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In American Samoa, the climate is equatorial, i.e. hot, humid and rainy throughout the year. However, there is a maximum in rainfall from December to March, and a relative minimum from June to September. American Samoa is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean south of the equator, and an unincorporated territory of the United States. Temperatures are stable, with little variations between the hottest period (December to April) and the coolest (June to August). The south-east trade winds blow steadily throughout the year, especially from May to October, and are stronger during the day, making the heat more bearable. The rains are abundant. Typically, they occur in the form of downpours or thunderstorms, which are usually intense but don't last long, in fact, the sun shines quite frequently and regularly, even in the rainiest months. From December to March, however, the rains can sometimes last for the whole day. Rainfall is enhanced by the elevations that are found on the volcanic islands (Tutuila, Ta'u, Ofu, and Olosega), which are therefore wetter, while the small islands and the flat atolls (Aunu'u, Swains, and Rose) receive less rainfall, about 2,500 millimeters (100 inches) per year. On the volcanic islands, the amount of rainfall varies depending on slope exposure, in fact, it is around 3,000 mm (120 in) per year along the sheltered coasts and around 4,000 mm (160 in) on the coasts exposed to the trade winds; in hilly and mountainous areas, it can even exceed 5,000 mm (200 in) per year. #weather #rain #beach #islands #rainfall #coast #wind #volcano #thursday #dog #cat #samoa #americansamoa #usa #atolls

👋 Meet the Family Glacier Types Series 07 - Tidewater Glaciers ℹ️ Tidewater glaciers form when glaciers reach the sea, where they calve icebergs into the ocean. Snowfall in mountainous regions feeds these icy rivers. 🌍 Examples: Monacobreen (Svalbard), Nordenskiöld Glacier (Svalbard). ✨ Tidewater glaciers are known for their dramatic calving process, where icebergs break off into the sea. 🌡️ Warming ocean waters accelerate melting from below, causing faster retreat and increased calving rates. 📍 Monacobreen, Svalbard (Norway) 🌐 Monacobreen in our glacier database: https://lnkd.in/ebBgKB_C 📸 Photo by Andreas Weith / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA

You may define sea level as average heights at which rivers meet an ocean.

And the sea level as heigh altitude is zero and there is no locate under the zero level and the world is %75 water and the island rest of 75%.

Glacier decrease from the northern slopes of the Elbrus Massif between 1985 and 2023, Caucasus Mountains. 🛰 10-08-1985 Landsat 5 TM and 27-08-2023 Sentinel 2.

Watch till end to learn the Different names of Tropical Cyclones.

Useful and informative This probably needs to be shared to remind all of us. For those who think Russia is all the way on the other side of the world...It's approximately 55 miles from us at the Bering Strait's narrow point. However, in the body of water between Alaska and Russia, known as the Bering Strait, there lies two small islands known as Big Diomede and Little Diomede. Interesting enough, Big Diomede is owned by Russia while Little Diomede is owned by the US. The stretch of water between these two islands is only about 2.5 miles wide and actually freezes over during the winter so you could technically walk from the US to Russia on this seasonal sea ice.

Biafo Glacier, Baltoro Glacier, and Batura Glacier: Three of the world's longest glaciers outside the polar regions 

What to say about the Mountains 🏔️… 1. “The mountains are calling, and I must go.” 2. “On top of the world.” 3. “Elevate your perspective.” 4. “Climb every mountain.” 5. “The higher you climb, the better the view.” 6. “Adventure awaits on the peaks.” 7. “In the mountains, you find yourself.” 8. “Life’s a climb, but the view is great.” 9. “Nature’s skyscrapers.” 10. “Summit seeker.” 🙂😊 Mountains are generally less preferable for human habitation than lowlands, because of harsh weather and little level ground suitable for agriculture. While 7% of the land area of Earth is above 2,500 metres (8,200 ft),[15]: 14  only 140 million people live above that altitude[48] and only 20-30 million people above 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) elevation.[49] About half of mountain dwellers live in the Andes, Central Asia, and Africa.16 #moutains #life #weather #say #human #Nature #Natural #elevation #million