Why East Coasts Lack Deserts (Usually)

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  • Rather than seeing consistent “band of deserts” in the subtropics on our planet, we actually see a major asymmetry: subtropical deserts are almost always absent from eastern coastlines. This is true in North America, South America, Australia, Southern Africa, and Australia. In general, rainfall is much greater on the eastern side of a landmass at subtropical latitudes. Why do we see this pattern? Why are eastern coastlines, at subtropical latitudes, usually much more humid? This is critical to understanding the geography of deserts.
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  • @casualearth9076
    @casualearth9076  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +124

    Apologies, the link is casualearthdandavis.wordpress.com , I misspoke.

    • @af8828
      @af8828 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Do the video explaining why the horn of africa is a desert!! (or at least explain it to me here haha). love seeing you back!

    • @Absorr
      @Absorr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is such a long link and hard to remember lol, could use some simplifying

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Absorr Unfortunately, it is the only one available without buying my own domain

    • @miriistina
      @miriistina 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You sound so much like Grady from Practical Engineering. Wonder if you're from the same part of the US?

    • @sbkarajan
      @sbkarajan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have a question about tidal periods.
      They say it's the moon's gravitational pull that causes tides in earth's ocean.
      But, but, but.... if you calculate the moon's gravitational pull on earth, it's only about 5.5* 10^-6 g....
      Newton's law F = mg = G * M * m / r^2
      thus g = G * M / r^2 = (6.67 * 10 ^ -11) * (7.34 * 10^22) / (3 * 10^8)^2 = 5.4 * 10^-5 m/s2
      thus, moon's pull on earth = 5.5 *10^-6 g
      It's like micro gravity experienced in earth's orbit, which is negligible, which can be easily cancelled by wind force, ocean current, even movement of water due to temperature differential.
      More odd is that the Sun's gravitational pull is about 100 times larger on earth than that of the moon.
      g = G * M / r^2 = (6.67 * 10 ^ -11) * (1.9 * 10^30) / (150 * 10^9)^2 = 5.6 * 10^-3 m/s2
      thus, sun's pull on earth = 5.7 * 10^-4 g
      So, by this, tide is definitely NOT caused by the moon.
      Have you tracked the position of the moon, max tide timing?
      I bet they would not match, not at all.
      Besides, tide bulges when the moon is at the opposite side, where the conventional explanation makes no sense.
      Let me know what you think, thanks,

  • @alaskanbullworm5500
    @alaskanbullworm5500 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +711

    That’s explains why the northeast coast of hawaii is wet while Mexico is drier at a similar latitude, since the Pacific Ocean currents are picking up steam on their way up where the Hawaiian archipelago is located.

    • @annoyed707
      @annoyed707 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      Many other differences too, scale and rain shadow, plus a large continental land mass adjacent.

    • @toastedt140
      @toastedt140 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

      One is also an island lmao

    • @Tugela60
      @Tugela60 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      No, the eastern side of Hawaii is wet and the west dry because of prevailing winds and the effects of air rising and falling as it goes over the volcanic peaks. As air rises (being forced up as it hits the mountains) it cools and moisture in it condenses then falls as rain. When the air moves over the mountain and down the other side, it warms as it descends. Since it lost its moisture when it was going up, it is now dry and that results in the western slopes of Hawaii being arid.
      It also speeds up as it falls, resulting in fast warm dry air. This is actually what is driving the wildfires that are going on there now.

    • @ilyatravels
      @ilyatravels 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Tugela60yep same goes for Madeira Island, despite being in the Mediterranean basin at 32 parallel, it’s incredibly green, all thanks to the mountains. But it does get dry for 2 months during July and August.

    • @user-qd4td7yb8e
      @user-qd4td7yb8e 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Spaniards discovered Polynesian Hawaii first, not the British, ad proven in "The British empire was NOT the biggest."

  • @Auswurkung
    @Auswurkung 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +570

    I live on the East coast of Australia and always wondered why the climate was so different from western Australia since we were on the same latitude; now I know, thanks!
    Edit, have to say though, given the choice between Queensland's humidity and the wests dry heat, Id take dry heat every summer...I love our rainforests though, and thats an upside.

    • @sherrijennings9309
      @sherrijennings9309 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      I was just going to comment that I'm a bit disappointed that it focussed so heavily on north and south america. The thumbnail had Australia, so I thought it might have been a balanced video for a change, but it tricked me!

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

      @@sherrijennings9309 I discussed South America the most (using North America as a comparison) because it's a great exception. Australia, on the other hand, perfectly illustrates the general rule I'm describing--hence the thumbnail. But of course there is much more to say.
      In particular, the Great Dividing Range enhances rainfall on the east coast. It may not be particularly high, but it is relatively consistent. It enhances rainfall not just through orographic effect (physical lifting by the terrain), but also by causing convergence. Trade winds are forced to slow down as they approach Australia and curve poleward, thanks to the Dividing Range. This causes convergence (picture an air pile-up), which makes rising motions more likely, and rising air tends to encourage rainfall.

    • @sherrijennings9309
      @sherrijennings9309 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @casualearth9076 thanks for the explanation. I hadn't really thought about trade winds effecting our weather apart from El Nino/La Nina cycles because where I live in northern Victoria, (and most of the continent), our cold fronts and thus most of our weather comes from the west. An interesting video would be on how the Indian Ocean Dipole effects weather in Australia and Asia more generally. The phase of the IOD seems to coincide with pacific trade wind El Nino/La Nina cycles too. Any idea how/why that might happen?

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @@sherrijennings9309 I wouldn't say most of the weather on the continent comes from westerlies, though that's certainly true in Victoria. In summer, prevailing winds in New South Wales, even well south of Sydney, are easterly (northeasterly in that area, to be specific)--this is true along the entire eastern coast in a month like January. At such latitudes, people rarely call them "trade winds", but essentially, they are. In addition, the monsoon that brings rain to most of the interior of the continent comes from the north--it is Indo-Pacific water vapor. You can see this using the monthly wind vector map, created by Columbia university, linked in the description of this video. But yes, it is the westerlies that bring rain to places like Perth, Adelaide, and Melbourne (coastlines on the southern half of the landmass that face west or south).

    • @sherrijennings9309
      @sherrijennings9309 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @casualearth9076 I have to confess I don't pay much attention to the weather in Sydney/Brisbane. That narrow slice of the east coast accounts for a disproportionate amount of the population, but only a tiny slice of the weather, which i guess was the point in your video. the rest of the southern part of the country looks to the west, or south west during winter, for our incoming weather fronts. if you look at Victoria in July, most of the weather fronts come up from the southern ocean through the great Australian Bight, or accross from Western Australia

  • @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156
    @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +216

    My 2 main takeaways:
    1- the amazon rainforest makes total sense, now that I see where the wind comes from.
    2- there's a dry line from Dakar to Urumqi, and to me as a History geek, that is some very interesting background context to be aware of.
    I've subscribed. Cheers.

    • @uncletiggermclaren7592
      @uncletiggermclaren7592 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      A lot of the dry lines around the world, and the deserts, come down to how easy it is to keep flocks of goats.
      They eat everything, to cook one the you need firewood, and that is your forest cover gone. They go feral and now goats eat everything right up to the alpine line, and the deforestation over centuries results in erosion and that makes the local climate turn to desert. This is ABSOLUTELY why the Arabian peninsular is all desert. Camels and goats for thousands of years.
      This isn't guesswork. Europeans have gone to parts of Arabia and killed all the feral goats, and convinced ( with money ) the locals not to cut down the little trees to sell as firewood, and Voila, just 22 years and they proved that Arabia without humans = forest.

    • @CantusTropus
      @CantusTropus 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      ​@uncletiggermclaren7592 Really? That's super interesting, do you have a link to that story? I'd love to read about it!

    • @graeff
      @graeff 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The sad thing about the Amazon is that if it keeps getting destroyed to make room for farmland and pastures, it'll lose its ability to sustain itself with rain (as we're starting to see right now). It could cause a redesertification, drying along the whole interior South America.

  • @jorgeabud1133
    @jorgeabud1133 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    In Brazil, we learn that the Southeast coast is not a desert because of how much water evaporates in the Amazon and comes down here because of "flying rivers".

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Yes, I love the term "flying river"--a very evocative description.

    • @Shvetsario
      @Shvetsario 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@casualearth9076 Bet you can find dragons up there too lmao

    • @moistmellow1198
      @moistmellow1198 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So the Sertao isn’t a desert?

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@moistmellow1198 There is a semi-arid region in Northeast Brazil, but between it and the east coast is the Atlantic Forest (tropical rainforest and monsoon forest), a narrow humid region.

    • @Shaheen_Hassan
      @Shaheen_Hassan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@casualearth9076 What causes this dry area of northeastern Brazil? It's an abnormal east coast tropical desert.

  • @zyplocs
    @zyplocs 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +105

    I've always had an affinity for geography (I remember my obsession with maps in elementary school), though in the last few years I had forgotten its wonders due to my immersion in professional studies. Channels like these are just a treat; I really appreciate the soft-spoken voice and only necessary imagery. Keep up the fantastic work, sir, and have a great day

    • @Shvetsario
      @Shvetsario 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      For me, I need the information to make realistic terrain and climate for my fictional worlds I'm making. Most people just put random mountains and biomes anywhere.

    • @fieldfairy9845
      @fieldfairy9845 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Dude, same! When I was in 5th grade, I won my entire school’s (K-9th grade school) geography bee. For some odd reason, geography fascinated my interests as a young kid

    • @eventhorizon88
      @eventhorizon88 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same

  • @Nick_J_
    @Nick_J_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +166

    2:09 I wish badly to see a video about this area. Heck, a video on the Sahara + Arabian Peninsula deserts would be cool to hear about

    • @annoyed707
      @annoyed707 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      One of the only cool things about that region.

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      Yes, that will be the next video. Thanks for watching!

    • @SMiki55
      @SMiki55 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@casualearth9076will you cover Somalia as well?

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@SMiki55 Yes!

    • @davidz3879
      @davidz3879 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@casualearth9076 Why is Somalia is hot & dry year-round?

  • @robertblackie2145
    @robertblackie2145 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +95

    This just blew my mind! That the orientation of a continent can affect rainfall (i.e. Northeastern US vs. Southern Argentina) makes complete sense but is something I never thought of. Awesome video!

    • @ForageGardener
      @ForageGardener 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Argentina is in a rainshadow of the andes mountains.

    • @bentownsend4017
      @bentownsend4017 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Something really cool about the southern Andes is you can physically see the rain shadow flip as the prevailing wind flips: it goes from
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      Pretty much instantly due to the prevailing wind flipping at the more southern latitudes
      Look up the satellite of South America, very cool

    • @solomon4554
      @solomon4554 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@ForageGardenerthe eastern US too certainly is rain-shadowed too.

    • @corner63
      @corner63 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@ForageGardener But the point is that isnt the only reason.

    • @corner63
      @corner63 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bentownsend4017 On thng is tha Sourthern Andes arent high enough to be a real rain shadow.

  • @MistrzSzarIej
    @MistrzSzarIej 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +104

    Hey, you're back! Such a great channel :)

    • @mikewozawski1634
      @mikewozawski1634 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I know I was stoked

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Thanks! I plan on doing many more in the future, despite the temporary slowdown. I began a career as an educator last year, and my first year, I had to make all the material for my courses. Once the summer began, I then had to take a class to get my licensure. Once these things are knocked out, I'll be free to spend every summer making loads of videos, which I'll release throughout the year on a more regular basis. For now, I'm just doing what I can. Thanks for staying a subscriber, you are keeping this dream afloat for me more than anyone else!

    • @y__h
      @y__h 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@casualearth9076Take it easy and good luck on your career man!

    • @joshuaharper372
      @joshuaharper372 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The first few years of teaching can be brutally busy. I am hoping (finally) for a lighter academic load this year, since (finally) all of my classes are repeats.

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@joshuaharper372 Same situation here, thankfully. Hope you have a good year!

  • @Lotsofleaves
    @Lotsofleaves 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Hands down, the most easily digestable geography videos on youtube. There are other greats on yt (i like atlas pro too) but yours hit a particular sweet spot of delivering valueable information in a tight package.
    I really hope you keep making these. I read in another post that you have ~100 scripts written. I hope everything is well on your life and things continue to allow you the time to work on this project, it is so worth it and important!

  • @jonathanq5124
    @jonathanq5124 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm a very visual person and I just want to say thank you for including the graphic at 3:30. That map tells me everything I need to know and I understand now. Great content, and I'm now subscribed.

  • @princeofchetarria5375
    @princeofchetarria5375 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I can’t wait for the video on why Somalia is a desert - I’ve always been confused by it!

  • @_helium_
    @_helium_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This channel is amazing.
    Interesting topics, quality scientific rigor, and no stupid ads or sponsors. Just the facts.
    A sweet nectar like this channel seems rarer and rarer these days on this website. It’s like being at an oasis binging your few videos.
    Please keep making them! They are awesome!

  • @stirpsromanica
    @stirpsromanica 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I am from Argentina, and I always thought it was just the Andes rainshadow. Very interesting. I guess that if the Patagonian steppe was more east, it would be all green. The Falklands for instance, seem a better place for trees and its way more green than the land to its west.

  • @EdwardHamiltonDavis1
    @EdwardHamiltonDavis1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    So glad to see Casual Earth is back in production- I have really missed it. Excellent videos. The voice is so perfect for this, and the visuals are so professional! I use these in my teaching!

  • @coda7994
    @coda7994 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hey, Raleigh NC native here!
    Enjoyed this video, I learned a lot. I subbed, looking forward to more

  • @thomasgrabkowski8283
    @thomasgrabkowski8283 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    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

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      True--the Great Lakes add significant precipitation, though this is mostly on the other side of the Appalachians. Siberia and Northeast China do have much drier winters, though they have heavy rainfall in summer and have much more precipitation than the Patagonian steppe.

    • @LandgraabIV
      @LandgraabIV 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's what I was wondering, thanks!

    • @solomon4554
      @solomon4554 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Siberia and China are dry in winter because of the high pressure system known as the Siberia High, not because of the absence of lakes

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@solomon4554 The Siberian high is important, but cold dry air masses from the Canadian High are analogous---and when they cross the Great Lakes, they gain significant moisture. When the cold, dry air from the Siberian high crosses the Sea of Japan, the same thing happens.

  • @somatia350
    @somatia350 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    But I guess one thing that I find fascinating that relates to the topic: a lot of Newfoundland has winter precipitation maximums due to low pressure systems, I guess that’s also a cool tidbit,

  • @KalkiAvatar7
    @KalkiAvatar7 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Excellent presentation of this topic. I've been pondering this for years and now it makes sense. Thank you!

  • @kristinaoravcova372
    @kristinaoravcova372 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    great geography information + calm voice = I subscribe ☺ content like yours really sparks my curiosity, thanks!

  • @riograndedosulball248
    @riograndedosulball248 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    There used to be a major east coast desert, fom southeastern Brazil to central Argentina. Most famously, there are marks of it on the seashore, at the base of the stone pillars of the city of Torres, which are composed of red sandstone, while the rest of the rocks is basalt.
    It sat at about the same latitudes as the Kalahari desert and Western Australia.
    Thankfully, the rising of the Andes saved the region, as it traps moisture from the Atlantic and Amazon, and pours it down east as rain. Those mountains made, perhaps, the best land on the planet.

  • @Avendesora
    @Avendesora 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nothing I love more than getting detailed and interesting answers to questions I never had, but wish I did. Fantastic vid, time to go through your backlog :)

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    @cosmicnomad8575 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This channel has some really good videos! And I actually lived in North Carolina for a few years so that’s cool to see that you’re from there

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    @MajorTomFisher 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I've been wanting to find videos like this that explain the science behind biome placement in our own world for worldbuilding maps of alien planets, and this video already explains a ton of stuff I never knew. Keep up the good work!

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    @mdmjeremiah 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your ability to answer multiple questions I have always wondered about our Earth in one short video that was randomly recommended to me just earned you a new sub! Great content!

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    @Connie.T. 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Just got this in my recommended and this is my first time watching this channel. This is fabulous!! This is the best-presented earth science content I've ever seen on TH-cam. It's not filled with the highly technical jargon of nerd channels (I like those too but they're tough to digest), nor is it filled with the spectacular yet dubious claims of edutainment channels. I can't wait until you get popular, keep up the great work!!!

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      Those mainstream science channels are cringeworthy. The narrator speaks in a fast, enthusiastic tone that is off-putting. Lots of irrelevant stock photos/videos, etc. I like this calm, slow narration with using relevant illustrations.

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    @krelraz5486 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I have no clue how you managed to make the topic interesting, but you did. Kudos. And I will be keeping these lessons in mind when designing my TTRPG world map.

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    @stefanpfeiffermerino7633 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

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    Great fan of the channel
    The day i first found a video of yours y immediately subscribed and proceeded to binge watch all your released videos.
    I always thought that this platform missed the kind of content you create. There are many good videos which talk about climate for sure, but you are the one who directly talks about and answers many of my questions i have been formulating for years but haven't quite found the answer to.
    I for example really enjoyed your video about the dry climate of northern Columbia and Venezuela, i took a look at the region many times when spending my free evenings looking at Atlases or flying across the world on Google Earth. But it was only when i saw your video that i first saw an explanation to that weird phenomenon on that rather obscure part of the world.
    Your content is interesting, concise and very appealing to someone like me who has spent way to many weekend looking at maps and Geography books.
    There is something beautiful about seeing all those different fields like climate science, biology, human history and economics interacting through cause and effect to create the stunning world we live in.
    Keep up the good work!
    And if you ever run out of ideas, which i doubt, me and other viewers will sure have some in reserve.

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thanks so much!

    • @zyplocs
      @zyplocs 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I certainly relate to your anecdote of spending a plethora of free hours perusing Google Earth and likewise maps. Keep asking questions; the world needs more inquisitive folks, especially geography geeks.

  • @kaito2005
    @kaito2005 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This channel is an absolute gem! Keep up the good work!

  • @thetrainbuspotter
    @thetrainbuspotter 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This guy should have more subs
    He is really underrated!

  • @Mica-kb3pj
    @Mica-kb3pj 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love the technical content in these videos but explained clearly enough for a layperson to understand. I can feel so lonely as someone like me who is interested in weather and climate...this is exactly what I've been looking for! Subscribed!

  • @sydhenderson6753
    @sydhenderson6753 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    One thing that struck me is that there is no ocean cycle in the northern Indian ocean , which helps explain the deserts of southwestern Asia, which are at similar latitudes to the Sahara.
    I never realized that the coast of Patagonia goes away from the current while the coast of North America parallels the Gulf Stream. At least through Nova Scotia. Labrador's a different matter.

    • @danielevans3932
      @danielevans3932 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You mean the current parallels the continent and the continent parallels the upper winds.

  • @kanealoha
    @kanealoha 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    @Casual Earth - Superb job. This is a very interesting topic. I like the way your voice sounds and how the information is presented. I grew up just north of the 41st line of latitude not too far from the Atlantic Ocean. I also lived in Argentina and always wondered why Patagonia did not receive its own version of our winter Nor’easters. Question answered!

  • @AlexMoreno-zj7po
    @AlexMoreno-zj7po 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Amazing, I always knew this but wanted a more in depth vid like this

  • @JoshF710
    @JoshF710 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic video. These videos answers all the questions I ever had in High school geography class. Can’t wait for more videos. 👍

  • @patrickgeider
    @patrickgeider 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Great channel, deserves more traction! One thing that might help is to move the sources to another location, YT doesn't like lots of links off-site in the description

  • @ChelseyK1ng
    @ChelseyK1ng 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've been looking for some good geography videos on TH-cam, yours are amazing. Thank you! Hope you make more!

  • @jdillon8360
    @jdillon8360 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very interesting, easy to hear the audio, no annoying music, easy to read text and graphics. Thanks.

  • @menmenm
    @menmenm 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    Love your videos, love your voice, love the topics of the things you cover. Seriously underrated channel!

    • @richardtibbitts3841
      @richardtibbitts3841 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Couldn't agree more. It's nice to hear a logical presentation of a topic at a moderate pace at a reasonable volume.

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks!

  • @Thraian
    @Thraian 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great to see you back to uploading. Keep going, your ideas are very interesting, the perfect content for geographers and geography curious minds. Can’t wait to see next one, bro

  • @tommunyon2874
    @tommunyon2874 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +162

    As a school-aged child I made the observation that what we experienced in New Mexico summers was somewhat analogous to the monsoon of India, many years before I heard it called a monsoon by an official source.

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      Yes, this is the Southwest Monsoon, also called Mexican Monsoon or North American Monsoon. I discussed it in my last video, on summers in the USA. It is a true monsoon, covered by most literature on monsoon regions of the world.

    • @SubvertTheState
      @SubvertTheState 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@casualearth9076 Your channel is finally blowing up haha. Quarter million views on your comeback video...Excellent.

    • @epelly3
      @epelly3 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🍪

  • @5amH45lam
    @5amH45lam 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fascinating! Learning new stuff, 9+ minutes of transfixion! Thanks for uploading. 👍

  • @dennisenright9347
    @dennisenright9347 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just discovered this channel with this latest video. Already subscribed, will be binge watching your previous work

  • @nicolaifr4905
    @nicolaifr4905 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very happy to see one of your videos popping upp in my recomended vids again😊

  • @myszczmyszczow1135
    @myszczmyszczow1135 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Finally new video! Always great to see!

  • @lewdards1127
    @lewdards1127 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    just found your channel and was pleasantly surprised to see you have revived it after a year break, thank you for these interesting videos!

  • @danwylie-sears1134
    @danwylie-sears1134 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Excellent video. It covers a lot of details that the usual explanations miss.

  • @TheRandomDave
    @TheRandomDave 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm very happy I found your channel. Keep up the amazing work!

  • @onlinepaymoney
    @onlinepaymoney 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dude this video was so interesting please keep grinding you will be a big channel soon.

  • @AlissonBirck
    @AlissonBirck 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Subscribed! Loved the way you explain the topics

  • @farklemybrainsout
    @farklemybrainsout 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Love your videos! Please continue making great content

  • @thefrub
    @thefrub 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is packed with good info, thanks

  • @_-ough-_
    @_-ough-_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just binged all of your content, and I love it. Keep it up!

  • @EcoCentrist
    @EcoCentrist 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this channel slaps, love it

  • @strawwagen
    @strawwagen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wonderful, love this channel!

  • @danielboone8256
    @danielboone8256 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your videos are fantastic. I wish there were more because they’re so interesting!

  • @MeanBeanComedy
    @MeanBeanComedy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    3:36 is a mind-blowing picture, now knowing why it lines up so well.

  • @Fomites
    @Fomites 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wonderful explanation of some important global weather. Thank you! Former pilot from Australia.

  • @brazendesigns
    @brazendesigns 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What an amazing channel! Thanks for your work!

  • @jackconnolly7057
    @jackconnolly7057 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    fr best channel on youtube thanks for making this stuff

  • @flightlesschicken7769
    @flightlesschicken7769 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Any channel that cites their sources gets a like from me. I greatly respect that

  • @XX-xv6xe
    @XX-xv6xe 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was in my recommendations. I liked it so much I watched four more of your videos and sub’d.

  • @guupser
    @guupser 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is some quality content! Keep up the good work

  • @ajb66658
    @ajb66658 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So happy you’re back

  • @quohime1824
    @quohime1824 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m glad this video popped up in my recommended this channel is great

  • @Wakobear.
    @Wakobear. 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Fascinating.
    Please do a video on why the desert belt from the Sahara to the Gobi seem so much drier than other deserts.
    Australia is mostly shrubland (perhaps almost Savanna?), save the Simpson desert. Similarly the deserts in North America are also shrublands save the Sonoran. As is most of the Somali and Namib deserts save the coastal strip.
    But the Sahara, Arabian, Iranian, Karakum/Kyzylkum and Gobi deserts are mostly Dune seas or Barren rock without much shrubland at all.
    The exception to the Sahara-Gobi belt is the Atacama.
    The ESA worldcover map shows this quite well.
    Could you go into why some deserts are dune seas and others are shrublands

    • @ashdog236
      @ashdog236 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah I’ve always had a hard time reconciling calling Australia mostly desert, as you say most of Australia’s interior is shrubbery, savanna, even woodlands and wetlands and every 3 years or so the entire outback is flooded into a massive delta, I don’t see that happening across the sahara, gobi and Sonora deserts, they are actual sandy dry deserts, I don’t get it but I’m not a scientist. Also according to Wikipedias country by rainfall map, Australia receives about 170mm less rainfall a year than the USA, so not that much less, I guess the boils down to where the rainfall falls, etc but I feel like Australia’s “desertsness” so to speak is highly exaggerated

  • @mastertroll1780
    @mastertroll1780 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the upload. Great video m8!

  • @vikt
    @vikt 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just found your channel and watched this and a few other videos. Great stuff, keep it up!

  • @user-fg6vn8sq9b
    @user-fg6vn8sq9b 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope you get more subs soon man your videos are great!

  • @satanofficial3902
    @satanofficial3902 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "I've been through the desert on a horse with no name. It felt good to be out of the rain. In the desert, you can remember your name."
    ---Albert Einstein

  • @idk-xj6wv
    @idk-xj6wv 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Glad to see you back !

  • @kingmalric6571
    @kingmalric6571 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video, as always. I'd love to see a video about Victoria BC one day, some very interesting microclimates here.

  • @davidsousaRJ
    @davidsousaRJ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    There is also a large semiarid area in (tropical) northeastern Brazil, which may become a desert in the future.

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yes, the Caatinga. There is, however, a tropical rainforest (the Atlantic forest) on the east coast between the Caatinga and South Atlantic (though much of it has now been converted to agriculture).

  • @Brave_Sir_Robin
    @Brave_Sir_Robin 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a very informative video! I really learned a lot about something I didn’t even know I had a question about!

  • @DiamondDancer69
    @DiamondDancer69 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love your videos ♡

  • @aaronarcee
    @aaronarcee 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    After a year, Casual Earth is back! Don't be casual about bringing new videos, thanks!

  • @karu4115
    @karu4115 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such a great channel, you deserve way more than 33k subs

  • @Nick_J_
    @Nick_J_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is a brilliant video. Well done

  • @LearnPermaculture
    @LearnPermaculture 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent video, thank you!

  • @maxbuskirk5302
    @maxbuskirk5302 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been seeing your sub count increase by thousands every day - congrats! You definitely deserve it, this is an excellent channel.

  • @skyybluu3118
    @skyybluu3118 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your work thank you

  • @JDM_Electric-SanDiego
    @JDM_Electric-SanDiego 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video and great channel!

  • @mattiassvanberg8292
    @mattiassvanberg8292 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just found your channel and it's great! I really hope you will continue to upload frequently in the times to come. 🌲🌳🌴🌵

  • @MariosPOS
    @MariosPOS 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this is so interesting i love this video. glad i found this channel

  • @karlebert6079
    @karlebert6079 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Maine has a desert! It's called the Desert of Maine (super creative) and it's a great place to take your kiddos if you made the mistake of planning a vacation in Maine.

    • @blakespower
      @blakespower 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      dont spoil Maine keep them city folk away!

  • @olympic202020
    @olympic202020 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this channel really cool and awesome!

  • @TheSamChanMan
    @TheSamChanMan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I live in seattle Washington and have been fascinated by the multi faceted geographies in the state. The rain shadows of the Olympic and the cascade ranges are super interesting to me. Any chance you’d be willing to do a video on that?

  • @pacojosedoval4159
    @pacojosedoval4159 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    awesome video man. please make a video about patagonia.

  • @Czeckie
    @Czeckie 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this is such a good channel!

  • @jeepmega629
    @jeepmega629 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is something I never thought, pretty interesting.

  • @krystal2157
    @krystal2157 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey! Fellow mid-North Carolina viewer here. Great video, subbed!

  • @user-ix6cm3iq6r
    @user-ix6cm3iq6r 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Congratulations on the video my friend, I just binge watched a lot of your content and I must admit I love it. It's very hard to find informative videos on such a niche subject. I only know a couple of youtube channels that explain it that well and your work is definitely way up there too. Can't wait for the video about the dry east african coast !

  • @tylernaturalist6437
    @tylernaturalist6437 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    More videos please! I just found your channel, do some more botany vids! Hope your summer is going well 😊

  • @Emppu_T.
    @Emppu_T. 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very interesting. Thanks for the video

  • @EdinMesic11
    @EdinMesic11 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Omg I miss u! I knew I recognized ur voice. Welcome back!!!

  • @taiwanjohn
    @taiwanjohn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    @3:20 -- _"In the northern hemisphere, high-pressure systems spin clockwise..."_
    It would be helpful if you could explain why the Coriolis force works backwards for high-pressure systems, since most people know that hurricanes in the northern hemisphere go counter-clockwise.

    • @casualearth9076
      @casualearth9076  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Air moves toward low pressure systems, while it moves away from high pressure systems. Because they're going in opposite directions, the coriolis force will create a curved path in the opposite direction.

  • @BCarli1395
    @BCarli1395 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There is a lot of information in this ten minute video. Thank you

  • @ayonio5723
    @ayonio5723 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really interesting thanks!

  • @hectorcardenas2171
    @hectorcardenas2171 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great lessons, thank you.