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The Jebel Akhdar Mountains (Arabic: ٱلْجَبَل ٱلْأَخْضَر, romanized: Al-Jabal Al-Akhḍar, lit. 'The Green Mountain') is a mountain range approximately 80 km (50 mi) long and 32 km (20 mi) wide, [2] that is part of the Hajar Mountains in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman.
White Mountain, an alpine environment at 4,300 metres (14,000 ft) above sea level in California. Alpine climate is the typical climate for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold. This climate is also referred to as a mountain climate or highland climate.
The modern, arid Sahara. The Sahara was not a desert during the African humid period. Instead, most of northern Africa was covered by grass, trees, and lakes. The African humid period (AHP; also known by other names) was a climate period in Africa during the late Pleistocene and Holocene geologic epochs, when northern Africa was wetter than today.
Chicago’s high temperature will be stuck in the low 20s by Friday, which is about 10 degrees colder than normal for early January. High temperatures could hover near the freezing mark in Kansas ...
Green Mountain is a common name for "The Peak", the highest point and a stratovolcano on Ascension Island, which has gained some fame for claims that it is one of ...
In summer, the daily low temperature has increased more than the daily high temperature. [103] It has been hypothesised that the boreal environments have only a few states which are stable in the long term - a treeless tundra / steppe , a forest with >75% tree cover and an open woodland with ~20% and ~45% tree cover.
This is why the temperature change is defined in terms of a 20-year average, which reduces the noise of hot and cold years and decadal climate patterns, and detects the long-term signal. [ 63 ] : 5 [ 64 ]
Lawns get treated with up to 10 times more synthetic chemicals per acre than farms. Homeowners' use of pesticides and fertilizers is hurting a burning planet.