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A map of the Humid continental climate zone around the world, including Massachusetts. Western, central and interior northeastern Massachusetts’ climate is the continental climate type. This is found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between polar and tropical air ...
The climate of New England varies greatly across its 500-mile (800 km) span from northern Maine to southern Connecticut. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and most of interior western Massachusetts have a humid continental climate ( Dfb under the Köppen climate classification ). In this region, the winters are long, cold, and heavy snow is common ...
Cape Cod. / 41.68°N 70.2°W / 41.68; -70.2. Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months.
Climate change in Massachusetts affects both urban and rural environments, including forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and coastal development. [1] [2] [3] The Northeast is projected to warm faster than global average temperatures; by 2035, the Northeast is "projected to be more than 3.6°F (2°C) warmer on average than during the preindustrial ...
Massachusetts has three foreign-trade zones, the Massachusetts Port Authority of Boston, the Port of New Bedford, and the City of Holyoke. [261] Boston-Logan International Airport is the busiest airport in New England, serving 33.4 million total passengers in 2015, and witnessing rapid growth in international air traffic since 2010. [262]
Massachusetts is the 7th smallest state in the United States with an area of 10,555 square miles (27,340 km 2 ). [ 1] It is bordered to the north by New Hampshire and Vermont, to the west by New York, to the south by Connecticut and Rhode Island, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine. Massachusetts is the most populous New ...
Its Transatlantic Climate Council will be responsible for developing best practices designed to accelerate the adoption of clean energy, promote green jobs, and implement climate adaptation and ...
Geology of Massachusetts. A geological map of the state, showing the north–south trend of the bedrock strata. The geology of Massachusetts includes numerous units of volcanic, intrusive igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks formed within the last 1.2 billion years. The oldest formations are gneiss rocks in the Berkshires, which were ...