the vineyard. If the rainstorm did reach the crops‚ he thought there would be a forty percent chance the storm would produce a light rain‚ possibly helping to create the botrytis mold. This mold is very beneficial for this particular crop. More precipitation than a light rain however‚ could swell the berries. This would decrease their sugar concentration‚ making them less valuable‚ or worse‚ it could ruin them all together. All of these different variables would affect the selling price of the crops
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with climate change? Well‚ the increased temperatures cause glaciers and polar ice caps to melt more and more cold water enters the ocean’s currents‚ raising sea levels. When the colder ocean currents enter warmer ocean currents‚ the result is precipitation‚ or rain. The more rain that occurs around Myrtle Beach there will be higher chances of flooding‚ erosion‚ an increase in sea levels‚ etc. The rise in sea levels around our beautiful homes can cause harm to everyone living here. The higher sea
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1. Assume that you have 100 years of continuous temperature records from your local weather service office. Discuss some of the difficulties you might have trying to determine whether average temperatures have increased during this period. 2. What are meant by the terms positive and negative feedback mechanisms? Give an example of a process that would be considered a positive feedback mechanism during a period of warming on the earth. Can you think of a negative feedback mechanism? 3. Discuss
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The Desert The desert is a dry barren area of land; it is in the Southwestern United States or areas of extreme heat and dryness. Deserts characteristically receive less than ten inches of precipitation a year. About one fifth of Earth’s surface is desert. Desert can be hot or cold an example of a hot desert is the Australian and an example of a cold desert is the Gobi in Mongolia. Although rain does not fall very often in the desert‚ sometimes
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1) In this article the author talks about impacts on civilizations from small and large climate changes. We have had several small climate changes in our past that affected agriculture‚ trade routes‚ and the types of products and commodities that sell. These things are occurring still to this day. But‚ larger climate changes have done a lot more damage in the past. They have cause the rise and fall of whole societies. For example‚ the Mayan Empire. It was believed to have fallen from decades of drought
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atmosphere with respect to wind‚ temperature‚ cloudiness‚ moisture‚ pressure‚ etc. Search the web and give a definition of climate: the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region‚ as temperature‚ air pressure‚ humidity‚ precipitation‚ sunshine‚ cloudiness‚ and winds‚ throughout the year‚ averaged over a series of years. Climate is closely associated with the seasons‚ but do you know what causes the seasons? Log on to the website below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuiQvPLWziQ
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our climate has changed in the past century and will continue to change‚ affecting both biological and physical systems. In the past 50-100 years British Columbia has noticed an annual precipitation increase of about 20 percent‚ and lost around 50 percent of its snow pack annually. Also with the increased precipitation and faster melt the province has been more susceptible to floods in the Fraser Valley‚ Interior and throughout British Columbia. These floods and early melt are expecting to increase
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strong they say it can be up to 70mph some airports have been shut. Windy rainy days but still very humid. Sunny and windy days but cold. Climate measures the average pattern of variation in temperature‚ humidity‚ atmospheric pressure‚ wind‚ precipitation. Climate is different from weather‚ in that weather only describes the short-term conditions of these variables in a given region. Climate change means the average temperature across the world either increases or decreases. It happens naturally
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influence rainfall in Africa? 18. What is the El Nino and La Nina Effect? 19. How do El Nino and La Nina affect Africa’s Climate? 20. How is atmospheric pressure shown on the synoptic weather maps? 21. How are temperature‚ winds‚ and precipitation shown on synoptic weather maps? 22. How can we use the information on a synoptic weather map to interpret the weather? 23. Which areas in Africa are at risk of drought and desertification? 24. What causes droughts? 25. Are there
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MEANING OF GLOBAL WARMING Global warming is defined as an increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere‚ especially a sustained increase great enough to cause changes in the global climate. The term global warming is synonymous with Enhanced green house effect‚ implying an increase in the amount of green house gases in the earth’s atmosphere‚ leading to entrapment of more and more solar radiations‚ and thus increasing the overall temperature of the earth. (71 words) EFFECT OF GLOBAL
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