 2008
Yearbook 2008 Germany. At the beginning of the year, three state elections were held that were seen as a thumbs-up for the 2009 election. Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic CDU lost ground in all three elections while the result became more mixed for the national-level coalition partner, the Social Democratic SPD. The elections were…
France 2008
Yearbook 2008 France. The biggest bank fraud in history was revealed in January when a stock trader at France’s second largest bank, Société Générale, was found to have caused losses of € 4.9 billion through volatile securities transactions. A criminal investigation was launched against 31-year-old broker Jérôme Kerviel, who was suspected of being unfaithful to…
Finland 2008
Yearbook 2008 Finland. The EU ban on snus sales posed problems in Finland during the year. As Sweden is exempt from the ban, an Åland shipping company decided to switch to the Swedish flag in order to sell snus in the duty-free shop aboard the ferries between Åland and Sweden. When more and larger shipping…
Faroe Islands 2008
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Faro Attractions and Tourist
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Estonia 2008
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