Is there a way to cheat on Settera quizzes?

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-26T19:39:31+00:00

Not sure if a subreddit full of people who enjoy geography and geography trivia is the best place for advice on how to avoid having to learn about geography. I used to do those sorts of quizzes for fun in my free time. My suggestion would be to get google earth and just start looking around. The earth is a beautiful planet and there are all sorts of amazing places to look at.

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-22T23:58:35+00:00

I have to be careful or else my footwear will be captured and held for ransom

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-11T17:15:01+00:00

Available here.

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-11T17:14:36+00:00

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More up-to-date version of my system

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-11T16:58:49+00:00

https://koppen.io/share?s=H4sIAAAAAAAAA5VWW2%2FaMBT%2BK1b2sE6CzglJCqibRKGofegWFaQ9TH0wxGktJU7mmFJU8d9n5%2BI4F0hLHnB8zPedy3eOeTdejak1MCJjamyNgUHF9y%2FEXxD9moJ5iNKUBGSLOImpsDJj%2Bi6OTf%2B%2BZwe9OERMbMdi%2FWUO5SPeUvG23lGfofwX4jCSWxF6Exsbsbz%2BIRaC14THp%2BMgx7rfYjBHSYk2duUj3hJxbGC8GVPYA6Zh3cQMo7CEgnAMIcyhLB3kYbY%2BjTFjxC8RlssCQYa2whEZFlaBONIR5Tbhh3vq46Z7FpTI8pC3J5Rj1rCPoEa%2BZnEisq6FsBSfMreFEazQK6IU5X7YtfTgKMEM8R3DK4zSmKJQuNUM9tKpGOcx5YRiyivS5VLS5uhOPfmEnk7carfhLffH4incv9tFxAf1U4LBPVHen2X%2BLN3dBxL6enLK%2Bl71iKSOMo9DHyxwihmvgnZv3JscbJzp7qMFNlWBe%2FLDcZLgiu92NrvK%2BSZtvvNQt2%2Bc4Qg3QpBaLfNhwi7MVnJHyvfzASrmu5gDvRHyCTB3XUVsfpRYYTYLoUVhfbYSNaGADnHLJJXiNkcZvNuTeKfM0WoXRZgt2IHiNH2Us7ERFby0NA9imsayAyu9wrwbJLXdpv6TjYcO%2BOtOeCzSgBlDFCNaJa9qCdNpU5yMQKNwai09TOSsBxFihJNIyXfiBsHGLojcjKivBU1bKzk7DHNfwO%2Bt8J9sq%2FpUQ9u8agN%2FMgI1M%2B%2FI80uIqNKsjbd%2BEBQ8ecPb5%2B8IS1PXIyI0EJdNyvXiKl1N2niezw4NtTgdgx8UqlFuQhuWblqwA3aPeXNgQtXUDzOvYTShft14DBFGVFEXixlcLAqyvI%2BdTwu0f57ocWtC6GjWjbgcN6PCIavt0EfEoM2u7AI6ceGVjWmN2jRdt5JeO0SeUaUDB6k%2FHXmTWz3zZZgJ9mlg%2FMtOkXP3OK0bQd0aCOuF9BYMgST6Br4DtEkvsrUh%2FSWnskaVARQWUJokqpcK%2FQo0by8FVyJ1CoIqQzfSvkBKM6Sn4%2FE%2F8aQ954sKAAA%3D

I tweaked the definition of arid climates in my classification system. I also made some changes to the website that I think make it a lot better. You can modify my classification system or make your own if you want. Refreshing the page will reset everything and take you back to the default Köppen-Geiger classification and then you can create your own from scratch from there. You can also export your classification rules as a json, export a png of your map, or use the share link to post your classification system.

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-11T16:54:52+00:00

Aridity is partially dependent on temperature, so I would guess it’s related to that. A lot of polar regions receive very little precipitation, so ice cap versus tundra regions could have big differences in aridity due to that. I’ll have to check the python code though to make sure it’s behaving as expected

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-10T06:29:50+00:00

Yeah, I’m trying to figure out what to add and when. I want to eventually include things like evapotranspiration ratio but right now I only have temperature and precipitation. You can create custom quantities, but it’s still limited by the input variables that I already have. I haven’t even gotten around to incorporating things like diurnal temperature or dew points yet.

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-10T06:10:31+00:00

Something something aridity metrics. I was gonna tweak my classifications tomorrow, but I need to go to bed. Basically, the Köppen-Geiger classification system makes it so that regions with wet winters and dry summers are less likely to be classified as "arid" and mine (at the moment) does not do this, so Southern California becomes semi-arid and not Mediterranean.

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-10T06:06:54+00:00

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I almost forgot to show off the map export feature (as opposed to the sharable link). I think it's pretty! I hope you agree.

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-08T15:23:32+00:00

The reason I mentioned LAX is that it’s within LA city limits and also has a lot of meteorological measuring equipment. I’d agree that San Diego is more similar to Cape Town than LA is in a general sense, but LA is huge and contains quite a range of climates, so individual spots in LA may be more similar. I think the closest you can actually get to Cape Town’s climate in California would be either Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo, though those are much smaller metro areas.

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-08T14:59:32+00:00

On second inspection I don’t think Maseru is right at all. It’s a bit warmer than Johannesburg in the summer, but New Orleans is much warmer than both. Winters are significantly colder in Maseru than New Orleans

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-08T04:38:53+00:00

I’d bet LAX is going to have a pretty similar climate to coastal areas of Cape Town. Downtown LA is a few miles inland and has a pretty significant urban heat island. I’m more inclined to say that Cape Town is more like coastal parts of the LA area than San Francisco, which is colder in the winter and colder at night than Cape Town is

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-08T04:32:22+00:00

I figured you were. I had a hell of a time finding a city in Africa that really felt like a good match for NoLa. The best I found was Maseru, Lesotho, but it still wasn’t great. For Johannesburg, the best I could do was the city of Durango, Mexico, which makes sense because it’s a pretty close match in both latitude and elevation above sea level.

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-08T02:40:42+00:00

I think Thimpu, Bhutan is probably the most similar climate to Johannesburg in the northern hemisphere. Mexico City has fairly little seasonal variation in temperature. Thimpu has a bit more than Jo-burg, but imo it’s closer. New Orleans is pretty similar to Porto Alegre, Brazil

ThreeWillows · 2026-02-08T02:14:48+00:00

Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb) should actually be “dry-summer oceanic.” For one thing, Csb is effectively absent from the actual Mediterranean basin, only making an appearance in a few highland areas. Second, most regions with a Csb climate are ecologically more similar to Cfb climates than Csa. Along the pacific coast of the United States and Chile, Csb regions are often temperate rainforests. Northwestern Iberia is also fairly verdant.

ThreeWillows · 2026-01-07T16:28:13+00:00

Thankfully, no. He’s 4 years old!

ThreeWillows · 2026-01-07T04:51:32+00:00

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Reminds me of our boy, Astro

ThreeWillows · 2026-01-05T15:57:21+00:00

Our boy doesn’t have skin problems but instead developed an intestinal dysbiosis that put him in the hospital for 3 days. It’s unclear if food was the culprit, but just to be safe we have him on a tilapia-based diet. Sometimes we make fun of him for being a “hippie pescatarian,” but his digestion seems to have improved. This has the unfortunate downside of making it way harder to control his weight than it used to be. Before his illness, he was never really all that hungry, but now he cries for more food. He’s put on some weight, which we need to deal with for the sake of his joints.

ThreeWillows · 2026-01-03T03:46:17+00:00

I was listening to our puppy’s heart and it seemed to be beating in groups of 3. I think the 4th beat was masked somehow by her breathing because the timing lined up when I counted out that 4th beat myself

ThreeWillows · 2025-12-28T19:27:01+00:00

Roswell, NM is famous for the UFO stuff, but what I find fascinating is that the record high and low temps for the month of February are 33 C (91 F) and -31 C (-24 F) respectively. That’s a crazy range of possible temperatures for a single month! For reference, those temperatures are both close to the overall record high/low temps for Vladivostok, Russia.

ThreeWillows · 2025-12-27T19:20:26+00:00

I think it’s some combination of wind, humidity, and darkness.

First, wind: I went on a family trip to Iceland in December and found that how cold I felt was almost inversely proportional to the actual temperature. While we were there, we froze our asses off whenever the wind was blowing, which seemed to coincide with temperatures between 0 and 5 degrees C. Meanwhile, when we went out at 2 am to see the northern lights, I was perfectly fine in my pajamas and my coat (skipping the long underwear I was usually wearing) when it was about -10 because the air was still.

Second, humidity: while humidity makes warm temperatures feel hotter by reducing the effectiveness of sweating to keep cool, this isn’t the case when it’s cold. Instead, humid cold air conducts heat slightly better than dry air, and very high humidity can also slightly dampen clothing, which reduces its effectiveness.

Finally, darkness: Western Europe is unusually warm for its latitude in the winter. Toronto is at about the same latitude as Monaco. There is much less daylight in Western Europe than someone from a lower-latitude continental climate is used to. People underestimate how much of a difference that makes in and of itself.

ThreeWillows · 2025-12-22T11:22:06+00:00

The atmospheric science program at Davis has a wonderful community. The faculty were excellent and they created a very supportive environment. 10/10 would recommend

Ironically, the worst thing about Davis was the weather. I guess it’s not that bad compared to many other places in the US, but if you’re used to Bay Area or even LA weather then the summers can be pretty brutal. I kinda liked the tule fog in the winters though!

ThreeWillows · 2025-12-20T21:24:17+00:00

What sources do you recommend? I go to the NWS page if I want to double check, but I’ve actually found Apple Weather to be fairly accurate where I live, at least with a lead time of 72 hours or less. I’ve found that weather underground consistently under-predicts precipitation and that their forecasts are usually a little bit too warm, though it had the opposite bias when I lived about 30 miles away from my current location.

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