word | | Climate |
| desert | Libya | Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior |
| desert | Mauritania | desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty |
| desert | Mexico | varies from tropical to desert |
| desert | Mongolia | desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges) |
| desert | Namibia | desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic |
| desert | Niger | desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south |
| desert | Oman | dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south |
| desert | Pakistan | mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north |
| desert | Peru | varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes |
| desert | Saudi Arabia | harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes |
| desert | Somalia | principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot ... |
| desert | Sudan | tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November) |
| desert | Syria | mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus |
| desert | Tunisia | temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south |
| desert | Turkmenistan | subtropical desert |
| desert | United Arab Emirates | desert; cooler in eastern mountains |
| desert | Uzbekistan | mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east |
| desert | Western Sahara | hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew |
| desert | Yemen | mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east |
| devastating | France | ... Martinique: subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average Reunion: tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool ... |
| develop | Atlantic Ocean | tropical cyclones (hurricanes) develop off the coast of Africa near Cape Verde and move westward into the Caribbean Sea; hurricanes can occur from May to December, but are most frequent from August ... |
| developed | Pacific Ocean | ... patterns exhibit remarkable uniformity in the south and east; trade winds and westerly winds are well-developed patterns, modified by seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico from June ... |
| dew | Western Sahara | hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew |
| disproportionately | Ukraine | temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold ... |
| distance | Antarctica | severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher ... |
| distinct | Singapore | tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms |
| distinct | Timor-Leste | tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons |
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