ESSAY ON HURRICANES Hurricanes get their start over the warm tropical waters of the North Atlantic Ocean near the equator. Most hurricanes appear in late summer or early fall‚ when sea temperatures are at their highest. Hurricanes only form over really warm ocean water of 80°F or warmer. The atmosphere (the air) must cool off very quickly the higher you go. Also‚ the wind must be blowing in the same direction and at the same speed to force air upward from the ocean surface. Winds flow outward
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(10 marks) The seasonal variations in climate‚ in a tropical region‚ which includes temperature‚ precipitation and wind direction‚ are due to a number of factors. The tropical continental climate in Africa‚ north of the equator‚ can be described as transitional‚ as it is between the rainforest margins of the central African rainforest and also the desert margins of the Saharan desert. This results in a continual‚ gradual change to the climate‚ so that as the latitude increases
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Jet Streams Jet streams are strong westerly winds that blow in a narrow band in Earth ’s upper atmosphere at the same altitudes at which airplanes fly. They form because of temperature variations between the poles and equator. There are two occurrences that results in the Jet Streams. The first occurrence would be when hot air rises from the tropics towards the North and South Poles subsequently the second occurrence is as the hot air is moving to the north and south poles from the tropics‚ the
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PointeauPic Key: 0 km 2 approx = cliffs Sketchmap to show location of data collection sites near La Malbaie © OCR 2010 F761/I Jun10 Turn over © OCR 2010 F761/I Jun10 Antarctic circle Andes Tropic of Capricorn Equator Tropic of Cancer Arctic Circle Rockies Key: ice caps and valley glaciers ice sheets Greenland Antarctica N. Scandinavia Fig. 3 Present-day distribution of ice masses Himalayas Southern Alps Alps 4 © OCR
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Earth Day is an annual event‚ celebrated on April 22‚ on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970‚ and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year. In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco‚ peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace‚ to first be celebrated on March 21‚ 1970‚ the first day of spring in the
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research. Firstly‚ Vietnam is located in the northern hemisphere. Secondly‚ with a long coastline of 3‚260 km with many important seaports in the SEA area‚ it is undoubtedly fits to Sachs and Gallup survey. However‚ because of the location near the Equator‚ Vietnam has tropical climate with temperature ranges from 5 to 37oC and annual rainfall is substantial in all regions and torrential in some‚ ranging from 1‚200 to 3‚000 millimeter per year. For this criteria‚ Vietnam does not meet the final pattern
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referred to as the “dividing line” between the two atmospheres. It separates extremely warm air to the north and extremely cold air to the south in the case of the southern hemisphere. They have to stabilize out the massive heat that exists close to the equator and the cold air close to the poles. The warm air tries to move towards the south while the cold air tries to move towards the north. As a result mid latitude cyclones are formed to restore the balance in the regions affected by this scenario. A kink
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Episode Three: Into the Tropics This episode was actually rather interesting. In general‚ it basically discussed how guns‚ germs‚ and steel have affected and influenced the shaping of African societies as it is today. Diamond’s main quest is to answer the question: why did the world become so unequal? In the mid-1600s the Europeans first arrive at the southernmost tip of South Africa. The southernmost tip of Africa and Europe are almost identical in latitude‚ with
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Choosing a cultural event for my assignment wasn’t easy for me. There were so many different types of events to consider that choosing only one was difficult because there are so many to choose from‚ that I have an interest in‚ almost every type. I looked around and found an event which I chose to attend because it offered the opportunity to educated myself on different international islands I didn’t know about. I would identify this event as international plane ride to different countries. Venezuela
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Sunday‚ January 18‚ 2015 3:46 PM Many people wonder why we have the four seasons‚ Winter‚ Summer‚ Spring‚ and Fall. These seasons let us know things like what to wear‚ things to eat and places to go. Some people just think that’s the way the world is‚ But other people want to dig deeper. When people think of winter they think of snow‚ hot chocolate and other winter activities‚ Whereas Summer we think of the beach‚ and ice cold lemonade. Well let’s think about this- Why do we have seasons
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