Figure 2.18

Seasonality in Verkhoyansk and Singapore. (A) Verkhoyansk, Russia, has among the highest annual temperature ranges of any city on the planet, as this climate diagram shows. This person (inset) in Verkhoyansk has thrown boiling water into −47°C (−53°F) air. The water has crystallized into ice before reaching the ground. (B) In contrast to Verkhoyansk, Singapore’s average monthly temperatures vary by only a few degrees. Every month brings warm tropical temperatures.

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