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Also known as cold climate, frigid zone

climate of Earth's poles

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A polar climate is the extremely cold weather found at Earth's North and South Poles, characterized by frigid temperatures and limited precipitation. It matters because these regions influence global weather patterns and sea ice conditions that affect climate systems worldwide.

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Areas of polar climate according to the Köppen climate classification:   Tundra climate (ET)

Ice cap climate (EF)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “polar climate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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