Climate change in Austria

Austria, located in the south of Central Europe, is a mountainous country. It borders Germany and Czech Republic in the north, Switzerland and Liechtenstein in the west, Italy and Slovenia in the south and Hungary and Slovakia in the east. The national area is 83,850 square kilometers.

Austria is shaped like a tadpole facing east. It is 580 kilometers long from east to west, while the thinnest part of the north and south is only 60 kilometers. Crossing Austria from east to west is the Alps originating in Switzerland. Therefore, western Austria is mountainous, with the highest peak, the Great Grockner Mountain, at an altitude of 3,797 meters and 2000 meters. As the Alps extend eastward, the height is decreasing. There are many lakes and swamps in the central region. In Vienna, forests and hills began to connect with the plains. The most important river is the Danube, which is 350 kilometers long in Austria. The Danube flows from Germany and passes through eastern Austria, forming a beautiful Wacho Valley. After passing through Vienna, Austria's territory became a plain, connected with the Hungarian plain.

Austria is located in the temperate zone, and its climate type is in the transition zone from a mild climate influenced by the Atlantic Ocean to an eastern continental climate. Influenced by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, the temperature difference between winter and summer and between day and night is large and rainy. The eastern part has a continental climate with small temperature difference and little rainfall. Alpine areas have long winters and cool summers. It is very cold in winter, especially in mountainous areas, where there is a lot of snow, and sometimes there is snow in May. The undulating terrain and changeable climate make Austria have a wide variety of animals and plants. Austria is one of the countries with the largest forest area in Europe.

Austria belongs to the climate of Central Europe. Influenced by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, the temperature difference between winter and summer, day and night is large and rainy, while the eastern part has a continental climate with small temperature difference and little rainfall. Alpine areas have long winters and cool summers. The average temperature in July is 14- 19 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature is generally 32 degrees Celsius. In winter, it is 65438+ in February and March, and there is snow in the mountains in May, and the temperature reaches below zero.