1. How do hurricanes form? Hurricanes form over warm water and moving columns of air begin to form clouds. Lower pressure air creates more and more thunderstorms and winds become faster and and faster. Eventually ocean water is gathered at the eye of the storm and causes huge storm surges. 2. Has there ever been two big hurricanes so close together before? If so, when, where and what type of damage have they done? Harvey and Irma seem to be the first hurricanes that are so close together
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For three years now California has been in a severe drought. It’s so bad that there is a women named Angelica Gallegos hasn’t showered in five months. She says “It’s been terribly rough.” According to officils, 1,300 people in and around the East Porterville area have lost water. The California legislature is trying to create a law to help the situation. Farmers and people and in general will pump water from underground to get enough water for their crops or for everyday lifestyle. People will pump
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maelstrom Blinding, brilliant, and so terrifying all at once, the lightning hits home right outside, illuminating the room with a spectrum of light. My veins almost buzz with electricity. Cold fingers make contact with warm glass, leaving smudges in its wake. The world beyond the window begins to define, my eyes’ autofocus kicking in. Outside, Alamogordo’s monsoon season toys with the desert willows as if it was a baby with its playthings. Little toy cars submerged in pixelated stormwater. Wilted
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HAVC Brisbane Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian State of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia with over 5 million people. Brisbane has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and dry moderately warm winters. The city's highest recorded temperature was 43.2 °C (110 °F), but temperatures above 38 °C (100 °F) are uncommon. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is the technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort
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Kailey Newsome Biome Paper Desert Biome The desert biome has an interesting ecosystem if I can say that because few plants and animals or living things can survive such harsh climate. About twenty percent of the earth can fall into desert category (bioexpedition). The reason for this is there are four major types of deserts that people either encounter, visit or read about those include Hot and Dry, Semiarid deserts, Costal deserts and Cold deserts. Hot and Dry Desert: There are four major Hot
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Using new technology and knowledge relating to the hydrosphere and atmosphere is the key to saving water efficiently. Because technology is becoming a dominant factor of everyday life, it can be used in a positive manner such as reserving the environment efficiently and effectively. The California Drought has been an issue that worsens every year and this year it has become the driest year yet (Dept. of Water Resources, 2014). Having a lack of water greatly impacts the environment as well as California
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The sun was high in the sky beating on the faces of my brother and I. We were in the middle of a round of golf at our local golf course, Pine Ridge. Sweat started to form on the brim of my forehead and palms became clammy. I was in need of a bottle of water, but we knew there was a storm coming in, so there was no time to spare. Our plan was to play two more holes and then walk back to our home that was in a close vicinity to the golf course. Some clouds started to move in while we scurried from
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Nathan gonzalez Desert Biome A desert is very hot and barely gets any rain.In the summer the tempature reaches up to 50 and 70F.Every year there is less than 250mm of water from the clouds.In the winter desert it could still be very hot but not like the summer.Deserts filled with sand. Locations,Deserts are almost all over the world.The world is getting hotter and hotter as the sun grows soon there will be
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A recent report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said the drought California is currently experiencing is caused by natural occurrences and not by the effects of global warming, Live Science reported. The study, which was authored by researchers from NASA, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society and Columbia University, explained that natural weather patterns have prevented rain clouds from developing in the region. According to the researchers
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salts * Precipitation * Titration * Uses of salts * Food: Flavoruings, fillers etc * Fertilizers: Ammonium Nitrate (NH4NO3), Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) * Industrial: Modifying properties of cement mixtures, paint formulations, fillers in plastics, inks, medical industry * aHarvesHh ccscHarvesting sea salts, via evaporation, we know it’s a salt cos when you remove the metal and add h , you getan acid * the saltsttttttTHe salts are formed when the H of an acid is replaced
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