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Corumm experiences a combination of humid continental, humid subtropical and tropical wet climates as defined by the Kroger climate classification scheme. Tropical wet conditions are found closer to the equator and along the western and south coasts, with regular rainfall and constant warm temperatures of up to 27 degrees. These areas regularly receive around 150 inches of rain per year. Central Corumm has predominantly humid subtropical climate conditions. In the Corummese interior, summers are typically longer, hot and humid. Monthly mean summer temperatures are normally between 24 and 27°C. A deep current of tropical air dominates the humid subtropics at the time of high sun, and daily intense but brief thundershowers are common. Summer high temperatures are typically in the high 20s to mid-30s °C, while overnight lows in the summer are typically in the lower 20s °C. Monthly mean temperatures in winter are often mild, typically averaging 7.5 to 16°C . Daytime highs in winter normally are in the 10 to 16°C range, while overnight lows are from 2 to 7°C. Rainfall often shows a summer peak while other areas have a more uniform or varying rainfall cycles, but consistently lack any predictably dry summer months. The areas around lake Doyeon are closer to the humid continental climate, with winters were temperature can drop below 0°C and even snow in some higher altitude areas and dry summers with around 40 mm of water precipitation. Snow may be more common than rain in these areas of the country. | Corumm experiences a combination of humid continental, humid subtropical and tropical wet climates as defined by the Kroger climate classification scheme. Tropical wet conditions are found closer to the equator and along the western and south coasts, with regular rainfall and constant warm temperatures of up to 27 degrees. These areas regularly receive around 150 inches of rain per year. Central Corumm has predominantly humid subtropical climate conditions. In the Corummese interior, summers are typically longer, hot and humid. Monthly mean summer temperatures are normally between 24 and 27°C. A deep current of tropical air dominates the humid subtropics at the time of high sun, and daily intense but brief thundershowers are common. Summer high temperatures are typically in the high 20s to mid-30s °C, while overnight lows in the summer are typically in the lower 20s °C. Monthly mean temperatures in winter are often mild, typically averaging 7.5 to 16°C . Daytime highs in winter normally are in the 10 to 16°C range, while overnight lows are from 2 to 7°C. Rainfall often shows a summer peak while other areas have a more uniform or varying rainfall cycles, but consistently lack any predictably dry summer months. The areas around lake Doyeon are closer to the humid continental climate, with winters were temperature can drop below 0°C and even snow in some higher altitude areas and dry summers with around 40 mm of water precipitation. Snow may be more common than rain in these areas of the country. | ||
===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
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Kherlen river.jpg|Northern steppe region at Ulug. | Kherlen river.jpg|Northern steppe region at Ulug. | ||
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Jalman Meadows Mongolia-9156769.jpg|Forested meadow in the [[Mirzak]] countryside. | Jalman Meadows Mongolia-9156769.jpg|Forested meadow in the [[Mirzak]] countryside. | ||
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Corumm is bound to the south by the Taizi sea and to the west by the [[Ocean of Cathay]]. Geographically Corumm possesses two notable geographic features. The Arik mountain range which covers most of western Corumm that has served as an important geographic barrier against invasion by other powers to the west. Nestled among this mountain range is Lake Doyeon, the nation's largest lake with tributary rivers that is a vital source of fresh water and gives way to fertile coastal plains on which much of Corummese agriculture and population centers are based. The other feature is the Jintao plateau that dominates central Corumm and where several important rivers are born. The coastal areas and the Northwest are mostly flat plains, very amenable to mass human habitation. | |||
===Ecology=== | ===Ecology=== | ||
Corumm has a vibrant array of animal and plant life within its borders | [[File:Dodo.jpg|thumb|Giswinus Domesticus, a large flightless very common in Corumm]] | ||
Corumm has a vibrant array of animal and plant life within its borders both natural and transplanted by less than careful travelers. It is home to the largest predator in [[Alshar]], the hyena-like [[Long-toothed Hound]] or Zhangya. Also endemic is the 'Corummese chicken' or [[Giswi]] which has been domesticated and turned into an inexhaustible source of food. Some of the outlying islands have specimens reminiscent of past eras of the world such as giant flightless birds such as the [[Danonino]], which have survived due to the extreme isolation of their habitats. However Corummese industrial policies and disregard for pollution have meant that the habitats of several species have slowly disappeared or been seriosuly curtailed by human encroachment. Another facet of Corummese government's involvement with the ecology is a scientific program to genetically engineer and breed back animals that only existed hundreds of thousands of years ago, known as ''Megafauna''. Work on the breeding of the creature known as ''Paraceratherium'' is well underway and several dozens specimens could be released into the wild within the next two decades. | |||