1. Explain how observed teleconnection patterns can help in the preparation of a seasonal weather forecast. Observed teleconnection patterns are beneficial in preparing seasonal weather forecast because they allow for long range forecasts. By leveraging the relationship between large-scale oceanic and atmospheric changes between specific areas and regions climate scientist are able to create relatively accurate long range predictions. These forecasts are not only important because they explain prevailing
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Yuma Project Yuma has a very dry weather and sandy sand making almost everything hard to grow. Alfalfa was one of the only things able to grow because of the dryness here in Yuma. Although Yuma Is very dry there was often flooded from the Colorado River‚ making this a huge problem because of the damages it would leave behind. The government came up with a plan called the Yuma Project. The Yuma Project would include an irrigation system this would help the soil‚ making crops easier to grow. I believe
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The African Savanna is a tropical grassland. African Savannas get lots of rainfall. In the beginning of May is when the rainy seasons start. It ends in November‚ and they usually get about fifteen to twentyfive feet of rain a month. In the dry season they only get about four inches of rain. In the Northern hemisphere the dry season is from April to September. But in the the Southern hemisphere its from October to March. The African savanna comes in a wet-dry tropical climate. One way
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Overview To all the residents in the village of Boomsdale‚ recently Dr. Bigbrain with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has detected small earthquakes coming from Mt. Thunder. For those of you that do not yet know‚ Mt. Thunder is an active stratovolcano and these earthquakes could be related to an impending volcanic eruption. There are three types of volcanos which include: shield volcanos‚ scoria cone volcanos‚ and stratovolcanoes. Unfortunately‚ stratovolcanoes are the most dangerous‚
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Anna Gribbell October 2017 Coastal Peru Crops of Coastal Peru can be watered by mist! Coastal Peru’s ocean affects day to day life. The ocean in Coastal Peru affects how crops grow and even how cold the climate is. The ocean has fish to catch and valleys have space to produce staple crops. Furthermore‚ the climate is cryogenic and arid (cold and dry) thanks to the mist produced by the ocean. The ocean of Coastal Peru is very helpful to the people that live there. The Humboldt current‚ also known
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Weather plays an important role in our everyday lives. It determines our daily and weekly forecast that includes sunshine‚ rain‚ snow‚ and storms of several kinds depending on what part of the United States you live in. I believe‚ the weather also affects our mood‚ and the clothes we wear. My favorite kind of weather is spring weather. I enjoy the sunny days and cool evenings without that sticky feeling we feel during Texas hot summers. However‚ weather has played a huge role in American history
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Short story review: You don’t miss your water till your well runs dry. This is one of the most influential yet underrated stories of T.Coraghessan Boyle who challenges human behaviour and their norm of reckless usage of renewable resources in “You don’t miss your water (till your well runs dry” which was written in 2016. The story explores a family situated in southwest of washing DC. The family suffers from a sudden change of lifestyle‚ as they are forced to abandon the norm of using water because
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Hurricanes and earthquakes are two of the most dangerous natural disasters. There aren’t any similarities between hurricane and earthquakes in the way they are caused but they both cause destruction and death resulting from diseases and destruction of buildings. Let’s examine what causes these calamities and how to remain safe when they occur. Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters near the equator. They are formed when moist air over the ocean rises upward causing an area of lower air pressure
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Rain pummeled the sunken roof of the old barn. Water seeped through the soaked‚ moldy plywood and dripped into muddy puddles below. The distant roar of rain and thunder almost muffled the sound of a field mouse as she pulled at a tear in an old sofa at the far end of the barn. She tugged at the brittle fabric‚ trying to extract the light‚ white fluff for her nest. A barn swallow shivered in the rafters‚ preening and drying his wet feathers. Despite the ferocious storm‚ all was peaceful in the barn
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Preliminary biology assignment task 3 Part A The Urey and Miller was conducted in 1952 and published in 1953 by Stanley miller‚ under the supervision of Harold Urey at the University of Chicago. It proposed the possible chance of the inorganic material of some of the basic building blocks of life‚ given that conditions resembled those of the ancient earth. This was the first ever experiment to test Alexander Oparin ’s and J. B. S. Haldane ’s hypothesis about the evolution of pre-biotic chemicals
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