You can often treat the symptoms of swelling that occurs on both sides of your body yourself, Dr. Botek says. 1. Compression socks. Available at your local drug or grocery store, compression socks provide pain relief and prevent fluid collection in your legs, ankles and feet.
Precipitation in the tundra totals 150 to 250 mm a year, including melted snow. That's less than most of the world's greatest deserts! Still, the tundra is usually a wet place because the low temperatures cause evaporation of water to be slow.
While the precipitation level in most tundra environments doesn't exceed 10 inches, there are some exceptions to the trend. In areas of tundra that are closer to oceans or large bodies of water, the precipitation can measure up to 20 inches per year.