Lightning is not distributed evenly around the planet‚ as seen in the image on the right. About 70% of lightning occurs over land in the tropics where atmospheric convection is the greatest. This occurs from both the mixture of warmer and colder air masses‚ as well as differences in moisture concentrations‚ and it generally happens at the boundaries between them. The flow of warm ocean currents past drier land masses‚ such as the Gulf Stream‚ partially explains the elevated frequency of lightning
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The most important event in the Indian year is the monsoons. India is an agricultural country‚ and the year’s crops depend on the character of rainy season. A good monsoon means prosperity‚ excess of monsoon indicates floods and failure of monsoon spells drought and famine. The monsoon‚ or trade winds‚ reaches India about the month of June‚ firstly on the south – western coasts of Kerala. Coming‚ as they do over thousands of miles of sea‚ they are laden with moisture‚ and when they feel and meet
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CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM Cristian C. Calizo Joshua Kevin K. Uy College of Engineering College of Engineering Date Performed: Jan. 7‚ 2014 Date Submitted: Jan 14‚ 2013 Methodology Iron (II) – Silver Ions System 1 ml each of 0.10 M FeSO4 and 0.10 M AgNO3 were mixed and shaked in a 4-inch test tube. The mixture was centrifuged‚ and the supernate was decantated into a test tube. Separate drops of the supernate was tested for presence of Fe2+‚ Ag+ and Fe
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CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE GLOBAL HEAT BUDGET - 40 MARKS The global heat budget is the balance between incoming insolation‚ and outgoing radiation from Earth. There are many factors that influence this heat budget‚ some of which are more important than others. In this essay I am going to describe and explain each factor involved. Insolation is the incoming energy from the sun in shortwave ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The distribution of insolation over the Earth’s surface
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Fitzgerald’s use of symbols throughout chapter five‚ specifically light‚ color and time‚ help create a second layer to the chapter. From the very beginning of the chapter‚ there are references to bright lights‚ with Gatsby’s house being ‘lit from tower to cellar.’ From ‘twinkling’ to ‘gleaming’ these references to light are stippled throughout the chapter. These are used to show Gatsby’s hope. When Daisy enters‚ Fitzgerald describes her as having a ‘bright’ smile. This small reference to light suggests
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Cause and Effect Of Deforestation People have been deforesting the Earth for thousands of years‚ primarily to clear land for crops or livestock. Direct causes of deforestation are agricultural expansion‚ wood extraction; logging or wood harvest for domestic fuel or charcoal‚ and infrastructure expansion such as road building and urbanization. Rarely is there a single direct cause for deforestation. Usually there are multiple causes working together simultaneously to cause deforestation. The single
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Ali and the magic carpet One very hot day Ali finds a carpet in his uncle’s shop. ”What’s this?” Suddenly the carpet jumps! It moves and flies off into the air. “Hey!” “What’s happening?” A loud booming voice comes from the carpet. “Welcome‚ O master. I am the magic carpet.” First they fly high up into the sky and then they land in a jungle. It is hot and wet and it’s raining. Then they fly to the desert. It is very‚ very hot and dry. After that they fly to the South Pole. There is lots of ice and
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The Hurricane. The poem ‘The Hurricane’ creates a tense and fearful atmosphere to such an extent that the reader is made to feel as though they have lived through the hurricane themselves. The poet also uses many poetic devices to express this feeling‚ as well as almost exaggerating the aftermath. All of this creates the vivid atmosphere of the ‘roaring‚ screaming and returning‚’ that was so relentless in the poet’s eyes on the day of the hurricane. The scene of the poem is set in the first line
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’The perpetual cycle of change which has created the face of the Earth‚ with all its rugged and Fascinating variety usually happens too slowly to be noticed. But occasionally it is rapid and Violent. Volcanoes disgorge molten lava‚ earthquakes rip open the landscape‚ landslides‚ carry away Whole mountainsides. Then human beings become aware of the awesome forces that are shaping Their planet. These forces are fuelled by three powerful sources of energy - heat from within the Earth‚ heat from
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A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage. Earthquakes Earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth’s surface‚ earthquakes manifest themselves by vibration‚ shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. Floods The most common type of flooding event typically occurs when waterways such as rivers or streams overflow
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