Which places/cities do you think have vegetation many perceive as mismatch with what the climate's like (annual, comparison)
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Queenstown, Tasmania has a very wet oceanic climate with over 2,400mm/90in of rainfall annually, and temperatures that range between 2C (36F) to 22C (72F) in the coolest and the warmest month, respectfully. Naturally, you would expect Queenstown to look like this:
Except, Queenstown actually seems to look like a place that can fit within the warmer & much drier shrubby highlands of Southern California:
Queenstown, Tasmania has a very wet oceanic climate with over 2,400mm/90in of rainfall annually, and temperatures that range between 2C (36F) to 22C (72F) in the coolest and the warmest month, respectfully. Naturally, you would expect Queenstown to look like this:
Except, Queenstown actually seems to look like a place that can fit within the warmer & much drier shrubby highlands of Southern California:
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That's insane. It's a temperate rainforest, not a subtropical desert!
Yes, Queenstown likened to a subtropical desert. But I suppose the continent it's on and mild winters could've done it, maybe?
See my post again.
The first image of a rainy meadow surrounded by forested mountains is NOT Queenstown. It's what you would EXPECT Queenstown to look like with all that rainfall.
The two images below it are in Queenstown. And it's NOT what you expect Queenstown to look like, a place with 2000mm+ of annual rainfall and summer highs that barely go over 22C.
It's just a result of depleted and poisoned soils from mining over the years.
Deficient, poor and low fertility soils can really change the appearance of an area. Even making an otherwise 'lush' climate look quasi semi arid. Pretty amazing.
I had never seen how Queenstown looked like, until a few days ago. I actually did imagine it to look like a lush, hilly Scottish village. Was surprised to see it was the opposite.
Although, there are conifer forests even in tropical southern Florida, as well as a pine species native to the Sahara and several junipers and cedars to the Mediterranean. It shows just how good at tolerating a wide variety of conditions those beasts are - even more so than palms, deciduous trees and grasses, all of which are still pretty resilient and diverse. The more I've studied plants and climate, the less I've associated any of those four things with a single group of climatic conditions.
I believe, though, that the pines in the Sahara are mostly in the Atlas and Hoggar Mountains, right? And we know there's the Pines of Rome and the Italian Cypress, but I'm thinking that most of those Mediterranean conifers like the Lebanese Cedar are usually in highland areas, right?
Deficient, poor and low fertility soils can really change the appearance of an area. Even making an otherwise 'lush' climate look quasi semi arid. Pretty amazing.
I had never seen how Queenstown looked like, until a few days ago. I actually did imagine it to look like a lush, hilly Scottish village. Was surprised to see it was the opposite.
Even Darwin, which averages 67 or so inches of rain (similar to Mobile, Alabama) and has the heat and humidity of the Gulf Coast, isn't as lush as Mobile is. Not that Darwin looks like desert, either, but eh, it looks more like Corpus Christi (average rainfall of 33 inches) than Mobile in terms of lushness level.
Even Darwin, which averages 67 or so inches of rain (similar to Mobile, Alabama) and has the heat and humidity of the Gulf Coast, isn't as lush as Mobile is. Not that Darwin looks like desert, either, but eh, it looks more like Corpus Christi (average rainfall of 33 inches) than Mobile in terms of lushness level.
Agreed. And lot of our wet tropical areas look drier than their climate. For instance, Townsville looks like the semi-arid Honolulu, even though its climate is virtually like Tampa's.
Where in the US would you compare Sydney's vegetation to? Any places in the East Coast?
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