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Old 11-30-2010, 11:25 AM   #440 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Zaqarbal View Post
Climate of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (that's the offical name)? Wikipedia says it is Oceanic. And Oceanic climate...
Actually, European climate, as climate in general, depends on the altitude too. For example, Mediterranean climate is basically Californian. However, certain areas are higher than others, and that changes the climate there. Look at Nevada in the US. Nevada means snowy in Spanish. And you may say "but it's a f***ing desert!". Yes... except for the mountains, named Sierra Nevada ("snowy mountain range") by the first Spanish explorers. As it happens with the other Sierra Nevada, close to the Mediterranean coast. You can make an analogy with the Californian beaches and mountains too: you can surf and go snowboarding... the same day! It's exactly the same case.

Everything is relative, as Einstein said. For instance, it snowed a little (not settled, though) here in "Matrix" yesterday. Since the Iberian Inner Plateau is 650 metres over the sea level, we suffer a diabolic climatic mixture (Continental and Mediterranean). That is, extreme weather in both senses. Summers may be hot as Caribbean and winters may be cold as the Pole.



Thank you for the info!

And I hate snow...
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