climate

==== Tundra is a very hard climate for a lot of things to survive in. This cold and treeless place is very harsh. All months of the year are cold. Summer in the Tundra lasts about 6 to 10 weeks. The Tundra's temperature never rises above 45 or 50 degrees F. These temperatures cause a permanently part of the ground to remain frozen. This layer of the frozen ground is called permafrost. Also, the wind is very fierce in the Tundra, whipping around the small plants that are able to survive.The sun barely rises during the winter time and it is dark for most of the day. The winter temperatures don't rise over 20 degrees F. The average of the winter is much lower, -20 to -30 degrees F. As the harsh wind blows the snow off the top of the plateaus into the valleys, the animal hunker down and try to find enough food to keep warm. The Tundra has a total of 6-10 inches of rain a year. This as little as most of the world's driest deserts. ====