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    spherical the weather is normal there is also the wobble axis wee the earth’s axis wobbles so the hemispheres are facing towards the sun this heats up the planet this happens over a 21 thousand years . The final part of Milankovich cycles is tilt the earth’s axis is tilted at 23.5° this changes over 41 thousand years between 22° and 24.5° this affected the solar input especially in highest latitudes . Sometimes the wobble and the tilt happen at the same time this creates extreme weathers. These are

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    Weather and Climate Neil Frederick S. Calderon‚ RMT Weather and Climate Describe the physical conditions of the atmosphere in a particular area Weather: short period Climate: long-term pattern of weather Affect human activities and ecosystem distribution Weather and Climate Weather is the day-to-day condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place. Climate refers to the average year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region. Both climate

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    greater role in evaluating the merits of the opposing views and contributing to climate research itself. Since hurricanes Hugo and Andrew‚ insurance companies have had to fundamentally rethink pricing‚ underwriting and financing for catastrophic weather-related coverage. Insurers also have had to consider whether these events were just a harbinger of things to come. If these storms presaged a changing climate‚ what could insurers do to prepare themselves for future catastrophes and improve their

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    climate change‚ reasons and factors triggering it‚ impacts and consequences brought by it‚ and what’s needed to deal with it are main aspects people need to consider. KNOWLEDGE ON CLIMATE CHANGE The weather and climate are two different issues that are similar but easy to be misunderstood. Weather is a phenomenon that people can experience in a short time whilst climate is a long time issue. Climate is usually described in terms of the mean and variability of temperature‚ precipitation and wind

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    WEEK 4 DQ 1 Identify a local environmental problem in your area. Climate change‚ toxic contamination‚ eutrophication (low oxygen due to excess nutrients)‚ and near shore habitat changes‚ have led to this Environmental issue‚ which has caused a decline in certain species‚ e.g.‚ forage fish‚ salmonids‚ bottom fish‚ marine birds‚ harbor porpoise and orcas.  What is the environmental-justice questions surrounding this problem? Should petitioning to add species to the Endangered Species Act (ESA)

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    gov/features/02_monitoring/inland_flooding.html Weather Forecasts From folklore and proverbs to modern radar technology‚ the scientific understanding of weather prediction has evolved through time. Several inventions such as the thermometer‚ barometer and even satellites have given way to immense knowledge of weather conditions. Mild‚ sunny days are perfect for picnics‚ but those aren’t the weather conditions that led to the advances in weather predictions. “Severe weather events such as tornadoes‚ tropical storms

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    greenhouse gases is having and will continue to have on the environment. Many do not realize the how global warming affects the environment. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effects of global warming on the weather‚ overall health‚ and on wildlife. Global Warming on Weather Patterns The increase in water temperatures in the ocean has generated more energy into what used to be normal tropical storms‚ causing them not only to be more frequent‚ but a lot stronger and sometimes very destructive

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    extinction in some animals like the polar bears and the melting of the Arctic that causes sea levels to rise. Global warming would also cause extreme weather like hurricane Katrina and more frequent and harsher droughts. The warming of the Earth would also bring more disease caring insects to migrate north: bringing plague and disease with them. The extreme weather causes millions of dollars in damage and the diseases cost money to treat and control. The changes in Earth’s temperature would cause the

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    seasons unless it is based on them. During these seasons weather can also impact the story‚ such as in many stories if it is raining that normally means something tragic has happened in the plot. Many stories use the seasons to show how time passes. In many stories‚ you rarely notice the slight change in the weather or in seasons because of the actual story going on. For example‚ to add to the dread of someone’s death it normally rains or in extreme cases‚ snows. “Toni Morrison gives her poor jilted

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