As classified by the Koppen Letter Code System, Berkeley falls in the Csa category, which is a mild, mid-latitude Mediterranean climate (Hess, 2013). These climates are referred to as dry summer subtropical, but are more generally described as Mediterranean climates. These types of climates are characterized by clear skies and sunshine in summer months, mild winter temperatures and hot summers, and rain primarily during winter season from the mid-latitude cyclone. Extreme summer aridity is caused by the sinking air of the subtropical highs and may exist for up to 5 months. Locations of Mediterranean climates in North America are from Portland, Oregon to all of California (www.eoearth.com). The average temperature of the coldest month is less than 18°C (64°F) but above -3°C (27°F). The wettest winter month has about 3 times more precipitation when compared to the driest summer month. Precipitation in driest summer month is less than 40 mm (1.6 in.). Warmest month has average temperature above 22°C (72°F) and at least 4 months have average temperatures above 10°C (50°F).…
1- Do you feel that it is ethical for a company to channel income to a tax haven in order to reduce or eliminate taxation? Explain.…
A. Climate- Winter- mild and dry air. Weather systems come from the North and West, mostly north. Spring- cool and dry air. Weather systems come from the North and West, mostly west. Summer- warm and humid. Weather systems come from East, West, and the South. Fall- cool and dry. Weather systems come from the North and West, mostly west.…
Global Warming is one of the main causes for a rise in sea level. When there is a rise in sea level it can lead to coastal flooding which leaves devastating effects the coastal areas and small coastal settlements. These impacts can be split into environmental and socioeconomic.…
San Diego resides in a Koppen Csb/Csa climate zone. This temperate zone has hot, dry summers, and cool winters. There are also summer water deficits followed by winter surpluses. The ecosystem is designated as Mediterranean Shrubland that is characterized by sclerophyllous shrubs and an Australian eucalyptus forest.…
To what extent can we blame the drought on climate change? Is the climate change caused by Californians? Or are we receiving the blunt end of global practices (for example: china emissions being carried across pacific by trade winds producing smog in LA etc.) Does geography and/or topography play a part? http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/CaliforniadroughttiedtoclimatechangeMaybe5788420 .php Where is the rain going?…
San Francisco, California has cooler summers but warmer winter as opposed to Saint Louis, Missouri. There are many things that affect this situation such as California being closer to water, Air Temperature/water temperature is cooler, and the water temperature is 27°. First, California is closer to the water. This results in cooler summers and warmer winters because there is a smaller temperature change in water rather than soil when it is exposed to heat. Saint Louis isn’t near any large body of water, which results in the Air/soil temperature being warmer. It also has a greater temperature change when exposed to heat so this means there are hotter summers but colder winters.…
Over the past few centuries California’s weather has not properly represented itself. Instead, California has proven to be one of the best places to live in the world, one of the few places where you can go to the snow and to the beach in the same day. Despite the states many attractions, Mike Davis believes that Southern California’s environment is going to be back on track with its original patterns. This consist of long droughts lasting for hundreds of years, causing plant life and soil to die. This is than followed by large amounts of rain that the ground can no longer retain, resulting in flooding…
The areas near the Pacific Ocean are generally characterized by small temperature variations during the year, with cool foggy summers and mild rainy winters. Inland areas, especially those separated from the ocean by hills or mountains, have hotter summers and colder overnight temperatures during the winter (weather.gov). San Jose at the south end of the Bay averages fewer than 15 inches of rain annually, while Napa at the north end of the Bay averages over 30 inches and parts of the Santa Cruz…
The drought has been the worst drought recorded as the biggest drought in history for California that is.If you made it to this point here is more info on this big topic of regulating water for California and not regulating groundwater for California.…
The first climate is Mediterranean. This climate is located between the 30 and 45 degree latitudes. The climate is known for hot dry summers and cool wet winters. Winter temperatures are between 30 and 65 degrees. Summer temperatures are above 50 degrees. The cause of this climate is related to large bodies of water such as the Mediterranean…
You can go to San Diego in December and the temperature is around 70*F degrees the whole year around. You can go for a nice walk on the beach, the reason why is so warm is because is close to the ocean, and away from the mountains and San Diego is close to the dessert too. However Fresno temperatures are drastic in the whole year around, the temperature in winter can dropped at 30* F degrees below and in the summer the temperature can go up to 110*F degrees it’s very hot and dry. Fresno gets pretty cold, because is close to the National forest with big mountains and when snow in the mountains it gets really cold in Fresno and all around the valley. A contrast between San Diego and Fresno is tourism. San Diego tourism is a big business, thanks to the great weather of San Diego people from around the world comes and visited San Diego city has a lot of attractions some of them are: Sea World, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park, Belmont Park, San Diego Mission Alcala one of the oldest mission in California, Qualcomm Stadium home of the NFL football team “Chargers,” Petco Park home of the national baseball team “The Padres” San Diego have some of the best beaches in the world. In the other hand, Fresno has some attractions but not as bigger than San Diego. Some of the touristic place in Fresno are: you can go to some beautiful casinos, like Table Mountain Casino, Chukchansi Casino, other places are the Big Fresno Fair and it has a lot of things to do and see, like agriculture they make competitions with different animals like pigs, cows, horses, goats, lamb and chickens and you can ride a “ Electronic Bull Riding “The fair has a great variety of food, from Mexican, Chinese, Moong, Italian, Armenian, Greek, and Japanese. Another place you can go for a nice walk or run is at the Woodward Park, north of Fresno…
The weather in our region is the warmest of all the regions. The Winters are very mild and are not hard to survive. The Summer is hot and humid. The Spring and Fall are crisp and mild with average temperatures.…
To this day, California has been in a drought. The governor, Jerry Brown is struggling to create policies to prevent people from using large amounts of water. He has made proposals to reduce the water use in California by building tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to increase the supply of water. One of the reasons California is in a drought is because of our history of dealing with the gold miners using hydraulic mining to mine gold, and damming the Tuolumne River to provide water for San Francisco. Although the use of of water has benefitted farmers and cities, it has not been in the best interest of the state because it has harmed the Native Americans and the environment.…
A lot of people haven’t took a shower in months because their is no water to use. People can’t shower and wash dishes because the farmers are using too much of the groundwater. I think California should make laws to control the groundwater usage.…