Weather

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**__//﻿Global Warming//__ and __//Climate Change//__ have effects on this world that may be disastrous if they are not tended to.**

 * These natural occurences have effects on our daily lives and one of the things it can have an impact on is the __//weather//__.**

//**﻿What is this about**//
Changes WHAT KIND OF CHANGES?are occuring and will continue to occur in this world. Weather is being effected in many ways. A primary way it is being affected is making the happenings of //natural disasters// more extreme and happen more often. Temperatures may increase or decrease. Increase of floods and rains and storms or decrease. Bush fires and heat waves may effect people.

//Where is it being affected//
Many places are being affected by extreme weather changes. Some may be gradual but either way the overall effect is fatal. Places that are being affected include: Brazil) || Snow storms || WHERE IS THE MAP TO SHOW WHERE ALL THESE EVENTS ARE OCCURRING??? THIS WAS A VITAL PIECE OF THE WORK.
 * Places affected || Effects ||
 * South America (Chile, Aysen Region- Argentina,
 * Pakistan || Torrential Storms ||
 * Russia || Bush fires and heat waves ||
 * U.K London || Heavy snow storms. ||
 * Australia || Bush fires and heat waves ||

//When is it occurring//
They are happening now. Bush fires Plagued the south east of Australia's Bush land. There is no set time when the weather will have an impact on us. what we can be certain of is that Climate change making these natural occurrences happen More severely and more often. These natural Occurrences have been impacting the earth since it was created. Volcanoes, Hurricanes, Floods. Climate change is just making such events happen more often and more extremely. DATES PLEASE

//Why and how is this happening﻿//
We cannot ask the climate why it changes and effects our weather. It is not a entity or sentient being that will pass judgement onto us if we dont comply with it. Climate change is exactly what its name is. The climate changing. Climate is our weather. But the weather in certain places. Climate change effecting our weather is very simple. The earth is simply heating up or getting colder. Temperatures are either going to rise or fall in certain places and some places will have disastrous floods, fires or droughts. But we are already in the process of these things happening. Yes we can say that the earth has a cycle the weather goes through. It Starts with the ice age and then gets gradually warmer and warmer until the ice melts and we are left with dry land. Then it will get too warm and then it will start to burn and drought and fires will ravage the land. And then another ice age will occur. This cycle should happen around every 100,000 years or so but what we as humans are doing is making this cycle move quicker. it is uncertain to point out how fast this cycle is going but it is certainly on it ACTUAL DIAGRAMS NEEDED AND FACTUAL INFORMATION 

//What is being affected//
The way extreme weather effects us ussually have disastrous effects but sometimes may actually be for the good For some. One mans trash is another mans treasure. Bush Fires in Australia burnt the south east of Australias Dry lands and bush. This had a huge impact on peoples lives as houses were burnt down that lived in the country and animals and livestock were burnt alive. But The Land that burns and the plants benefit from this. The flame Litteraly renews the land re-invogorating the soil and making plants and trees grow back much better. In southern brazil a cold air eruption was brought in from the south pole. This affected peoples live's also seeing as the temperature dropped to -7.8C. Thousans of animals died due to the unexcpected cold wave and there economy received a bellow the belt blow. (U.S orientated.)

**Heat Wave's**
A heat wave in the U.S is considered more than 3 days of above 90Degrees Fahrenheit. In The U.S they are increasingly dangerous.From 1979-2003, some 8,015 deaths in the United States were attributed to excessive heat. In 2001 alone, excessive heat exposure caused 300 fatalities. Especially there have been recent heatwaves in New York. Effects of these heatwaves Include:
 * lost crops,[[image:file:///C:/Users/me/Desktop/weather_heatwave_250x180.jpg]]
 * more wildfires,
 * buckled roads,
 * added stress on the electrical grid,
 * more power outages,
 * more heat-trapping emissions from increased air conditioning,
 * increased smog levels, and
 * more hospitalizations and emergency room visits.

[[image:http://www.environmentaldefense.org/content_images/weather_flood_250x180.jpg width="266" height="197" align="left" caption="Global Warming Will Increase Downpours"]]
Floods have brought the most property damage than any other natural disaster in the twentieth century in the U.S. And climate change doesn't seem to make this any easier on us. For example Heavy rains are going to be more frequent in Many areas, In winter it seems that the snow will not snow it will rain. On the coasts it seems that warmer waters will bring stronger storms which will flood the coasts mixed with rising waters will make heavier and stronger more potent storm surges. These storms will effect the gulf of Mexico but it doesn't stop there, this will cause north eastern states to have more brutal winters. A disastrous scenario is that by 2080 New York will suffer Brutal storms that ,now, hit every 100 years will hit every 4 years.

**Droughts**
Scientists believe that global warming will increase the severity, intensity and occurrence of drought in many areas leading to the obliteration of crops and water supplies. Global warming heats up the earth causing water evaporation to hasten causing alot of water vapor to congregate in the air. When the sun hits the dry earth with little or no moisture the earth and the overlying air both rise in temperature. Precipitation between the water in the soil transferring into the air is also threatened by Increased drought seeing as no water in the air means less rain clouds. But that water built up in the clouds because of water evaporation will lead to floods later on in the seasons. The factors threatened of a drought listed:
 * **Crops and livestock** -Droughts that occur in summer can impact the grains industries by halting the growth and production of said manufactured grain.The less grains produced means the higher the prices of food will go up in the U.S
 * **Water Restriction** –The higher the temperatures rise and the longer the summers go means the higher the water shortages will be especially in places such as Nevada, Colorado and California because precipitation that would fall usually as snow will fall as rain. Lesser snow pack and earlier quicker spring melts will lead to less water in rivers in summer.

Wildfires
Warmer, Drier climates will create a "tinderbox" effect in forests which are prone to Wildfires. Dr. Westerling and colleagues at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego believe that ,unlike most beliefs that these wildfires were caused by poor maintenance of the forests, Global Warming and climate change are to blame. Longer summers and shorter winters are fuel to wildfires literally. This means outbreaks of tree eating beetles. These beetles leave dead, dry wood and bark around. add the presence of high temperatures and winds and a drought this is perfect wildfire conditions. Also because of the shorter winters the beetles have been able to survive due to not dying off as quickly. this means that there is more beetles leaving more wood around for burning. This means places like Alaska, northern Canada, Scandinavia, and Siberia are especially at risk of these bush fires especially in the longer warmer summers. RISKS: > Recent wildfire stats: >> USE AUSTRALIAN DATA & EXAMPLES AS WELL = = = = = = = = = = = =
 * **Lives** - In October 2003, A fire called the Cedar wildfire claimed15 deaths in California. In March 2006, The East Amarillo Complex wildfires Took 11 Texan lives.
 * **Property** – In June 2002, the Rodeo-Chediski wildfire destroyed 426 places in Arizona; the same month, Colorado’s Hayman Obliterated 600 structures. California’s Cedar fire burned down 2,400 structures. The East Amarillo Complex wildfire destroyed 907,245 acres and 80 structures in Texas.
 * **Natural resources** - In June 2002, the Hayman wildfire burned 136,000 acres of land; the Rodeo-Chediski fire charred 462,000 acres.
 * 2006. The wildland fire season set new records for the number of reported fires (96,385) and acres burned (9,873,429). This season was 125 percent above the 10-year average and stressed firefighting resources. ([|More details])
 * 2005. Despite an overall moderate season, Alaska bore the brunt of fires (accounting for about 51 percent of total acres burned), and a record number of acres burned. ([|More details])
 * 2004. Alaska experienced its most severe fire season on record. The fire season started early with a lot of fire activity in January and February in Oklahoma, Maryland, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mississippi. The year 2004 saw the warmest spring on record across the contiguous United States, including Alaska. ([|More details])
 * 2003. Though at the season’s end, the 4.9 million acres burned was just slightly above the 10-year average, the number of structures destroyed by wildland fires was quite devastating. Of the 5,781 structures that were burned, 4,090 were primary residences, 51 were commercial buildings and 1,640 were miscellaneous outbuildings. ([|More details])

**//Evaluate the situation//**
When evaluating the situation with climate affecting weather anyone could see the slippery slope we slide down**//.//** all these natural disasters i have covered all are connected to each other in ways. The heatwaves cause less rain and the water that is evaporated is held in clouds for longer periods of time. No rain causes a drought which will causes crops to dry out and die and low water supplies. this drought causes even less rain and drier hotter temperatures which aids in the support of wildfires. And the rise in sea levels due to the hotter climates added with the accelerated downpours of saved water in the atmosphere means heavier storms on the coasts and inland river deltas. It is a cycle and the graph below describes it. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS???????????

Conclusion of the report
Overall it is common sense that this world will end. The life here will be obliterated and everything will be destroyed that we have created. But it is up to us if we want this "doomsday" to come quicker than planned. The earth has many seasons and weather shifts. As said before it is a cycle and all we are doing is making it turn faster and harder. I don't think there is anything to worry about as long as we put in for the well being of the earth.

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 * //As long as we can keep the earth in balance until scientists come up with a way to save of from the looming destruction of this earth and us we need to keep ourselves and the way we treat the world in check. Until we do climate change and global warming will affect us in many ways such as our weather. The weather will keep getting more severe and if anything it will be the first sign we have of the earth coming to an end.//**

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Ms coleman i stole some of the things you said in class. For example the cycle theory.