Tag: introduction to weather and climate

As we go higher in the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure drops and the air goes on getting thinner. That's why mountain climbers sometimes need bottled oxygen to breathe. It becomes difficult to breath as the air is thinner.

A transitional type of climate found between the equatorial forests & trade wind hot deserts is known as Savanna type of climate. This climate is confined within Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn. The Savanna type of climate is characterized by humid summers and dry winters. Africa, Australia, South America and India have Savanna type of climate. Temperature range of this climate is 18° – 30° C. This is also known as Sudan type of climate.

Compared to land, the sea gets heated slowly and loses heat slowly. Land heats up and cools down quickly. Therefore, the variation in temperature over the sea is less as compared to land. That is why it doesn't get too hot or cold. 

The Great Nicobar island is the Indian island that lies closest to the equator. The Indira Point is the southernmost point, i.e. The point closest to equator.

The average condition of rain, temperature, and moisture for over more than 35 years in known as climate. In other words, climate can be simply defined as the average weather of a particular place. The term climate denotes a description of aggregate weather conditions.