Global climate change has positive and negative effects on marine and terrestrial ecosystems. The cause of global climate change is said to be because carbon dioxide is being emitted through the large scale burning of oil‚ coal and gas‚ with an additional contribution coming from clearing of tropical forests and woodlands which results in wildlife life destruction. The carbon dioxide traps heat from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere and prevents it from being sent back out into space. The heat that
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The Climate Crisis Global warming: an increase in the earth’s atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution. Given the definition it may not sound as scary as it actually is. The whole process of global warming is a science in itself. It may also be known as `the climate crisis’ because scientists believe that the occurrence of such extreme temperatures will bring our earth to turmoil
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Helium Weather Balloons A weather balloon is a scientific instrument used by meteorologists to measure the activity of the world’s weather. Weather balloons are sent into the air every day‚ all over the world; they are sent up at the same time‚ and they are used to measure a variety of atmospheric pressures‚ temperatures‚ and wind rates. The data collected by weather balloons is saved and transmitted by the radiosonde. Sensors in the radiosonde record data and use a radio transmitter to send
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There are three major biomes in Australia: Tropical Savanna Desert Human Interactions Climate change impacts are expected to have significant social‚ economic and environmental consequences worldwide. Ongoing population growth and development in highly urbanized coastal areas will make worse the predicted impacts on the coasts. Climate The southern part of the state has a Mediterranean climate. South Australia ’s main temperature range is 29 °C (84 °F) in January and 15 °C (59 °F) in July
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Age Range: 4-5 years Subject: Social Studies Duration: 40mins Topic: Weather – Relationship between weather and dress Generalisation: The type of weather determines how we should dress Concepts: Types of weather‚ dress Objectives: Distinguish that different types of clothing is appropriate for different types of weather. Exhibit an awareness of the effects weather can have on people and the environment. Manipulate picture cut
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Ecosystems‚ Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in India Summary Report All India Disaster Mitigation Institute Preparedness Pocketbook Series-29 Ecosystems‚ Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in India Gujarat Council of Science City‚ Gujarat‚ India December 21-23‚ 2010 Summary Report All India Disaster Mitigation Institute March 2011 Title: Summary Report of the Twenty Third National Course on Ecosystems
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EUROPEAN WEATHER DERIVATIVES This paper concentrates on where the future of the weather derivatives market may lie‚ where the new applications may be situated and what will be the main drivers of the market size. We realise that some of the applications are not currently available or commercially viable at present but take the view that‚ if demand is sufficient‚ they will become available given time. In fact‚ one of the likely drivers of demand is the rate of change in the European climate. To this
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The statistics shows that in Northern countries‚ where the weather is cold‚ cloudy and the light is limited the percentage of people who suffer depression greater than anywhere else. Winter Depression‚ Winter Blues‚ Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) are all conditions that expressed the negative impact of bad weather on our organism and psyche. Researches show that exactly the lack of bright light in the winter is the thing that provokes bad mood. For this reason in most of the countries winter celebrations
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The Effects of Weather on Our Mood Often we hear people talking about how weather affects their activities and eventually their moods. We do not need to be meteorologist nor psychologist to realize that there is a link between weather and mood. With prevalent studies and valuable research‚ many seem to think that the link is merely the fact that weather gives people insight into the views about life and how to understand them. Researchers found that the two types of important variables to determine
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Severe Weather in Texas Research Notes * Sudden fronts can drop the temperatures as much as 20 degrees in an hour (During severe weather) * January 9th 2012- That years first confirmed tornado with hail the size of ping pong balls (Houston and Galveston) * April 6‚ 2012- More than a dozen tornadoes ripped through north Texas‚ there were as many as 19 in progress at a time‚ the strongest one reaching an EF4. -Forney EF3‚ wind speeds up to 150 mph “ It was like a bomb hit”-Patti Gilroy
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