word | | Climate |
| dust | Algeria | ... semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer |
| dusty | Mauritania | desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty |
| dusty | Niger | desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south |
| early | Iraq | ... hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq |
| early | 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 |
| Earth | Southern Ocean | ... about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth; in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector ... |
| East | 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 ... |
| east | Australia | generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north |
| east | Haiti | tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds |
| east | Pacific Ocean | planetary air pressure systems and resultant wind 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 ... |
| east | Peru | varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes |
| east | Slovenia | Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east |
| east | South Africa | mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights |
Home 
Fields
World Records
World Dictionary
Geographic Names
Fields History
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
Notes and Definitions
