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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 00:04, 27 September 2010: 1,712 × 1,992 (343 KB): Cephas {{Information |Description={{en|1=Approximate area of the Pacific Coastal Mountain icefields and tundra ecoregion}} {{fr|1=Aire approximative de l'écorégion de la [[:fr:Toundra et champs de glace des monts de la côte pacifique|Toundra et champs de glac
One of the planet's most recent biomes, a result of the last ice age only 10,000 years ago, the tundra contains unique flora and fauna formed during the last glaciation in areas unrestricted by permanent ice. The tundra region is found in high latitudes, primarily in Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Iceland, and Scandinavia, as well as the ...
The southernmost named glacier is the Lilliput Glacier in Tulare County, east of the Central Valley of California. Apart from Alaska, around 1330 glaciers, 1175 perennial snow fields, and 35 buried-ice features have been identified. [2] [3
At higher elevations this ecoregion has a tundra climate (Köppen ET ) with cold summers and very cold winters. Annual precipitation ranges from about 2,000 mm (79 in) to over 7,000 mm (280 in), the majority of which falls as snow. The mean annual temperature is -0.5°C (31.1°F), with an average summer temperature of 10°C (50°F) and an ...
Ice fields are formed by a large accumulation of snow which, through years of compression and freezing, turns into ice. Because of the susceptibility of ice to gravity, ice fields usually form over large areas that are basins or atop plateaus, thus allowing a continuum of ice to form over the landscape uninterrupted by glacial channels.
The climate of California varies widely from hot desert to alpine tundra, depending on latitude, elevation, and proximity to the Pacific Coast. California 's coastal regions, the Sierra Nevada foothills, and much of the Central Valley have a Mediterranean climate , with warmer, drier weather in summer and cooler, wetter weather in winter.
Which Southern California native plants survived climate change and mass extinctions 13,000 years ago and still live today? La Brea Tar Pits researchers compiled a list.
In physical geography, tundra (/ ˈ t ʌ n d r ə, ˈ t ʊ n-/) is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three regions and associated types of tundra: Arctic , [ 2 ] Alpine , [ 2 ] and Antarctic .