Humans have once settled in areas that are now covered in glaciers.
The Pangaea Earthquake.
The Green House Effect.
Characteristics of "placE" include things like economy activity architecture
I'm going to assume you mean Westbury of New York
Jan:34°F
Feb:33°F
March:39°F
April:50°F
May:58°F
June:69°F
July:74°F
August:74°F
Sept:67°F
October:56°F
Nov:48°F
Dec:38°F
Westbury, New York, gets 48 inches of rain per year and 21 inches of snow