ISDR Briefing Note 01 Geneva‚ September 2008 Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Weather‚ climate and climate change Defining climate change For most people‚ the expression “climate change” means the alteration of the world’s climate that we humans are causing‚ through fossil fuel burning‚ clearing forests and other practices that increase the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG)1 in the atmosphere. This is in line with the official definition by the United Nations Framework Convention
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temperate maritime; however‚ the weather is very changeable from place to place and from time to time. Air masses greatly affect the weather experienced in the British Isles and therefore‚ its climate. An air mass is a body of air with uniform levels of temperature‚ humidity and pressure acquired from prolonged contact in its source region. Despite having an effect on British climate‚ there are other factors which play major roles and need to be considered. Much of the weather that the British Isles are
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differences helped the civilizations‚ but some affected them badly. Mali had abundant rainfall and a very tropic climate which helped with the fertile soil in the area for farming. Although there was also high mountain ranges and plateaus that had cooler weather and shorter growing seasons. Malians adapted to this tropic climate by using their positive environmental factors to outweigh their negatives. Although the mountainous regions took space from farming areas‚ there was abundant wild food and fish that
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MAT540 Week 3 Homework Chapter 14 1. The Hoylake Rescue Squad receives an emergency call every 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ or 6 hours‚ according to the following probability distribution. The squad is on duty 24 hours per day‚ 7 days per week: Time Between Emergency Calls (hr.) Probability 1 0.05 2 0.10 3 0.30 4 0.30 5 0.20 6 0.05 1.00 a. Simulate the emergency calls for 3 days (note that this will require a “running”‚ or cumulative‚ hourly clock)‚ using the random number table. b. Compute the average time
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Raining Bad weather/ rain makes me feel happy -weather has little effect on our mood. -Usually the rain makes people miserable‚ but it causes the total opposite to me. I love the rain‚ It makes me happy! Is this a strange thing? Especially considering that most people become sad when the weather becomes worse. - but when it’s all dark and gloomy with rain pelting down‚ I feel in a good mood. I don’t feel the same when the sun comes! haha. Although‚ maybe it’s because I don’t feel comfortable
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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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snowballs or making a snowman. I suppose‚ it is very pleasant while the frost lasts‚ an unpleasant time comes when the thaw begins. Cars and buses go along streets splashing the mud an slush on the passers-by. Everyone is grumbling and scolding the weather. But soon a warm wind blows up heavy grey clouds and the sun shines brightly in the cloudless azure sky. In a few months summer will come. Summer is the most suitable season for holidays and vacations. People enjoy bright summer days if they
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Malaysia. I boarded a DC4 plane that morning. When I was flying over Moscow city‚ it began to rain. Looking out of the window‚ I saw Moscow city surrounded in a dense veil of rain. We were making good time‚ but when we flew to Volvograd the weather suddenly got worse. It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing furiously. I was little nervous. I feel like something bad is going to happen. I started to think about my parents who are waiting for me at home. I’m sure they are waiting for my
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A Rainy Day Rain is one of the most beautiful moments of nature. Rain is the falling of water from the clouds coming back to the earth‚ which is taken indirectly by the sun. Rain is a very beautiful moment that can enhance any person‚ and is able to make many people to admit it as a great blessing of God bestowed upon man by him in some specific time. Nature is beautiful and it has many forms‚ and scenes‚ each of which is different to one another and varies in their beauty. Rain is one of them
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the end of the night‚ Daisy is even sobbing at ‘the beautiful shirts’. Fitzgerald uses this to show how Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship is reignited and also show us that Gatsby has these extravagant parties to share his luxuries. Fitzgerald uses weather and pathetic fallacy to carry us along the chapter and further exaggerate the fading awkwardness to a place where Gatsby and Daisy can relive their love for each other. At first Nick makes it clear that ‘the day agreed upon pouring rain’ and he uses
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