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=== Climate === | === Climate === | ||
[[File: | [[File:Yushan_main_east_peak+Huang_Chung_Yu黃中佑+9030.png|thumb|200px|left|[[Mbóituí]], Verona's highest point.]] | ||
The climatic conditions in Verona are predominantly tropical, although due to its extensive area, the climate varies from tropical to continental. The state's coastal regions are influenced by the cool Urlazian Current, which generates summer fog along the coast. In the mountainous inland areas, temperatures fluctuate throughout the year. The moderating influence of the maritime environment results in the shoreline of [[Lynnhaven]] and [[Sierra]] having some of the coolest "summer" temperatures of all major metropolitan areas in Cartadania, even compared to areas on the same latitude in the interior, despite their peri-equatorial location. The same phenomenon can be observed in the [[Vírgenes County, Verona|Vírgenes County]] shoreline bordering [[Tanoa]], which is cooler in summer than most areas. However, a few miles inland, summer temperatures are significantly higher, with downtown La Joya being several degrees warmer than at the coast. The Attalus Bay Area also shows this microclimate phenomenon, where areas sheltered from the sea experience hotter summers than nearby areas close to the ocean. Verona's diverse geography, ranging from the coastal regions in the east to the mountainous Serra Afiada range in the center and the meranti forests in the west, allows this phenomenon to occur and is one of the most striking in the country. | The climatic conditions in Verona are predominantly tropical, although due to its extensive area, the climate varies from tropical to continental. The state's coastal regions are influenced by the cool Urlazian Current, which generates summer fog along the coast. In the mountainous inland areas, temperatures fluctuate throughout the year. The moderating influence of the maritime environment results in the shoreline of [[Lynnhaven]] and [[Sierra]] having some of the coolest "summer" temperatures of all major metropolitan areas in Cartadania, even compared to areas on the same latitude in the interior, despite their peri-equatorial location. The same phenomenon can be observed in the [[Vírgenes County, Verona|Vírgenes County]] shoreline bordering [[Tanoa]], which is cooler in summer than most areas. However, a few miles inland, summer temperatures are significantly higher, with downtown La Joya being several degrees warmer than at the coast. The Attalus Bay Area also shows this microclimate phenomenon, where areas sheltered from the sea experience hotter summers than nearby areas close to the ocean. Verona's diverse geography, ranging from the coastal regions in the east to the mountainous Serra Afiada range in the center and south, and the meranti forests in the west, allows this phenomenon to occur and is one of the most striking in the country. | ||
Additionally, the state's generally consistent year-round warm weather has allowed it to become an agricultural juggernaut, creating one of the most productive agricultural economic sectors in Cartadania, second only to neighboring Santiago in sector-specific area use. Verona is particularly favorable for crops like pineapple, cassava, sugarcane, and various fruiting trees, and while it is no longer a coffee-producing state, its land was once some of these most productive and favorable in terms of coffee yield. Verona also has rather routine and predictable rainfall, though droughts are not unheard of and are particularly more common in the state's arid south. | |||
=== Ecology and wildlife === | === Ecology and wildlife === | ||