Professor Ziad Munson Social Origins of Terrorism November 14‚ 2014 The Weather Underground Review During the Vietnam War‚ a radical protest group rose up on the campus of the University of Michigan. Weathermen‚ as they became called in everyday vernacular‚ were actually nothing like weathermen at all – they protested‚ rioted‚ bombed‚ and broke people out of jail‚ to mention a few of their actions. The name was formally changed to Weather Underground Organization a year after the founding‚ and their acts
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How weather effect your mood? Weather can have more than a little impact on your mood. Researchers in Germany branched out beyond just sunny and cloudy and looked at temperature‚ wind‚ sunlight‚ rain and snow‚ air pressure‚ and how long the days were. The study was led by Jaap Denissen of Humboldt University in Berlin. The study had 1‚233 participants‚ all living in Germany at the time. Most of the participants were women‚ the average age was 28‚ with ages spanning from 13 to 68 years old. Study
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Why study weather and climate: Influences our daily activities Influences agriculture‚ energy use‚ weather resources‚ transportation‚ and industry Understand and predict severe weather Understand‚ predict‚ and mitigate long term changes Hurricane Irene: one of the top 10 hurricanes since 1980. Definitions: Meteorology: The scientific study of the atmosphere * Weather: Climate: Long term trend (average‚ high and low extremes)‚ temperature‚ wind‚ humidity‚ rainfall‚ etc. Basic components:
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Case summary – Enron Corporation’s Weather Derivatives Steve Haik‚ Dan Sleker and Bas van Bellegem – March 2003 Background In October Mary Watts‚ CFO of Pacific Northwest Electric (PNW) reviewed the forward plan for PNW’s 200-2001 season. PNW’s has been experiencing nearly no EPS growth since 1995 due to deregulation and warmer-than-average winter climate. The stock price had suffered accordingly‚ but there maybe a way to hedge the weather risk via a new “weather derivative” being proposed by Enron’s
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I thought that the essay “13 Ways Of Looking At Weather” was really compelling in the way that it was so descriptive. Right off the bat‚ I could envision the terrors of a tornado and how hesitant she was to share the stories of the extreme weather in her hometown to other people. I loved the little analogy she put in there about the Wizard Of Oz‚ where she was comparing the harsh and fatal realities of the tornadoes she had experiences to the harmless and magical effects the tornado had on Dorothy
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HOW WEATHER EFFECTS PEOPLE How weather effects peoples lives and activities. Weather‚ is the day to day change in conditions including the changes in the atmosphere‚ these changes include temperature‚ levels of precipitation‚ wind speed‚ wind direction and the change in air pressure. These measurements are usually taken and recorded at least once a day. Weather is the day-to-day changes in Earths atmospheric conditions. Climate‚ is the average conditions for an area or country recorded over a
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Weather Unit-Mid Unit Test Study Sheet 1. What are the four elements of weather? The four elements of Weather are Wind‚ Temperature‚ Moisture and Air Pressure. 2. What are the three states of water? The three states of water are solid‚ liquid and Gas. 3. Explain the differences between solid‚ liquid‚ gas- how much energy is being used? What are the particles doing? The difference between solid‚ liquid and gas is Solid has low energy and is cold‚ liquid is medium energy and is warm and gas has
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Lyric Analysis of Sweater Weather by The Neighborhood The theme is represented by many literary devices including a hyperbole in the second line of the song. “I want the world in my hands”‚ it’s an exaggeration for the artist wanting to take control and be in charge completely. A couple lines later‚ there’s another hyperbole‚ “Head in the clouds but my gravity’s centered”‚ it means he is feeling sad/distanced but he knows everything will be alright. The first metaphor we noticed was in the lyrics
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Shanequa Miller Weather and climate are two similar but different things. Weather is the short term properties of the troposphere at a given place and time. We see everyday how weather works. Climate is the average long term weather of an area. The earth’s climate has warmed and cooled since long before we came onto the scene. Climate lasts longer then weather. Weather can come and go quickly when climate will only change a little at a time. Does weather impact our climate and environment? That’s
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Chosin Reservoir The battle of Chosin Reservoir was no doubt key‚ if not the deciding battle of the Korean War. The battle has gained a notoriety for some of the harshest terrain and weather conditions of any battle in any war. Alongside this fact these conditions were extremely influential‚ in hindsight‚ in the unpreparedness of our forces and the eventual splitting of the 1st Marine Division‚ led by General O.P. Smith‚ and the Army’s 7th Infantry Division which was under the overall command
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