Compare the nature of the tundra with the nature of the arctic deserts. Explain the similarities and differences.

The tundra climate is not as severe as in the arctic zone. In the Arctic, the sun does not have time to warm the earth’s surface. Strong winds are constantly blowing there, a blizzard often rages, and the temperature sometimes drops to -60 C. Even in summer, snow remains here. There is practically no soil, there are only stone islands everywhere.
In winter, there is a polar night in the ice zone, for several months in a row the sun is not shown at all. During this period, sometimes an amazing phenomenon occurs – the northern lights. The polar day begins in the summer. It is light all day long, but still cold. In summer, the temperature reaches 0 C. In the tundra, nature and climate
not as harsh as in the ice zone. The tundra is a cold, treeless plain; winter here lasts 7-8 months, the frost reaches 500C. In winter, a blizzard rages for many days. There is also a polar night here. It only lasts 2 months. Summers are very short and cold. Summer also comes a polar day,
but during this period there are frosts. Gusty, strong and cold winds blow in the tundra all year round. In summer, the surface of the earth thaws 1.5 meters deep, and a layer of permafrost lies underneath. This layer never thaws and does not allow melted rainwater to pass through. The water that is on the surface of the earth evaporates very slowly due to the low temperatures.
Therefore, in the tundra there are so many wetlands, lakes, the soil is constantly wet.