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... Climate . The climate of Moscow is continental , mod- ified by the temperate influence of westerly winds of Atlantic origin . Precipitation is moderate , 23 inches ( 581 millimetres ) a year , with a marked summer maximum that reaches a ...
... Climate . The climate of Moscow is continental , mod- ified by the temperate influence of westerly winds of Atlantic origin . Precipitation is moderate , 23 inches ( 581 millimetres ) a year , with a marked summer maximum that reaches a ...
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... Climate . The climate over most of the country is that of the hot , arid Sahara , but it is moderated along the coastal littoral by the Mediterranean Sea . The Saharan influence is stronger in summer . From October to March , prevailing ...
... Climate . The climate over most of the country is that of the hot , arid Sahara , but it is moderated along the coastal littoral by the Mediterranean Sea . The Saharan influence is stronger in summer . From October to March , prevailing ...
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... climates , neither fully humid nor semiarid , extends from central Texas northward to eastern North Dakota . To the west are the semiarid climates of the Great Plains , and along the Rocky Mountain crests an alpine climate prevails , in ...
... climates , neither fully humid nor semiarid , extends from central Texas northward to eastern North Dakota . To the west are the semiarid climates of the Great Plains , and along the Rocky Mountain crests an alpine climate prevails , in ...
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