Tag: climate

The Steppes are vast semi-arid grass-covered plains that stretch across Eurasia, serving as the Russian equivalent to the North American prairies.

Boreal forests, also known as taiga, are the characteristic evergreen forests found in the northern hemisphere's high-latitude regions, which are defined by long, snowy winters and short growing seasons.

During the winter, the flow of air reverses. The continent cools rapidly forming a large area of high pressure over north central Asia, known as the Siberian High, and a smaller area over India. Now,the drier, colder air of the continent blows offshore creating the dry monsoon season. Many parts of southern India receive considerable rain from the northeast monsoon. Though the principal rainy season for interior Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep is the Southwest Monsoon season, rainfall continues till December in these  regions. Tamilnadu, in particular, typically gets nearly half its annual rain during this monsoon. It is known as Mavath.

Rajasthan is characterized by an arid climate, which leads to the formation of sandy, desert soil. This soil type is dominant in the western parts of the state.