Meteorology

the Coral sea and moved over the Cape York peninsula and moved to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Due to warm waters and favourable outflow the monsoon trough became a category 1 cyclone on the 16th of February and was named cyclone Lam by the Bureau of Meteorology. Cyclone Lam started to intensify and formed an eye and became a more formidable force as the days went on as it grew in strength. On the 19th it finally became a category 4 cyclone as it made landfall. In Queensland on the same day a…

Born May 26th, 1951, Sally Ride was the eldest of two daughters. Her father, Dale Burdell Ride, was a professor of political science and her mother, Carol Joyce Ride, was a counselor. She was born in Las Angeles and grew up in a wealthy neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. Her parents always encouraged Ride and her sister to do their best in all aspects of life, while also allowing room for them to independently mature. From a young age, Ride showed promising ability in both athletics and…

Alfred Lothar was a famous scientist and lived from 1880 to 1930. He was born in Berlin, Germany. He got a PhD in astronomy but soon wanted to study meteorology and paleoclimatology. He continued his work in Germany and Austria. He was most famous for his continental drift theory. Alfred Wegener stated his theory in 1912. His theory stated that all the continents were once all joined together but slowly drifted apart as time went on. He called it Pangaea. People did not believe him until the…

Driven, witty, intelligent, insanely passionate, a bit of a spaz; all of these qualities describe me, a person so optimistic even her blood is positive. From a young age, I have been infatuated with reading, with collecting knowledge, and with helping others. Additionally, my analytical talent has been one of my greatest assets (next to my sparkling and charismatic attitude) and has aided me in both my academic career and social life. Though the school system provides a phenomenal basis for the…

The most interesting part of the Flint River Aquarium was the planetarium. My first time in the planetarium is when I was very young so I really didn’t understand it. In the planetarium it’s like a movie theater, but instead of looking straight you look upward. They showed us the planets and tested our memory of the moon phases. After the planetarium movie was over we went to the Thronateeska. When we got to the Thronateeska, my group started with archelogy where we had to find ten buried items.…

Naghmeh Anvari Meteorology 10 Research Paper December 11, 2015 Lake-Effect Snow Imagine living near the shores of the Great Lakes like Lake Erie or Lake Ontario. On a cold winter day, you feel the cold wind coming towards you and the sky starts to get dark. Then a brief snowfall starts and then suddenly the sky gets darker and the snow gets heavier and this event and the weather change is called the Lake-Effect snow. If you live in the Great Lakes region, perhaps you are familiar with the…

Water shortages and droughts have been huge social, economic, and political issues in Australia. As the world’s driest habitable continent, Australia’s water use and management has and will continue to be among the most contentious issues facing the federal and state governments, as well as the public. Research indicates that Australians are, per capita, the biggest consumers of water in the world. When discussing water usage in Australia, one also has to consider the related issue of water…

A long time ago on a cold winters morning in Boston, Massachusetts a little boy named Benjamin Franklin was born. January 17, 1706 was the date. When he was 10 years old he stopped school and starting working as a printer with his brother. Instead of getting his smarts from a teacher he got it by reading a lot. He was tired of working for his brother so he ran away when he was 17. He went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and that’s when his life really began. When he reached Philadelphia he was…

Tornadoes: Past, Present, and Future Severe weather has always been an interest for many people whether they have experienced it or seen it on media like shows and movies. Dr. Victor Gensini Associate professor of meteorology gave a lecture on Tornadoes of the past, present and future. For much of science we look into the past to give us useful information that may help people. For example, by studying past tornadoes we are now able to better locate and warn people when a tornado is near.…

the how, the when, and the why of creation. According to Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa (2012) “Earth Science is the name for all the sciences that collectively seek to understand Earth and its neighbors in space. It includes geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. In this book, Units 1-4 focus on the science of geology . . . The study of physical geology logically precedes the study of Earth history because we must fir understand how Earth works before we attempt to unravel…