Precipitation

either needed to be on the ground already from a past snowstorm or as the precipitation of the current snowstorm for the high winds of the blizzards to blow the snow around to reduce visibility. Nor’easter storms are the main cause of blizzards in the northeast region of the United States, being produced from the Atlantic Ocean and having traits similar to tropical storms and hurricanes such as high winds and precipitation. The name Nor’easter comes from the direction of the winds blowing during…

The ITCZ is caused by the convectional rise of moist air at the start of the Hadley Cell creating a humid low pressure area between the two cells. This uplift of warm humid air creates the highest levels of precipitation on earth, this influences the characteristics and distribution of the Tropical Rainforest. Tapio Schneider, Tobias Bischo & Gerald H. Haug (2014) explain that the Intertropical Convergence Zone is dynamic and moves further north during the Northern…

Climate is reserved for regional patterns of temperature and precipitation that persist for decades and centuries.Global climate is maintained by the sun it keeps the earth's average temperature of 60°F. This is a good temperature to support plant life and maintain reservoirs of drinking water. Although the Global Climate is raising fast and this is causing global climate patterns to change, this is not the only reason. Global patterns may last for ten years like the periods in the ice ages ,or…

to this fact, it is referred to as the 'island continent. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world by land area. Australia is the flattest continent, with an average height of 330 metres above sea level, as well as an average annual precipitation of 450 millimetres, making it the driest inhabited continent there is. These characteristics are hidden beneath the range of exclusive topographic features and river systems that are found in Australia. While Australia is part of a global…

Although there is no clear and set definition of drought, to some extent it can be summed up to explain that drought occurs when a region has received less than normal precipitation which results in dryer than normal conditions for that particular region. However, people in different areas and environments have varying views on what drought is and when it is occurring, “characteristics of drought differ significantly between regions such as North American Great Plains, Australia, southern…

could also be contaminated, and the organisms can be put in danger because of this. Moreover, the plants can engulf parts of the ecosystem in the process, which is another environmental weakness. The final issue with desalination is that If enough precipitation comes to California, there is no reason for the government to pay money to keep the plant running, so they often close down and are considered a misspend of important…

The tropical desert is an environment of extremes: it is the driest and hottest place on earth. Rainfall is sporadic and in some years no measurable precipitation falls at all. The terribly dry conditions of the deserts is due to the year-round influence of subtropical high pressure and continentality. Western winds blow away from the 30-degree latitude belt, causing light surface winds and intense heat that evaporates moisture in the air. Low-latitude or tropical deserts are located…

the 2014-2015 winter, California faced a hydropower efficiency of less then 10%, while in 2006 there was a power supply of around 40% (Beaudry, 5). California uses hydropower by turning turbines held in large reservoirs, and while snowfall and precipitation would usually fill it back up, drought makes these resources deplete. Since the 2000's, hydroelectricity has declined in the state of California, where some form of drought is prominent year after year. With this resource unavailable, natural…

The Tundra is the coldest biome out of all of them. The word tundra means “treeless plain”. The tundra is known for its frosty landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. The tundra is characterized into two types: arctic tundra, and alpine tundra. There are many different characteristics that make tundra such a unique biome. The extremely low climate and low biodiversity are the most known. Most of the energy and nutrients…

During the Ice Ages is when some of the glaciers seen today were formed. Species had to adapt to the drastic change in weather so in today’s warm weather world they have adapted as well. Issues with the glaciers melting is that it is making the water cooler and therefore changing their environment of the fish and other species living in those areas. Glaciers are not the only signs of a change in weather. Hurricanes have become more common and stronger due to saturation levels. The Earth and its…