Comments by "thomas grabkowski" (@thomasgrabkowski8283) on "Casual Earth" channel.

  1. Well New England’s high rainfall is also due to the presence of Great Lakes directly to the west of it meaning that westerlies pick up moisture from the Great Lakes before reaching New England. And it’s not just Patagonia but Siberia and northeast China is also much drier than New England especially in winter due to not having equivalent of Great Lakes
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  2. Latitude. Lower latitudes come from east(trade winds) and higher latitude come from west
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  3. Arctic air does hit Salt Lake City
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  4. Also sudden stratospheric warming events in the arctic becoming increasingly common, causing cold air to be displaced from the Arctic. Same isn't happening in the Antarctic
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  5. Also the Southern Ocean between Antarctica and Australia moderates polar blasts far more than the landmasses of Asia and North America which stretch all the way from tropics to the Arctic. Also, cold temps in northern Australia only happen at night. In daytime, it still warms up to around 20C during those cold snaps, with a big contributor being very low humidity in northern Australia during winter allowing for large diurnal range. Areas around Tropic of Cancer in North America and Asia actually have winter days where it stays cold all day
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  6. Also Gobi desert stretches quite close to Asia’s east coast. Also deserts of Australia reach quite close to their east coast as well
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  7. Northeast Africa being the big exception
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