/hag/ climate
Note: I am trying my best but there are more qualified anons out there. Please understand that they can correct this.
Preface
I am not very good at geological things so I will focus on climate and weather. I have attached several useful maps that can explain things better for future use.
Also before starting this, there can be effects that I am not accounting for that are from other nations like /uoh/ or /hag/ itself so fair warning things may change with that.
Climate and Biomes of /hag/
/hag/ has a variety of climates thanks in part to its position on the map and other factors.
Humid Continental (Dfa/Dfb)
Most of /hag/ is of the temperate Humid Continental (Dfa/Dfb) climate present in Central and Eastern Europe; Lower Ontario and New England, and the Midwest of the United States. the a in Dfa stands means hot summer, while b means warm summer. f in it means no dry season, so there is precipitation year round in these areas. Forests thrive in this climate, and some of the most beautiful old growth forests in the world can be found, or used to in Dfa and Dfb climates.
Biomes within this climate regime include temperate woodlands, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous or evergreen forests,coniferous forests, and coniferous swamps. maple, spruce, pine, fir, and oak can be found in this wet Df climate. Fall foliage is noted during the autumn of deciduous forests.
Subarctic Continental (Dfc/Dfd)
The Southeast is of a Subarctic Continental (Dfc/Dfd) climate, which for the purposes of this report would be similar to that of Siberia and Kamchatka. C meaning Regular subarctic, only 1–3 months above 10 °C (50.0 °F), coldest month between −3 °C (26.6 °F) and −38 °C (−36.4 °F) and D meaning Severely cold subarctic, only 1–3 months above 10 °C (50.0 °F), coldest month at or below −38 °C (−36.4 °F). Typically no more than 380 mm (15 in) over an entire year due to the low temperatures and evapotranspiration. Away from the coasts, precipitation occurs mostly in the summer months, while in coastal areas with subarctic climates the heaviest precipitation is usually during the autumn months when the relative warmth of sea vis-à-vis land is greatest.
Vegetation in regions with subarctic climates is generally of low diversity, as only hardy tree species can survive the long winters and make use of the short summers. Trees are mostly limited to conifers, as few broadleaved trees are able to survive the very low temperatures in winter. This type of forest is also known as taiga, a term which is sometimes applied to the climate found therein as well. Even though the diversity may be low, the area and numbers are high, and the taiga (boreal) forest is the largest forest biome on the planet, with most of the forests located in Russia and Canada. The process by which plants become acclimated to cold temperatures is called hardening.
Agricultural potential is generally poor, due to the natural infertility of soils and the prevalence of swamps and lakes left by departing ice sheets, and short growing seasons prohibit all but the hardiest of crops. Despite the short season, the long summer days at such latitudes do permit some agriculture. In some areas, ice has scoured rock surfaces bare, entirely stripping off the overburden. Elsewhere, rock basins have been formed and stream courses dammed, creating countless lakes.
Humid Subtropical (Cfa)
Northeastern /hag/ is of a Humid Subtropical (Cfa) nature. (f = Fully humid a = Hot Summer) What this basically entails is that its hot, and humid during the summer and there is no dry winter that is found in Cwa varient of this climate. The Southern United States, Uruguay and South China are prime real life examples of this in the world. Rainfall peaks in the summer and many thunderstorms are present as well. Winter rainfall is often associated with large storms in the westerlies that have fronts that reach down (or up) into subtropical latitudes.
Common biomes found here would be subtropical moist and dry broadleaf forests, subtropical coniferous, mixed and coniferous forests, subtropical grasslands, flooded grasslands, mangroves, and swamps.
Cold Semi-Arid (BSk)
The far west of /hag/ is Cold Semi-Arid
Cold semi-arid climates (type "BSk") tend to be located in elevated portions of temperate zones, typically bordering a humid continental climate or a Mediterranean climate. They are also typically found in continental interiors some distance from large bodies of water. Cold semi-arid climates usually feature warm to hot dry summers, though their summers are typically not quite as hot as those of hot semi-arid climates. Unlike hot semi-arid climates, areas with cold semi-arid climates tend to have cold and possibly freezing winters. These areas usually see some snowfall during the winter, though snowfall is much lower than at locations at similar latitudes with more humid climates.
Areas featuring cold semi-arid climates tend to have higher elevations than areas with hot semi-arid climates and tend to feature major temperature swings between day and night, sometimes by as much as 20 °C (36 °F) or more. These large diurnal temperature variations are seldom seen in hot semi-arid climates. Cold semi-arid climates at higher latitudes tend to have dry winters and wetter summers, while cold semi-arid climates at lower latitudes tend to have precipitation patterns more akin to subtropical climates, with dry summers, relatively wet winters, and even wetter springs and autumns.
Cold semi-arid climates are most commonly found in Mongolia, the Middle East and other parts of Asia and Western North America. However, they can also be found in Northern Africa, South Africa, Europe, sections of South America and sections of interior southern Australia (e.g. Kalgoorlie and Mildura) and New Zealand (around Alexandra).
I would generally consider most of this area to operate as a Steppe, in terms of being mostly grassland and not ideal for sedimentary life.
Tundra (ET)
The areas around the /uoh/ border are Tundra. Tundra's are really inhospitable climates that generally are relatively sparsely populated. For /hag/, this would be no different and i personally doubt given the excellent land in other regions that the Tundra would have much purpose in being settled other than for potential minerals. Even then, it's hard to dig for minerals in the frozen tundra as the frozen ground makes it extremely hard. To give your perspective on how cold it is, this a climate which at least one month has an average temperature high enough to melt snow (0 °C (32 °F)), but no month with an average temperature in excess of 10 °C (50 °F).
Wildlife in these areas is hard to come by, and the most common biome will likely be.... Tundra. Yes, this is the biome as well. It tends to be windy, with winds often blowing upwards of 50–100 km/h (30–60 mph). However, it is desert-like, with only about 150–250 mm (6–10 in) of precipitation falling per year (the summer is typically the season of maximum precipitation). Although precipitation is light, evaporation is also relatively minimal. During the summer, the permafrost thaws just enough to let plants grow and reproduce, but because the ground below this is frozen, the water cannot sink any lower, so the water forms the lakes and marshes found during the summer months. There is a natural pattern of accumulation of fuel and wildfire which varies depending on the nature of vegetation and terrain.
Conclusion
Most of your people will live within the temperate climates of Dfa/Dfb and Cfa. While it is certainly possible to live in these other regions, some more than others, your most productive lands will be those two by far. Much of the Tundra and Cold Semi-Arid comes from the /uoh/ ice sheet, while the Subarctic comes from the cold currents within the region which lower the temperature. I would recommend looking into https://world-crops.com/ for temperate and sub tropic crops. It really can help you out.
Geologically, I cannot provide good assistance, but I can say that there is some purpose to the Tundra given the Orogen it resides in.
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