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What is weather?
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measures the current conditions of the atmosphere - temperature, precipitation, and wind
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What is climate?
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average weather of an area over a long period of time, such as 25-30 years
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What affects climate?
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3 factors: the Gulf of Mexico, its distance from the equator, and its position on the North American continent.
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Louisiana has a subtropical climate. What does subtropical mean?
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summers are just as hot as a tropical climate but occasional winter freezes and humiity from the Gulf of Mexico
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What is precipitation?
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any form of water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground such as rain, sleet, snow, and hail.
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What is a hurricane?
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a severe, rotating tropical strom with heavy rains and cyclonic winds exceeding 74 miles per hour; winds rotate around a calm center or eye and get energy from the warm, moist air
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Where do hurricanes begin?
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the tropical parts of the Atlantic Ocean or the Caribbean Sea and move northward
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