Editing Inner Mongolia (section)

=== Climate ===
[[File:Koppen-Geiger Map v2 CHN Nei Mongol 1991–2020.svg|alt=Köppen–Geiger climate classification map at 1-km resolution for Inner Mongolia (China) for 1991–2020|thumb|370x370px]]
Due to its elongated shape, Inner Mongolia has a four-season [[monsoon]] climate with regional variations. The winters in Inner Mongolia are very long, cold, and dry with frequent blizzards, though snowfall is so light that Inner Mongolia has no modern glaciers<ref name="quaternary"/> even on the highest Helan peaks. The spring is short, mild and arid, with large, dangerous [[sandstorms]], whilst the summer is very warm to hot and relatively humid except in the west where it remains dry. Autumn is brief and sees a steady cooling, with temperatures below {{convert|0|C|F}} reached in October in the north and November in the south.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}[[File:坝上雪原夕阳（路人） - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Winter in Ulanbutan Grassland, [[Hexigten Banner]]|355x355px]]Officially, most of Inner Mongolia is classified as either a [[cold arid]] or [[Steppe climate|steppe]] regime ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BWk, BSk'', respectively). The small portion besides these are classified as [[humid continental]] (Köppen ''Dwa/Dwb'') in the northeast, or [[Subarctic climate|subarctic]] (Köppen ''Dwc'') in the far north near [[Hulunbuir]].<ref>Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. (2007). [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Asia_K%C3%B6ppen_Map.png "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122113252/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Asia_K%C3%B6ppen_Map.png |date=22 November 2011 }}. ''Hydrology and Earth System Sciences'' 11: 1633–1644.</ref>

==== Climate crisis ====
The region has increasing [[Environmental issues in China|desertification]] and frequency of sandstorms, which damages agriculture and forces down household income.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community threads together |url=https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/252552#Community-threads-together-2021-12-20 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=chinadailyhk |language=en}}</ref>
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|+'''Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for some locations in Inner Mongolia of China'''
|-
!City
!July (°C)
!July (°F)
!January (°C)
!January (°F)
|-
| [[Baotou]] || 29.6/17.1 || 85.3/62.8 || −4.1/–16.8 || 24.7/1.8
|-
| [[Bayannur]] || 30.7/17.9 || 87.3/64.2 || −3.3/–15.1 || 26.1/4.8
|-
| [[Hohhot]] || 28.5/16.4 || 83.3/61.5 || −5/–16.9 || 23/1.6
|-
| [[Ordos City|Ordos]] || 26.7/15.8 || 80.1/60.4 || −4.8/–14.7 || 23.4/5.5
|-
| [[Ulanqab]] || 25.4/13.6 || 77.7/56.5 || −6.1/–18.5 || 21/–1.3
|}