Editing Tiberias (section)

==Geography and climate==
Tiberias is located on the shore of the [[Sea of Galilee]] and the western slopes of the [[Jordan Rift Valley]] overlooking the lake, in the elevation range of {{convert|-200|to(-)|200|m|abbr=off|ft}}. Tiberias has a [[Semi-arid climate|hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BSh'') that borders a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Csa''), with an annual precipitation of {{convert|437.1|mm|2|abbr=on}}. Summers in Tiberias average a maximum temperature of {{convert|38|C|F|0}} and a minimum temperature of {{convert|25|C|F|0}} in July and August. The winters are mild, with temperatures ranging from {{convert|10|to(-)|18|C|F|0}}. Extremes have ranged from {{convert|0|C|F|0}} to {{convert|48|C|F|0}}.
{{Weather box
| location = Tiberias, Israel (1981–2010 normals),
| single line = yes
| metric first = yes
| Jan high C = 18.1
| Feb high C = 19.3
| Mar high C = 23.1
| Apr high C = 27.8
| May high C = 33.2
| Jun high C = 36.5
| Jul high C = 38.0
| Aug high C = 38.0
| Sep high C = 35.9
| Oct high C = 31.6
| Nov high C = 25.7
| Dec high C = 20.0
| year high C = 28.9
| Jan mean C = 14.3
| Feb mean C = 14.7
| Mar mean C = 17.6
| Apr mean C = 21.5
| May mean C = 26.2
| Jun mean C = 29.5
| Jul mean C = 31.5
| Aug mean C = 31.6
| Sep mean C = 29.6
| Oct mean C = 26.2
| Nov mean C = 21.0
| Dec mean C = 16.1
| year mean C = 
| Jan low C = 10.4
| Feb low C = 10.1
| Mar low C = 12.0
| Apr low C = 15.1
| May low C = 19.1
| Jun low C = 22.5
| Jul low C = 25.0
| Aug low C = 25.2
| Sep low C = 23.3
| Oct low C = 20.8
| Nov low C = 16.3
| Dec low C = 12.1
| year low C = 17.7
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 106.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 90.2
| Mar precipitation mm = 55.5
| Apr precipitation mm = 17.6
| May precipitation mm = 3.9
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.1
| Jul precipitation mm = 0.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 0.0
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 17.4
| Nov precipitation mm = 51.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 93.0
| year precipitation mm = 437.1
| source 1 = WMO<ref name="Climatological Information" >{{cite web |url=http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/home.html |title=Tiberias 1981-2010 Climate Normals |publisher=World Weather Information Service |access-date=2017-05-13 |archive-date=2017-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516071448/http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/home.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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Tiberias has been severely damaged by earthquakes since antiquity. Earthquakes are known to have occurred in 30, 33, 115, 306, [[Galilee earthquake of 363|363]], 419, 447, 631–32 (aftershocks continued for a month), 1033, 1182, 1202, 1546, [[Near East earthquakes of 1759|1759]], [[Galilee earthquake of 1837|1837]], 1927 and 1943.<ref>[[Haim Watzman|Watzman, Haim]] (29 May 2007). ''A Crack in the Earth: A Journey Up Israel's Rift Valley''. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. {{ISBN|978-0374130589}}. p. 161.</ref>

The city is located above the [[Dead Sea Transform]] and is one of the cities in Israel that is most at risk to [[earthquake]]s (along with [[Safed]], [[Beit She'an]], [[Kiryat Shmona]], and [[Eilat]]).<ref>Avraham, Rachel (22 October 2013). "[http://unitedwithisrael.org/experts-warn-major-earthquake-could-hit-israel-any-time Experts Warn: Major Earthquake Could Hit Israel Any Time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427031922/http://unitedwithisrael.org/experts-warn-major-earthquake-could-hit-israel-any-time/ |date=2014-04-27}}". United With Israel.</ref>