While the constant temperature of the Atlantic Ocean moderates the climate of the south and east coasts of Nova Scotia, heavy ice build-up in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence makes winters colder in northern Nova Scotia ; the shallowness of the Gulf's waters mean that they warm up more than the Atlantic Ocean in the summer, warming the summers in northern Nova Scotia.

Saint Lucia is in the tropical zone, although its climate is moderated by northeast trade winds.

The climate of Saint John is humid continental ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ).

Due to its size, favorable climate, rich fishing waters and proximity to Saint Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire, the Karelian Isthmus became the wealthiest part of Finland once the industrial revolution had gained momentum in the 19th century.

In 2010, Weizsäcker gave a lecture at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, discussing global climate change.

The building was necessary because tsar Alexander II of Russia, who purchased one of the largest in Europe collection of tropical plants from Nieborów, could not transport it to Saint Petersburg, due to climate conditions there.

Saint Paul's climate is strongly influenced by the cold ocean that surrounds the island.

In 1904, Samuil was diagnosed with tuberculosis and could no longer continue to live in the cold climate of Saint Petersburg.

The central and southern portions of the parish constitute Saint Kitts ' South East Peninsula, and has a strikingly contrasting arid climate.

Helena has a semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSk ), with long, cold and moderately snowy winters, hot and dry summers, and short springs and autumns in between.

The climate of Helena is typical of the Deep South, with long, hot, humid Summers and short, relatively mild Winters.

This clump was the best on the island, planted near a water seep, but the dry climate and sea birds, eager for anything upon which to perch, did not give the trees or shrubs much of a chance to survive.

On the higher islands and somewhat wetter islands, exclusively in mountainous areas, like Santo Antao island, the climate is suitable for the development of dry monsoon forest, and laurel forest as this vegetation is believed to have been present in the past.

While an emphasis remains on agriculture and stock breeding, due to the climate and terrain of the island, there has been a drop in manufacturing, and an observable expansion in its service industries ( mainly tourism-related ).

Crete's mild climate attracts interest from northern Europeans who want a holiday home or residence on the island.

Despite its arid climate, the island is also home to a surprisingly large insect fauna.

Throughout its long history, Fuerteventura has suffered from a population decline due to the economic situation and the climate, which have made it into a desert island.

The sea and climate conditions make the island the perfect place for a huge variety of watersports.

Note that an arid desert climate is not typically implied ; one dictionary uses the phrase ' desert island ' to illustrate the use of ' desert ' as an adjective meaning " desolate and sparsely occupied or unoccupied ".

Regional climatic variations range from humid continental in the northern island of Hokkaido extending down through Northern Japan to the Central Highland, then blending with and eventually changing to a humid subtropical climate on the Pacific Coast and ultimately bordering very closely with a tropical climate on the Ryukyu Islands.

Since the southwestern half of the island lies in the rain shadow of the mountains, it has a semiarid climate and receives fewer than of rainfall annually.

The island has a tropical desert climate, with high daytime temperatures, constant wind, and strong sun.

The climate in the island is temperate, with mild winters and cool summers.

The island, like much of south west England, has a mild climate with frost and snow being rare.

The central highlands are both drier and cooler while the west is drier still, and a semi-arid climate prevails in the southwest and southern interior of the island.

The province has been divided into six climate types, but in broader terms Newfoundland has a cool summer subtype of a humid continental climate, which is greatly influenced by the sea since no part of the island is more than 100 km ( 62 mi ) from the ocean.

Parts of China's northernmost province Heilongjiang has a subarctic climate ; its southernmost part, Hainan Island ( an island away from mainland China ), has a tropical climate.

These experiences and Samoa's position as a low-lying island state punctuate its concern about global climate change.

There is also a system of bus routes throughout the island, most of which have air conditioning due to Singapore's tropical climate.

The island has a typical Mediterranean climate.

The climate of the island is tropical, hot and humid with lush tropical rain forest originally dominating the landscape.

The climate on the island is generally marine and varies widely by season in the Northern part and the mountain areas.

His message can be described as confrontational and controversial, which can be related to the political climate of most of the African countries in the 1960s, many of which were dealing with political injustice and military corruption while recovering from the transition from colonial governments to self-determination.

Through photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that in large amounts can affect global climate.

Cave-dwelling species are accustomed to a near-constant climate of temperature and humidity, and any disturbance can be disruptive to the species ' life cycles.

Modern climate classification methods can be broadly divided into genetic methods, which focus on the causes of climate, and empiric methods, which focus on the effects of climate.

The five primary classifications can be further divided into secondary classifications such as rain forest, monsoon, tropical savanna, humid subtropical, humid continental, oceanic climate, Mediterranean climate, steppe, subarctic climate, tundra, polar ice cap, and desert.

The major factors shaping a cuisine are climate, which in large measure determines the native raw materials that are available, economic conditions, which affect trade and can affect food distribution, imports and exports, and religious or sumptuary laws, under which certain foods are required or proscribed.

In the north, the Arno river can have an influence on the climate, keeping the temperatures slightly cooler, an influence that diminishes further south in the warmer Classico territory towards Castelnuovo Berardenga.

Preschool education is important because it can give a child the edge in a competitive world and education climate.

The scale of ecological dynamics can operate like a closed system, such as aphids migrating on a single tree, while at the same time remain open with regard to broader scale influences, such as atmosphere or climate.

Studies by Pruski and Nearing indicated that, other factors such as land use not considered, we can expect approximately a 1. 7 % change in soil erosion for each 1 % change in total precipitation under climate change.

Planetary engineering is largely the realm of science fiction at present, although some types of climate change on Earth are recent evidence that humans can cause change on a global scale.

ECMWF can contribute to the development of strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

* Forests can also be classified more specifically based on the climate and the dominant tree species present, resulting in numerous different forest types ( e. g., ponderosa pine / Douglas-fir forest ).

The death of Germanicus in what can only be described as dubious circumstances greatly affected Tiberius ' popularity in Rome, leading to the creation of a climate of fear in Rome itself.

Just as radiative forcing provides a simplified means of comparing the various factors that are believed to influence the climate system to one another, global-warming potentials ( GWPs ) are one type of simplified index based upon radiative properties that can be used to estimate the potential future impacts of emissions of different gases upon the climate system in a relative sense.

Overall, the Holocene extinction can be characterized by climate change and humanity's presence.

However, the timing of agrarian festivals can vary widely, given regional variations in climate.

Differing personalities of individual team members can affect the team climate in a negative way as members may clash and reduce team performance ( Barrick, et al., 1998 ).

Its climate zone can be classified as continental.