Monsoon

The Great Warming: Critical Analysis In a time referred to at the Medieval Warm Period, the earth faced a rise in temperature that altered the climate worldwide. In a New York Times Bestseller, The Great Warming, written by Brian Fagan, we learn how the history of the world a half millennium ago implies that we still are misjudging the power that climate change holds. Brian Fagan, an anthropologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, works his way across the globe to find evidence…

At 29,029 feet (8,848 meters), Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world in terms of altitude. However, the tallest mountain is actually Mauna Kea in Hawaii, which measures 33,480 feet (10,205 m) from its underwater base to its peak, according to Guinness World Records. (Most of Mauna Kea is underwater.) Everest is located at the border of Nepal to the south and China or Tibet on the north. It is over 60 million years old. Everest was formed by the movement of the Indian tectonic…

SLAND OF THE DRAGON'S BLOOD There are few places left on earth so remote and untouched by time. Socotra is one of the world’s last truly wild places with a uniquely diverse and enchanting landscape of surreal beauty. Rich in mythical history, Herodotus wrote of the immortal phoenix that came to this island to be reborn in a nest of cinnabar and incense every 1,000 years. Frankincense that burned in the temples of ancient Greece and Egypt was harvested from this island. Glimpsing the dragon’s…

The interior of the Wild Wild west is being invaded from all sides. This biological region is generally the expanse from Northern Idaho all the way to the Southern New Mexico with Cascade Range and Rocky Mountains enclosing. The interior of the west contains a vast trove of wildlands that are for the most part not managed by the government or any organizations due to the unpopulated nature of the environment. In the meantime, nonnative species of plants have managed to billow into…

The development of new types of ships helped advance interregional trade networks. Ships became resilient to waves. These ships were designed to increase control during monsoon season with the innovation of cotton sails. The development of ships increased trade in the Indian Ocean. Another technology that helped with trade in the Indian Ocean was the magnetic compass innovated in China. The compass helped sailors keep track of their location. Another significant innovation was the three-field…

but they are secluded and limited to certain locations within the region. The economy of this region was effect by who they traded with and what items they traded due to location, India is a place of harsh terrains and extreme obstacles such as monsoons and droughts. But with the nearby rivers large successful civilizations arose. The rivers provided fertile soil, irrigation, and water for consumption. India was cut off by mountains from most of the world and survived because of its fertile…

north and east) there is still a danger of getting malaria and other tropical diseases. There is a higher probability of getting infected with the dengue virus and catching the dengue fever (which can develop into hemorrhagic fever), usually in the monsoon season (from May to September in the southwest and from November to April in the northeast). So, we paid special attention to mosquitoes. Wherever we stayed, we asked for bed nets (and got them without any problems) and used repellents in the…

live in could happen at any moment. You will have to put your life on hold, and try to build your life back up if it gets ruined by any means. Depending on where you live at, it can range from a tornado, to earthquake, to a volcano erupting, to a monsoon. You never know when life or mother nature can strike. If you lose everything in a catastrophe, your family comes first, then education. But, if you die, that is the end of…

in the warmer climate, polar bears will migrate hundreds of miles to find food or a new home. On the other hand, the Komodo dragon prefers to spend most of their time on dry land. There habitat can range from tropical dry forest to a savanna to a monsoon forest. The giant lizard can always be found in places with high temperatures. Komodo dragons can also be found inside the Komodo National Park. This park contains a number…

The Arab slave traders relied on the Indian Ocean monsoon winds during the slave trade. Indian Ocean was regarded as an important route since it connected East Africa to the outside world, including India Peninsula. The Arabs, precisely from the Gulf of Persia, used the Indian Ocean route since it linked the East African region to the potential clients of the Arab Merchants. They mostly resided on some parts of North Africa, including Egypt, Morocco, and among others. Again, the Indian Ocean…