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Mechanical Properties of Fluids
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Explain why:

The climate of a harbour town is more temperate than that of a town in a desert at the same latitude. 

Answer

The climate of a harbour town is more temperate than that of a town in a desert because, in a harbour town, the relative humidity is more than in a desert town. Hence, the climate of a harbour town is without extremes of hot and cold.

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