Detailing Italy's Geography and Climate! Click on link for more info!

Introduction

Italy is a beautiful country. The weather in the winter is frigid, while the summer weather is hot and sunny. Also, the geography of Italy is breathtaking. One of the major chains of mountains, the alps, expands across Italy. In this blog, we will go in depth on Italy's climate and Italy's geography.   

Italy's Climate

Italy's climate varies depending on if you are located in northern, middle, or southern Italy. Northern Italy where the Alps are have harsh winters, and very hot and humid summers. In central Italy, the winter and summer climates are milder. The winters are shorter and the summers are longer. In southern Italy, winters are mild, and the Spring and Fall seasons have summer weather. The summers are hot and mild. Italy has a Mediterranean climate. Link below is a quick video on Italy's climate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkUprw6qGpM

Italy's Geographic History

Italy, around 100 million years ago, was underneath water. Italy's underwater land had volcanoes and mountains that are still there today. The mountains are called the Apennines. We know that Italy was underwater because on the bottom of the mountains, there is limestone and sediments from the ocean floor. Eventually Italy was pushed up to the surface above sea level. Since the mountains were deep underwater, they were not affected by waves or other causes that could have affected the way the mountains looked.

  

Italy During the Ice ages of the Pleistocene Epoch

Italy during the Pleistocene had a large ice sheet covering it along with most of Europe. When the start of the Pleistocene Epoch happened, this is when the countries and continents moved into the place that they are now. As the ice age melted, the sea level rose, especially around Italy's coast line. The mountains of Italy were frozen solid. The glaciers would refreeze and re-thaw for many years at a time. Sea levels were around 110 meters lower than the sea levels are today.

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