Query: Without the forests' humidity, previously moisture-laden winds blew dry.

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Sierra Madre Occidental <=SEP=> The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera , that runs northwest -- southeast through Northwestern and Western Mexico , and along the Gulf of California . The Sierra Madre is part of the American Cordillera , a chain of mountain ranges ( cordillera ) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western `` backbone '' of North America , Central America , South America and Antarctica .

Dwarf forest <=SEP=> Dwarf forest , elfin forest , or pygmy forest is a rare ecosystem featuring miniature trees , inhabited by small species of fauna such as rodents and lizards . They are usually located at high elevations , under conditions of sufficient air humidity but poor soil . There are two main dwarf forest ecosystem types , involving different species and environmental characteristics : coastal temperate and montane tropical regions . Temperate coastal dwarf forest is common for parts of Southern California . Montane tropical forests are found across tropical highlands of Central America , northern South America and Southeast Asia . There are also other isolated examples of dwarf forests scattered across the world .

Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary <=SEP=> Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is the northernmost wildlife sanctuary of Kerala , southwest India . It is 55 km2 in area and located on the western slope of the Western Ghats . It was established in 1984 . The headquarters of the sanctuary is near Iritty . Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the southeast part of Kannur District . It lies between 11 ° 54 ′ and 11 ° 59 ′ north latitude and 75 ° 47 ′ and 75 ° 57 ′ east longitude .   The sanctuary area falls in Aralam , Kelakam and Kottiyoor revenue villages and is located in the northwest slopes of Western Ghats contiguous with the forests of Coorg ( Kodagu ) district of Karnataka state .   The PA ( protected area ) consists of Aralam Range , the only range of Aralam wildlife division , which is part of Northern Wildlife Circle ( Northern Region ) Palakkad . The extent of the sanctuary is 55 km2 . The sanctuary was constituted in 1984 as per GO ( P ) 300/84/AD dated 15 October 1984 .   It was formed by carving out areas from the Odanthode Malavaram of Thalassery special division which was an erstwhile private forest , subsequently taken over by Govt . as per the provisions of the Kerala Private Forests ( vesting and assignment ) Act 1971 and from the Kottiyoor RF of Wayanad Forest Division .   The vested forest portion of the sanctuary is 32.64 km2 and the 22.36 km2 is part of Kottiyoor RF ( Reserved Forest ) .   Till 30.6.98 this sanctuary was a range in Wayanad Wildlife Division . It started functioning as an independent wildlife division since 1.7.98 as per GO ( MS ) 36/98 dated 27.5.98 .   In the First Management Plan the entire area was divided into two zones viz : the Core Zone and the Buffer Zone.Climatic factors include rainfall , temperature , humidity , frost and so on .   Average rainfall : 4000 mm  Temperature : 11.0 ° C to 40.0 ° C  Humidity : 60 to 100 %  Wind : Regular wind during Southwest monsoon  Water source : Cheenkannipuzha

Neotropical realm <=SEP=> The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth 's land surface . Physically , it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone .

Cloud forest <=SEP=> A cloud forest , also called a fog forest , is a generally tropical or subtropical , evergreen , montane , moist forest characterized by a persistent , frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover , usually at the canopy level , formally described in the International Cloud Atlas ( 2017 ) as silvagenitus . Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and vegetation , in which case they are also referred to as mossy forests . Mossy forests usually develop on the saddles of mountains , where moisture introduced by settling clouds is more effectively retained .