The Cool Desert Climate - Secrets of World Climate #8
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Date: 2024-01-04
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-stonescorpio
I live in Eastern Washington out in the sagebrush steppe. Thanks to the dams on the Columbia River, we actually have plenty of water for irrigation and grow quite a lot of wheat, apples, and wine grapes. Rain is still a rare event, though, and a good storm is always cause for excitement.
Thanks to climate change, our summers have gotten even hotter than they used to be. Back in the 90s and early 00s, we only had a few days each summer over 100F, always at the peak of a heat wave. In recent summers, it's become common to have an entire week or more over 100F.
Not to mention the wildfires! In my lifetime, I've seen a new season born: smoke season (usually August through mid-September. California tends to get all the attention where wildfires are concerned, but in fact, you'll get them all up the west coast, especially on the dry side of the Cascades. It's mostly due to climate change, but invasive plants like cheat grass and tumbleweeds also contribute by growing fast, then dying and drying, turning the steppe into a tinderbox.
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I live in Eastern Washington out in the sagebrush steppe. Thanks to the dams on the Columbia River, we actually have plenty of water for irrigation and grow quite a lot of wheat, apples, and wine grapes. Rain is still a rare event, though, and a good storm is always cause for excitement.
Thanks to climate change, our summers have gotten even hotter than they used to be. Back in the 90s and early 00s, we only had a few days each summer over 100F, always at the peak of a heat wave. In recent summers, it's become common to have an entire week or more over 100F.
Not to mention the wildfires! In my lifetime, I've seen a new season born: smoke season (usually August through mid-September. California tends to get all the attention where wildfires are concerned, but in fact, you'll get them all up the west coast, especially on the dry side of the Cascades. It's mostly due to climate change, but invasive plants like cheat grass and tumbleweeds also contribute by growing fast, then dying and drying, turning the steppe into a tinderbox.
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fun-facts
I was born in The Netherlands.
Oceanic climate. I remember cold and wet.
My parents and I moved to Salt Lake City Utah when I was 5 years old.
I remember hot summers. Also rain.
Fall was very pleasant. Winter was kinda cold. Daytime temperatures above freezing. Below freezing at night.
I moved to Portland Oregon when I was 24. Sort of Mediterranean climate.
Dry warn to hot summers. Considerable day night temperature swings.
Dry for weeks or months on end from early July into October.
Winters are gloomy. Lasts from mid October till April. Rains frequently.
But not a lot. Temps generally above freezing.
Now in in my late 60s. I'm considering moving to South America.
After living in a wet climate for over 40 years, I want a dry one. Warm, not hot.
Coldish winter ok.
I'm considering Mendoza, Argentina.
Climate is Cold Desert. Bwk.
25 cm rain a year. 100 cm where I live now.
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I was born in The Netherlands.
Oceanic climate. I remember cold and wet.
My parents and I moved to Salt Lake City Utah when I was 5 years old.
I remember hot summers. Also rain.
Fall was very pleasant. Winter was kinda cold. Daytime temperatures above freezing. Below freezing at night.
I moved to Portland Oregon when I was 24. Sort of Mediterranean climate.
Dry warn to hot summers. Considerable day night temperature swings.
Dry for weeks or months on end from early July into October.
Winters are gloomy. Lasts from mid October till April. Rains frequently.
But not a lot. Temps generally above freezing.
Now in in my late 60s. I'm considering moving to South America.
After living in a wet climate for over 40 years, I want a dry one. Warm, not hot.
Coldish winter ok.
I'm considering Mendoza, Argentina.
Climate is Cold Desert. Bwk.
25 cm rain a year. 100 cm where I live now.
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-anshulmishra5633
The Atacama desert is dry not because of dry trades but the marked aridity is due to desicating effect of cold peruvian current on the western margins of continent. During the summers, the ITCZ shifts upwards and hence, the region is under influence of westerlies. The westerlies get invigoured with moisture from the pacific ocean but they get cooled near the shores due to cold currents and lose moisture before reaching continent interiors. This is the reason why there is alot of fog and mist on the western coast during summers which subsequently rolls to continents and leads so meagre vegetation.
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The Atacama desert is dry not because of dry trades but the marked aridity is due to desicating effect of cold peruvian current on the western margins of continent. During the summers, the ITCZ shifts upwards and hence, the region is under influence of westerlies. The westerlies get invigoured with moisture from the pacific ocean but they get cooled near the shores due to cold currents and lose moisture before reaching continent interiors. This is the reason why there is alot of fog and mist on the western coast during summers which subsequently rolls to continents and leads so meagre vegetation.
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-Neversa
I live in northern Kazakhstan, which is quite wet compared to other places in this climate. Anyway, droughts are very common, winter is cold and summers are mild enough when you see average temperatures, but scorching heat in day and cold at night is what gives that number. Our ancestors adapted to it by adopting nomadic lifestyle, migrating to where grass is greener to feed their livestock. Our traditional houses are light and isolate temperatures good, so they're cool in summer and warm in winter.
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I live in northern Kazakhstan, which is quite wet compared to other places in this climate. Anyway, droughts are very common, winter is cold and summers are mild enough when you see average temperatures, but scorching heat in day and cold at night is what gives that number. Our ancestors adapted to it by adopting nomadic lifestyle, migrating to where grass is greener to feed their livestock. Our traditional houses are light and isolate temperatures good, so they're cool in summer and warm in winter.
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-eustress7428
Thanks for the great video, but one question: should atacama desert, especially coastal part, be considered as mild desert climate(BWn)
It is located at the latitude close enough to the equator(about 25 degrees, and it's temperature is mild year-round(like oceanic climate, unlike other cold deserts that experience cold winter(like continental climate.
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Thanks for the great video, but one question: should atacama desert, especially coastal part, be considered as mild desert climate(BWn)
It is located at the latitude close enough to the equator(about 25 degrees, and it's temperature is mild year-round(like oceanic climate, unlike other cold deserts that experience cold winter(like continental climate.
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-mohamedbkh2508
I live in very interesting place where I transition from Hot Desert climate to Cold desert to Semi Arid and finally to Mediterranean climate in every summer of my childhood. I live in northwest of Saudi Arabia and when I Travel to Lebanon I see variance landscapes which makes the journey very enjoyable.
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I live in very interesting place where I transition from Hot Desert climate to Cold desert to Semi Arid and finally to Mediterranean climate in every summer of my childhood. I live in northwest of Saudi Arabia and when I Travel to Lebanon I see variance landscapes which makes the journey very enjoyable.
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-elvyn8709
7: 30 - Mucho bien, Cool Desert Climate also famous about Don Quixote since his homeland La Mancha (windmills) is cool steppe.
8: 34 - This place where Princess Iron Fan (Journey to The West) lived (too scorching so need a fan to cool off.
6: 16 - Land that famous about Cowboy/Vanquero lores.
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7: 30 - Mucho bien, Cool Desert Climate also famous about Don Quixote since his homeland La Mancha (windmills) is cool steppe.
8: 34 - This place where Princess Iron Fan (Journey to The West) lived (too scorching so need a fan to cool off.
6: 16 - Land that famous about Cowboy/Vanquero lores.
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fun-facts
I kind of live in this climate here in Montana, but it-s disputable between humid Continental and cold semi-arid. Northwest Montana where I-m at is very lush, so it might not be considered cold semi-arid. I used to live in Colorado, and it was definitely closer to a cold desert climate.
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I kind of live in this climate here in Montana, but it-s disputable between humid Continental and cold semi-arid. Northwest Montana where I-m at is very lush, so it might not be considered cold semi-arid. I used to live in Colorado, and it was definitely closer to a cold desert climate.
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fun-facts
There were quite a few BWk cities that you could have mentioned(granted they-re not particularly famous)
-Juarez/el paso, mexico US border
-mendoza, argentina
-Damascus, syria
-Mashhad, Iran
-Isfahan, Iran
-Arequipa, peru
Those are the ones on the top of my mind
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There were quite a few BWk cities that you could have mentioned(granted they-re not particularly famous)
-Juarez/el paso, mexico US border
-mendoza, argentina
-Damascus, syria
-Mashhad, Iran
-Isfahan, Iran
-Arequipa, peru
Those are the ones on the top of my mind
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-ZRHTrainspotter
I wouldn-t call it a cool desert, but a Continental desert. Srsly, ive been in Turpan and Hotan in Xinjiang. These places have a BWk climate. In July, you DIE there of hot! 53C in the Turpan area. Thats anything but cool. The winters are freezing though. Amazing video anyways!
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I wouldn-t call it a cool desert, but a Continental desert. Srsly, ive been in Turpan and Hotan in Xinjiang. These places have a BWk climate. In July, you DIE there of hot! 53C in the Turpan area. Thats anything but cool. The winters are freezing though. Amazing video anyways!
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-ariyanpine6160
Thank you GeoDiode! You've made my day for these videos! Keep it going! I wish you make more educational videos like this. I had a confusion of what is actually cold deserts? That was my confusion also about rainforests. This video is amazing!
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Thank you GeoDiode! You've made my day for these videos! Keep it going! I wish you make more educational videos like this. I had a confusion of what is actually cold deserts? That was my confusion also about rainforests. This video is amazing!
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-carminamin3454
This is one of my favorite climates I think. Though I may be biased from living in Colorado my whole life. I've been to Utah and it doesn't seem that it had quite the seasonal tempurature differences that it does here. Maybe I'm wrong though?
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This is one of my favorite climates I think. Though I may be biased from living in Colorado my whole life. I've been to Utah and it doesn't seem that it had quite the seasonal tempurature differences that it does here. Maybe I'm wrong though?
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-Darknimbus3
Most of Nevada is cool desert climate as well. The main exception is southern Nevada which is within the Mojave desert.
Much of central and northern Nevada on the other hand are cool desert, part of the Great Basin Desert.
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Most of Nevada is cool desert climate as well. The main exception is southern Nevada which is within the Mojave desert.
Much of central and northern Nevada on the other hand are cool desert, part of the Great Basin Desert.
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-takuan650
The highlands of Pamir (Tibet) are probably the highest, coldest and biggest of cold deserts of the planet. They surely would have deserved a few words in Your elaborations because that environment is truly unique.
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The highlands of Pamir (Tibet) are probably the highest, coldest and biggest of cold deserts of the planet. They surely would have deserved a few words in Your elaborations because that environment is truly unique.
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-mikeygordon211
Gobi desert in mongolia in summer can high to 40 celsius and in winter can low to -40 celsius. Gobi desert is the most extreme places on earth with large temperature differences between summer and winter.
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Gobi desert in mongolia in summer can high to 40 celsius and in winter can low to -40 celsius. Gobi desert is the most extreme places on earth with large temperature differences between summer and winter.
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-Geodiode
Hi Everyone! I hope you enjoy this presentation of the cold and cool deserts - some of the most remote and forbidding lands on Earth. If you have experienced these climates, then I'd love to hear from you!
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Hi Everyone! I hope you enjoy this presentation of the cold and cool deserts - some of the most remote and forbidding lands on Earth. If you have experienced these climates, then I'd love to hear from you!
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-stratospheric5536
One city in the cool desert climate you didn't mention is Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece. It has an urban area of 319, 000, but a metropolitan area of 1, 006, 000 people.
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One city in the cool desert climate you didn't mention is Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece. It has an urban area of 319, 000, but a metropolitan area of 1, 006, 000 people.
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-Anatexis13
Great videos about the worlds climates and landscapes! They're a perfect knowledge basis for my students in school. How come, you make videos like this? Have you studied geography?
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Great videos about the worlds climates and landscapes! They're a perfect knowledge basis for my students in school. How come, you make videos like this? Have you studied geography?
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-dz1515
There is also parts of British Columbia that fall under this category in the interior: parts of the Okanagan like the cities of Penticton, Osoyoos and further north to Kamloops.
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There is also parts of British Columbia that fall under this category in the interior: parts of the Okanagan like the cities of Penticton, Osoyoos and further north to Kamloops.
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-NostalgicMem0ries
Another unique climate on earth, desert but very dry and even cold. Also i love to call this zone as Steppes, gives those zones mystic and ancient vibes
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Another unique climate on earth, desert but very dry and even cold. Also i love to call this zone as Steppes, gives those zones mystic and ancient vibes
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-malaj7519
In the mediterranean episode you Mention Madrid, but in this map Madrid is in the cool desert, so Madrid is a Mix of these two climates? and most parts of Spain
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In the mediterranean episode you Mention Madrid, but in this map Madrid is in the cool desert, so Madrid is a Mix of these two climates? and most parts of Spain
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-TheXanian
You missed Urumqi, which I believe is also in this climate zone. It-s the capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, and a burgeoning city in western China.
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You missed Urumqi, which I believe is also in this climate zone. It-s the capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, and a burgeoning city in western China.
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-sirius940
What is the music at 6: 13? I like it but it seems to have been quite overshadowed by the intro song (like how many cool deserts are shadowed by mountains)
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What is the music at 6: 13? I like it but it seems to have been quite overshadowed by the intro song (like how many cool deserts are shadowed by mountains)
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-dr. a9030
I love the diversity of the planet in the videos of different regions. I enjoy the beauty of the high deserts of Utah where I-ve lived most my life.
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I love the diversity of the planet in the videos of different regions. I enjoy the beauty of the high deserts of Utah where I-ve lived most my life.
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-elvyn8709
Cold Semi-Desert BSk still better than Cold Desert BWk because the slightly high precipitation than Cold Desert BWk (even below than temperate.
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Cold Semi-Desert BSk still better than Cold Desert BWk because the slightly high precipitation than Cold Desert BWk (even below than temperate.
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-LolaPopente
amazing video as always! I've lived in outback australia in these cool desert regions, which made for some extreme weather to say the least.
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amazing video as always! I've lived in outback australia in these cool desert regions, which made for some extreme weather to say the least.
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-montystewart8467
Salt Lake City, Utah (Wasatch Front) valleys are true high cold crusty deserts. Even water goes there to die in the Great Salt Lake!
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Salt Lake City, Utah (Wasatch Front) valleys are true high cold crusty deserts. Even water goes there to die in the Great Salt Lake!
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-simonrose313
Where was the landscape at 0. 09 filmed? It looks like a Bonestellian-style, 1950s depiction of a lunar crater with a central peak.
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Where was the landscape at 0. 09 filmed? It looks like a Bonestellian-style, 1950s depiction of a lunar crater with a central peak.
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All these related videos are illustrative, with excellent soundtracks, delivery and photography that can be watched on and off.
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All these related videos are illustrative, with excellent soundtracks, delivery and photography that can be watched on and off.
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-zulthyr1852
Dude, this is for a genre of fiction?
--laughs in continental climate--
The Realm of Platinum is mostly continental
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Dude, this is for a genre of fiction?
--laughs in continental climate--
The Realm of Platinum is mostly continental
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-lilgator91
I catch myself repeating the intro just for the song. The quality of your videos is amazing, and so is the content!
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I catch myself repeating the intro just for the song. The quality of your videos is amazing, and so is the content!
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-trejay2345
I-m from Denver co. It-s dry as hell. But the mountains are kinda cool, yanno, when they aren-t engulfed in flames.
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I-m from Denver co. It-s dry as hell. But the mountains are kinda cool, yanno, when they aren-t engulfed in flames.
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-paulbrower
Zaragoza, Spain. Baku, Azerbaijan. El Paso and Ciudad Juarez are on the boderline between -hot- and -cold- deseert
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Zaragoza, Spain. Baku, Azerbaijan. El Paso and Ciudad Juarez are on the boderline between -hot- and -cold- deseert
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