IMPACTS OF OZONE Introduction Ozone is a gas that occurs naturally in our atmosphere. Most of it is concentrated in the ozone layer[->0]‚ a region located in the stratosphere several miles above the surface of the Earth. Although ozone represents only a small fraction of the gas present in the atmosphere‚ it plays a vital role by shielding humans and other life from harmful ultraviolet light from the Sun. Human activities in the last several decades have produced chemicals‚ such as chlorofluorocarbons
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Imagine‚ if you will‚ what goes down your drain at home and into the city’s sewer system. Now‚ picture what would happen if‚ somewhere along the miles of underground pipes‚ there is a blockage of some kind‚ and very little‚ if any‚ drain water can get by. This is a simplified comparison of what happens in the human body of a person living with lymphatic filariasis. A mosquito‚ after biting a person that currently has the disease‚ carries the larvae of the parasite that causes the symptoms and bites
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say octopuses are amphibious. My third is they claim that Sasquatch is real. For my first factual claim will be that there are temperate rainforest in the Olympic Peninsula. The second factual claim is that all rain forests aren’t only found in the tropics. The third factual claim will be that female octopuses go without eating till there eggs hatch.
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What celestial event is Newgrange aligned to? Describe what happens at Newgrange on this day? -Newgrange’s roof box is aligned to the winter solstice sunrise. -A beam of sunlight hits the roof-box and illuminates the floor‚ which will eventually illuminate the main chamber. As sun rises‚ a light of beam through roof-box Describe what happens to the Sundagger on the solstices and equinoxes. At the winter and summer solstice‚ and rise also at the equinoxes‚ sunlight shines between three giant
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Symbolism The scarlet ibis is a carefully chosen symbol. To understand why‚ it helps to know a little about the bird. A native of the South American tropics‚ the scarlet ibis is vivid red. Its color derives from the shrimps that form the bulk of its diet; if there are no shrimps‚ it loses its color. It needs a particular habitat in order to thrive as it only feeds in shallow waters along the coast‚ in mud flats and lagoons. The scarlet ibis is an endangered species which has not bred successfully
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is can be very severe and frequently found in Asia and many western countries. There are 4 different but closely related viruses that may lead to Dengue fever. When people are bitten by Aedes aegypti‚ a kind of mosquito that is found in tropic and sub-tropic areas‚ the viruses will be transmitted and people will get infected. In article ‘Dengue‚ aka “Breakbone Fever”‚ is back.’ of Slate‚ it is stated that the primary cause of Dengue is the increase of slums when people go out for work and leave
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10-35 inches of rain which mostly occur in the summers and spring(Defender). There is often snow in the grasslands which keeps the soil moist. During the dry season‚ wildfires are common in the grasslands. Temperate grasslands are located north of the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees
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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN AUSTRALI A Tropical cyclone is one of the most common natural hazards in Australia. It’s also called ‘typhoon’‚ ‘hurricane’‚ ‘tropic storm’ and so on. If you look at the climatological data for tropical cyclone‚ you can find out that the actual shape of a tropical cyclone is almost the same as a whirlpool. How could this amazing phenomenon happen? There’re several conditions needed to develop a tropical cyclone. Tropical cyclones are formed above the ocean
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A dancer‚ choreographer‚ activist‚ and teacher; Katherine Dunham is by far a legendary woman. She was born on June 22‚ 1909 in Chicago to a French Canadian mother and an African American father. Unfortunately‚ when Dunham was around the age of four years old‚ her mother passed away. This caused her to have to live with other family members before permanently moving to Joliet‚ Illinois where her father worked at the dry cleaning business that he owned. As a child‚ Dunham always had a knack for
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low. The location of the ITCZ can vary as much as 40° to 45° of latitude north or south of the equator based on the pattern of land and ocean. In June the ITCZ moves pole wards towards the Tropic of Cancer and In January the ITCZ and the subtropical jet stream move southwards over the Equator and towards the Tropic of Capricorn. Q2) Doldrums are essentially areas affected by the Inter-tropical Convergence Zones‚ predominantly across the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. These areas are basically low-pressure
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