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- Why are caves different temperatures?

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And then the second part of that

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is what is average and what cave

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is the coldest

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and what cave is the hottest?

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That's a lot of questions by the way.

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(rangers laughing)

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- It depends where the cave is located.

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So it's going to be

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the mean annual temperature

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of the location of the cave.

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So around here it's 54, 55 degrees.

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And if we go to the tropics,

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I'm from Puerto Rico
so if we go down there

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the caves are going to be warmer

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because the mean annual
temperature can be,

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for the cave, in the 70s.

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So it's gonna be hotter and you don't need

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as many clothes, so it depends.

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If you're in the desert,

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the cave is gonna be warmer so.

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- Yeah and caves up high in the alpine

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can have ice in them and you have to have

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even more layers and clothes and hats

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to wear when you're
mapping those caves so.

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- Yeah and Johanna used to work in Alaska,

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I'm sure those caves were cold.

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- [Johanna] They were cold!

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(rangers laughing)

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- Alright, this one isn't coming

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from online but up here.

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So you're in a cave in the desert.

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Is it moist and damp like this one?

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- It depends of the mean

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rainfall for that area.

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But for the cave to be formed

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they had to have enough rain

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to be formed throughout the years.