Do mountains effect Earth's climate? and how?

Question

thanxs.

Answer 1

they sometimes prevent clouds and storms from moving over their peaks, which is why there are usually deserts to one side of them

Answer 2

There is now little doubt that the presence of mountain ranges on the Earth can dramatically influence global climate, and that episodes of mountain building through Earth History have acted as mechanisms of global climate change. The process of mountain building is very slow however, being associated with continental drift and taking tens or even hundreds of millions of years. Consequently, changes in climate as a result of such tectonic movements develop only over such long periods of time.

Answer 3

Yeah, they definitely do. Here in the Pacific NW, we have two main mountain ranges which alter the climate. Moisture gets trapped on one side, meaning that the lands on the other side get less rainfall. The result is that the East side of Washington State is literally a desert, with the western side getting substantially more rain than the east side. Overall rainfall has been getting less and less each year, however, due to global warming issues.

Answer 4

No. They affect the local climate - creating deserts down wind by wringing the wet out of the air passing up the side of them and by diverting flow, like the Rockies do with fronts coming out of Canada, but this is not an overall effect on the Earth.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

prolly because of the snow so wouldnt it make the climate colder?

Answer 7

yes......bc......the snow of the mountains melts.....and it goes to the rivers........and the water that we dont use evaporates..,..and the water cycle is formed,