Editing Ukraine (section)

=== Climate ===
[[File:Koppen-Geiger Map UKR present.svg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Köppen climate classification]] map of Ukraine]]
Ukraine is in the mid-latitudes, and generally has a [[continental climate]], except for its southern coasts, which have [[Cold semi-arid climate|cold semi-arid]] and [[humid subtropical climate]]s.<ref name=faoclimate>{{cite web |url=http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/AGPC/doc/Counprof/Ukraine/ukraine.htm |title=Ukraine |work=Country Pasture/Forage Resource Profiles |publisher=[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] |access-date=8 August 2016 |archive-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006014817/http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/AGPC/doc/Counprof/Ukraine/ukraine.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Average annual temperatures range from {{convert|5.5|–|7|°C|°F|1}} in the north, to {{convert|11|–|13|°C|°F|1}} in the south.<ref name="ebclimate">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Ukraine – Climate |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ukraine |access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref> [[precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]] is highest in the west and north and lowest in the east and southeast.<ref name=ebclimate/> Western Ukraine, particularly in the Carpathian Mountains, receives around {{convert|120|cm|in|1}} of precipitation annually, while Crimea and the coastal areas of the Black Sea receive around {{convert|40|cm|in|1}}.<ref name=ebclimate/>

Water availability from the major river basins is expected to decrease [[Effects of climate change|due to climate change]], especially in summer. This poses risks to the agricultural sector.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Didovets |first1=Iulii |last2=Krysanova |first2=Valentina |last3=Hattermann |first3=Fred Fokko |last4=del Rocío Rivas López |first4=María |last5=Snizhko |first5=Sergiy |last6=Müller Schmied |first6=Hannes |date=1 December 2020 |title=Climate change impact on water availability of main river basins in Ukraine |journal=Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies |language=en |volume=32 |pages=100761 |doi=10.1016/j.ejrh.2020.100761 |bibcode=2020JHyRS..3200761D |s2cid=230613418 |issn=2214-5818 |doi-access=free}}</ref> The negative [[Effects of climate change on agriculture|impacts of climate change on agriculture]] are mostly felt in the south of the country, which has a [[steppe]] climate. In the north, some crops may be able to benefit from a longer growing season.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Skrypnyk |first1=Andriy |last2=Zhemoyda |first2=Oleksandr |last3=Klymenko |first3=Nataliia |last4=Galaieva |first4=Liudmyla |last5=Koval |first5=Tatiana |date=1 March 2021 |title=Econometric Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on the Sustainability of Agricultural Production in Ukraine |url=http://www.jeeng.net/Econometric-Analysis-of-the-Impact-of-Climate-Change-on-the-Sustainability-of-Agricultural,132945,0,2.html |journal=Journal of Ecological Engineering |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=275–288 |doi=10.12911/22998993/132945 |s2cid=233801987 |issn=2299-8993 |doi-access=free|bibcode=2021JEcoE..22..275S }}</ref> The [[World Bank]] has stated that Ukraine is highly [[Climate change vulnerability|vulnerable to climate change]].<ref>{{cite web |title=World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal |url=https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/ukraine |website=climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org |language=en}}</ref>