By Alexandra Mercurio

Climate Overview The main seasons are dry and wet, during the rainy season the savanna is lush and rivers typically overflow and bring water to plants and animals. In the dry season water may be scarce and there can be a drought which can effect plants and animals.

Dry Season A drought can cause loss of water and other resources. The water can be dried out for months but it will generally return when there is heavy rain in the rainy season. Wildfires can also cause damage to savannas' caused by droughts. A lack of water is called a drought which can happen mostly in the dry season. The dry season happens from October to May. In the dry season it is also a bit cooler then the wet because it takes place during what would be our winter.

Wet Season The wet season usually happens from November to April. The rainfall in the savanna can be inches of rain. Most of the rain comes from the rainy season but it can rain in the dry season. However it won’t rain as much as it might in the other season. A period before the wet season is called a build up. The build up is a time between August and November where the humidity increases and there can be thunder storms and even lightning.

Wind Velocity Dust storms can happen in the savanna and is more possible to happen in a dry season. Dust storms can be caused by when a strong wind blows dust around particles start to vibrate and dust or sand blows everywhere!

Weather Patterns The savanna has two seasons instead of four, but they have at wet season and dry season. But these seasons are different then ours because these biomes are typically closer to the equator. There winter is a dry season and it is very hot, but the wet is a bit more humid then being hot. Therefore, a dry season is more likely to have heat and droughts and the rainy season can more likely have humidity, heavy rainfall, and floods.

Temperature During the wet season it is somewhat more humid then it would be in the dry season because with rain normally comes humidity, This humidity can mean that it may be more hot then the dry season. During this season the average temperature is 70 – 90 In the dry season it is sometimes cooler than the wet season and it doesn't have much humidity but it does have heat. The average temperature is 60 – 80.

Weather Impact The weather has impact on in the: Wet season - During this particular season many plants thrive and soak up the water and animals can drink more water. However some plants or animals may dominate by extra food/water and change food chains. During the dry season if there is a drought most animals can’t survive the loss of water. Plants will be expected to die if they don’t need much water. And loss of water can lead to dying animals which can lead to food chains changing as well as in the rainy season. If any animals survive on supplies of fish they can also be seriously impacted.

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