The Andes has peaks with an average height of 15,000 feet above sea level. Your use of this feature and the translations is subject to all use restrictions contained in the Terms and Conditions of Use of the BioOne website. These gradually rise to form the Sierra, or Andean uplands, as you move east. Climate change in mountains … Cambodia. The uppermost level of mountains is often bare rock and snow. Copy code below and paste it into your website. VIEW BY REGION United States Alaska Great Plains Hawaii Mid-Atlantic Midwest Northeast Rocky Mountains South Southwest West Pictured: Ojos del Salado. Mountain Climate-Extremes are the norm-Great environmental contrasts in short distances-Large variations in short time spans-High Complexity-Effects on climates of adjacent regions-Make their own weather. Chapters of the brochure deal with various aspects of climate change and its impact in mountain regions. Mountains are home to about 10% of the global population. 3 Foreword In 1992, with the adoption of Chapter 13 as part of Agenda 21 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, a global framework and a plat-form for sustainable development in moun-tain regions were created. The research community has a responsibility to sensitize policy-makers and the public about climate change in mountains and its implications in wider highland–lowland interactive development contexts. Mountain areas are typically exposed to multiple hazards. This could help transform currently perceived problems into opportunities for a better future in mountain regions and in the many lowland areas that depend on their services. 10 years ago. You have requested a machine translation of selected content from our databases. Anonymous. Mountains are among the most sensitive ecosystems to climate change and are being affected at a faster rate than other terrestrial habitats. Canada - Calgary - Charlottetown - Edmonton - Magdalen Islands - Montreal - New Brunswick - Newfoundland - Nova Scotia - Ottawa - Quebec City - Regina - Saint John - Saskatoon - St Johns - Toronto - Vancouver - Winnipeg - Yellowknife. PES programs relating to watershed management, water regulation for hydropower and irrigation, biodiversity conservation, and hazard prevention are a means for ensuring that mountain communities can benefit from the implementation of measures to maintain environmental services that are important for lowland areas and their large population centers. This content is available for download via your institution's subscription. The terrain consists mostly of hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys.The coastal plains are wide in the west and discontinuous in the east.. World map: The countries of the world and their mountain areas 28–29. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Create a new folder below. Geography. Documentation and lessons learned will thus be crucial for establishing a body of sound experience tailored to the specific needs of mountain regions. Scoring a country on its climate is not an easy task, because everyone has their own ideas on what sort of weather they enjoy most. One prominent factor for its high rank is the weather and climate, with 71 percent of the respondents living there rating it as very good. You will have access to both the presentation and article (if available). To access this item, please sign in to your personal account. Arizona is known for its varied landscape, which features deserts, canyons (including the Grand Canyon), forests, and mountain ra… Mountain communities should see more tangible benefits from conservation efforts than has been the case in the past. Map of the countries of the world and their mountain areas. Regions with the most mountain land are also the regions where mountain water for surrounding lowlands is most important—including the countries across the Eurasian continent from the Middle East to China, the Andean countries, the Nile Basin, and western North America (Figure 1). For the research and education communities, capacity development and transdisciplinary approaches will be important components of all these activities. Half of the global biodiversity hot spots are in mountain regions. UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres calls on mountain countries to take bold action on climate change mitigation and adaption . Climate change is affecting the global landscape of mountains. Right now, the current climate at 1,350 metres is the same as it used to be at 1,000 metres in the 1960s. Climate change is likely to increase this exposure, as extreme events such as storms, landslides, avalanches, and rockfalls are expected to become more common and more intense in mountain areas, threatening both livelihoods and infrastructure. This support begins with preparedness and ends with recovery; key ideas include effective early warning systems, land use zoning, and strategies for intervention. Since the first edition of this book appeared over two decades ago several impor-tant field programs have been conducted in mountain areas. Climate Change Impacts on mountain regions of the world . This category has the following 58 subcategories, out of 58 total. Because the atmospheric pressure and the temperature. Editor's note: The text of this article originally appeared as the final chapter of a brochure entitled Mountains and Climate Change—From Understanding to Action, prepared at the Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland, for presentation by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) at a side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on 12 December 2009. humidity. External support is needed in order to reduce poverty levels. This will count as one of your downloads. An institutional or society member subscription is required to view non-Open Access content. To the west of the Andes lie the coastal plains and a more tropical climate. Chile has an overall elevated topography with an average elevation of 6,140 feet above sea level. We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading. 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East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing, tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation, polar climate characterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterized by continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, and clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp and foggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow, mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest, highland continental, hot summers, cold winters, tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation, 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 to November, generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north, temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers, arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers, equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun, tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October), cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime, temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy, tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May), tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north, subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter, varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas, varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid, hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast, tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds, subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds, temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers, tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers, tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April), equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January), tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation, varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north, varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north, temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and erratic, tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April), tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers, temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south, extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north, tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds, tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October), tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year, tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands, tropical marine; rainy season (November to May), tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator, tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March, tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands, tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October), Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast, tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October), temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters, tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October), temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers, tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall, tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall, tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons, tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands, desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters, tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands, hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands, maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers, tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation, cold temperate; potentially subarctic in the north to temperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers in the south, cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; average annual rainfall is 24 inches in Stanley; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but typically does not accumulate, mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy, tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage, tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation, cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes, tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation, temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers, warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast, temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind, tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north, Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers, temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers, arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters, tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds, subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity, tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season (January to June), rainy season (July to December); little seasonal temperature variation, tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands, temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast, generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds, tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds, tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January), tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds, temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September), subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains, subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall, temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers, temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers, varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north, northeast monsoon (December to April), southwest monsoon (June to October); tropical cyclones occur during May/June and October/November in the northern Indian Ocean and January/February in the southern Indian Ocean, tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands, mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast, mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, 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, temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time, temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about a third of the time, temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas, predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south, arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog, varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north, tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun, tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation, mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April), continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid, varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior, tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds, influenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between October and December, dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters, dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan Mountains; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone, tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April), Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows, temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers, tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers, Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior, continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers, transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers, modified continental with mild winters, cool summers, subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers, tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south, sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November), tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons, tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August), subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February), Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers, tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt, tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid, tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May), tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November), subtropical; moderated by prevailing easterly winds, Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers, desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges), Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland, tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation, Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior, desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic, tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February), varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south, temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters, tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds, tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid, tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands, desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south, varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north, tropical; modified by southeast trade winds, subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation, temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer, tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October, temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast, dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south, 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) may form south of Mexico from June to October and affect Mexico and Central America; continental influences cause climatic uniformity to be much less pronounced in the eastern and western regions at the same latitude in the North Pacific Ocean; the western Pacific is monsoonal - a rainy season occurs during the summer months, when moisture-laden winds blow from the ocean over the land, and a dry season during the winter months, when dry winds blow from the Asian landmass back to the ocean; tropical cyclones (typhoons) may strike southeast and east Asia from May to December, mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north, tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November, tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May), tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation, subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west, varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes, tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October), tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March), temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers, maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south, tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation, warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall, tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April), temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms, ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast, temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible, tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid), Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena), tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November), tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August, temperature averages 80-85 degrees all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November, cold and wet, with considerable mist and fog; spring and autumn are often windy, tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November), tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October), Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers, tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May), harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes, tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind, in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well-distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns), in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns), tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May), tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April), 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, Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east, tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather, 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 and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons, mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights, variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow, temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter, hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone; rainfall is heaviest in the upland areas of the south and diminishes to the north, sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Celsius to -2 degrees Celsius; cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean; the ocean area from 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 and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Celsius; at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter, temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast, tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October), hot and dry; arid desert; rainy season varies by region (April to November), arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year, temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north, temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers, 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, tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year, midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains, varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands, tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid, tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream, tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May), tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November), tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December), tropical; rainy season (June to December), temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south, temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior, tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry, tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March), tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast, 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 farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south, temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast, mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown, mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east, tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April, tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March), subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November, tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C, temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters, hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew, mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east, tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April), tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March). 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