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Kinda wish it also had provinces of the nations shown so we can get more accurate pictures of how it feels in other countries. I appreciate including cities though, that's a nice touch.

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[–] Stoatmilk@hexbear.net 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Partition of North America after the Super War (2032)

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 15 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I've definitely heard the Iran/Afghanistan comparison for the Colorado Rockies. I'd love to visit either and see how the ecosystems evolved differently.

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 6 points 8 months ago

Same same. I really want to visit the rainbow island of Hormuz myself

[–] RoabeArt@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I've heard some parts of Iran, particularly the Alborz region having geographic similarities to Oregon and Washington.

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's more like microTibet
Arizona would be west-Afghanistan

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Korengal Valley reminds me a lot of Northern Colorado, where it's still arid but you're starting to get more northern precipitation so things are green but there are cacti in the conifer forests:

Korengal - https://static.planetminecraft.com/files/resource_media/screenshot/1215/Bibiyal_Ali_Abad2C_Korengal_Valley2C_Kunar_Province2C_Afghanistan_1929288.jpg

Poudre Canyon, an hour north of Denver - https://followbillandcarol.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/20200618_124040ed.gif?w=800

The Himalayas are too vertical for us. We have a lot of Nepali/Tibetan/Indian immigrants from the Himalayas because it's the closest thing they can find to that, but Lhasa is at 3490m in elevation and that's the summits above our ski towns.

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

but Lhasa is at 3490m in elevation and that's the summits above our ski towns.

Yeah I meant relatively--Colorado is the highest expansive zone of the US. Technically you could argue New Mexico/Utah/Wyo as well, but Colorado is the source of the most important river in the US West, ergo it is the "Tibet" of the US

In absolute terms Colorado is 11,000ft mountains surrounded by a 5,000ft plain, which is mostly blonde but still somewhat green
Meanwhile Afghanistan (as a whole) ain't got no melanin in that soil. The Korangal valley does but I still think a better comparison for Colorado would be Qinghai or Gansu

also found a great photo from your link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunar_Province#/media/File:US_soldiers_with_cows_in_Kunar_Province_of_Afghanistan.jpg

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I would really love to see chuds' reactions to the South being labeled "China".

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I like how it's just "China" when the populated climate zones in China get colder than anything in Europe/US, let alone the US south

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm just glad there isn't a state here that is the same as "Africa".

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

new climate zone added: mayo(3b) international-community-1 international-community-2

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 9 points 8 months ago

THE MING SHALL RISE AGAIN or something like that

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I’ve always, since learning the fact, told people that the average temp in the state I live in is 40f, for the whole year, which is 8 stupid degrees above freezing.. that’s about the same as the Siberian tundra.

But growing up I often heard “sure it’s cold but we could live in the Siberian tundra” and now I’m like ok..? And? We do basically?

[–] smegforbrains@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

This seems to be wildly inaccurate when checking e.g. mean temperature. Mean temperature in Germany is about 11°C (Berlin: 13°C). The region labeled Germany in this picture seems to be around 4°C. Are there sources to back this up?

https://www.wetter.de/klima/europa/deutschland/berlin-s99000032.html

https://weatherspark.com/y/299/Average-Weather-in-Kitimat-Canada-Year-Round

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 7 points 8 months ago

Uzxbekistan as Wyoming paired with that happiness survey the showed uzbekistan as the most miserable country is chefs-kiss

[–] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The other map had Toronto in the Baltics/Russia which I think is correct. This map has Japan where Toronto should be. Hmm. I trust the other one

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Maybe the real lesson we should learn is that all three are similar to each other in climate and in political sus-ness

[–] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

True. I remember reading somewhere that Toronto and Moscow are two of the few regions in the world that have such a wide temperature changes, that nornally go from like 35C to -35C every year

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

That sounds pretty close to Fairbanks, Alaska, actually.

Fucking awful eugh

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago

Ah glorious Nippon, my home away from home.

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've always wanted to visit the fabled redwood rainforests of Spain.

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago

I've always wanted to see a Californian siesta

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, China with its one climate. Same weather from the Gobi to Harbin to Sanya.

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

it's funny because europe actually does have basically the same climate everywhere compared to all the other subcontinents

[–] Moonworm@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The thing that fucks me up is that Europe is so far north. Like I'm enduring colder, snowier winters than England sees, but they get even darker in the winter. Those currents do a lot. But again, to reiterate, how the fuck does anyone survive not seeing the sun that much? It is no wonder that Europeans are grim.

[–] Utter_Karate@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

I'm about as far north as Anchorage and the darkness is truly horrific for a few months. If you live in a city like me you are going to completely miss the sun many days. You'll still see the sky changing color and it will be light ourside, but the sun never rises very far above the horizon, so it is always blocked by buildings. For December and January I will not experience any direct sunlight if I'm working. I have to run to a hilltop on the weekends at noon to remind myself that the sun still exists.

[–] VapeNoir@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago

Georgia? I believe you mean North Florida smuglord

[–] BlueMagaChud@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

um, I'm Chinese

[–] sloth@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago
[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

This is kinda neat, even if my initial gut reaction was liberals cutting of sections of China...again.

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Here's a more accurate/literal one but I got bored in the middle and stopped

[–] Poison_Ivy@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

Needs more China

[–] VHS@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

The Cringe Zone ooooooooooooooh

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

I don't think it's possible to have 1:1 lineup for provinces, no matter how they map onto the map.

There was an original that paired North American cities with their closest climatic equivalents worldwide.

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

They're also roughly the same locations relative to each other as their actual locations.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah I believe in Taiwanese independence big-cool

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

Meanwhile Greenland is like "please leave me out of this."

[–] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

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