Miami has a (humid) sub-tropical climate, that is characteristic of regions just north of the Tropic zone. The subtropics in the Northern Hemisphere, start where the Tropics end at 23.5 degrees north at the Tropic of Cancer and extend roughly to 40 degrees north. As shown in the graph below, Miami falls right outside of the Tropic of Cancer with their precise Lat and Long being Miami: 25º 78' N, 80º 22' W.
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Features of a humid subtropical climate are year round warm weather, with little seasonal variation. They generally have, if any, days a year below freezing and receive abundant precipitation, mostly during the summer months.
Miami Climate Graph - Florida Climate Chart
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Above is a conglomerate of the average highs, lows, and precipitaion for Miami, Florida which illustrates how the city is an ideal archetype for a humid subtropical region. As shown above, the coldest average of the year is 76 degrees Fahrenheit while the warmest is slightly above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, which makes only a 15 degrees differential between the coldest and warmest month of the year. An archetypal example of a humid sub-tropical region.
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Geebit Questions
Average Global Temperature: 58.9F
Albedo decrease by -10: 76.7F
Albedo increase by 10: 39.1F
Greenhouse decrease by -10%: 34.2F
If the albedo were to increase and the planet was drastically warmer, I would suspect that more of the ice caps would melt and thus, Miami being barely above sea level, would probably be partially submerged underwater due to an increase in sea level.
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2)"The World Factbook." CIA. CIA, n.d. Web. 8 Mar 2012. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/refmaps.html>
3)"Miami Relative Humidity." City Rating. N.p., 2011. Web. 8 Mar 2012. <http://www.cityrating.com/cityhumidity.asp?City=Miami>.
4)"Climate-Miami-Florida." US Climate Date. US Climate Date, n.d. Web. 8 Mar 2012. <http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate.php?location=USFL0316>.