Editing Oman (section)

=== Climate ===
{{Main|Climate of Oman}}
[[File:Water_Stress,_Top_Countries_(2020).svg|thumb|right|Oman is the fourteenth most water stressed country in the world]]
Like the rest of the Persian Gulf, Oman generally has one of the hottest climates in the world—with summer temperatures in Muscat and northern Oman averaging {{convert|30|to|40|°C|°F|1}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-climates.com/city-climate-muscat-seeb-oman-asia/|title=Muscat (Seeb) Climate Oman|publisher=www.world-climates.com|access-date=11 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407184445/http://www.world-climates.com/city-climate-muscat-seeb-oman-asia/|archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> Oman receives [[Geography of Oman|little rainfall]], with annual rainfall in Muscat averaging {{convert|100|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}, occurring mostly in January. In the south, the [[Dhofar]] Mountains area near Salalah has a tropical-like climate and receives seasonal rainfall from late June to late September as a result of monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean, leaving the summer air saturated with cool moisture and heavy fog.<ref name="faopasture">{{cite web|title=Oman—Country Pasture/Forage Resource Profiles|url=http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Counprof/oman/oman.htm|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization|access-date=28 January 2013|archive-date=25 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625103114/http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpc/doc/counprof/oman/oman.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Summer temperatures in [[Salalah]] range from {{convert|20|to|30|°C|°F|1}}—relatively cool compared to northern Oman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-climates.com/city-climate-salalah-oman-asia/|title=Salalah Climate – Climate of Salalah Oman |publisher=world-climates.com|access-date=11 July 2016|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809022402/http://www.world-climates.com/city-climate-salalah-oman-asia/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The mountain areas receive more rainfall, and annual rainfall on the higher parts of the [[Jebel Akhdar (Oman)|Jabal Akhdar]] probably exceeds {{convert|400|mm|in}}.<ref name=bbcweather>{{cite news|title=Weather—Oman|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/country_guides/newsid_9384000/9384206.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 January 2013|archive-date=24 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124194941/http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/country_guides/newsid_9384000/9384206.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Low temperatures in the mountainous areas leads to snow cover once every few years.<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/snow-blankets-oman-s-mountains-as-temperatures-drop-1.1291760 Snow blankets Oman's mountains as temperatures drop] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130158/http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/snow-blankets-oman-s-mountains-as-temperatures-drop-1.1291760 |date=13 April 2014 }}. ''Gulf News'' (16 February 2014). Retrieved 20 April 2014.</ref> Some parts of the coast, particularly near the island of [[Masirah]], sometimes receive no rain at all within the course of a year. The climate is generally very hot, with temperatures reaching around {{convert|54|°C|°F|1|abbr=}} (peak) in the hot season, from May to September.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Philip's encyclopedia|publisher=Philip's|year=2008}}</ref>

On 26 June 2018, the village of [[Qurayyat, Oman|Qurayyat]] set the record for highest minimum temperature in a 24-hour period, 42.6&nbsp;°C (108.7&nbsp;°F).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hottest-low-temperature-quriyat-oman-wxc/index.html|title=Quriyat in Oman breaks world temperature record|publisher=CNN|year=2018|access-date=29 July 2018|archive-date=3 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703080312/http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hottest-low-temperature-quriyat-oman-wxc/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In terms of climate action, major challenges remain to be solved, per the United Nations Sustainable Development 2019 index. The CO2 emissions from energy (tCO2/capita) and CO2 emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports (kg per capita) rates are very high, while imported CO2 emissions (tCO2/capita) and people affected by climate-related disasters (per 100,000 people) rates are low.<ref name=UNSD3/>

==== Wadis ====
{{Main|List of wadis of Oman}}
Oman possesses many [[wadi]]s (Arabic term for river valley) that can temporarily fill with water when rain occurs.