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Seasons & Weather
Presentation by Robert L. MartinezPrimary Content Source: McDougal Littell World Geography
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Hurricanes occur frequently in the southern and eastern United States during summer and fall.
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During these seasons, storm systems with strong winds form
over warm ocean water.
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Seasons have an enormous impact on us, affecting the conditions in the
atmosphere and on the earth that create our weather.
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As the earth revolves around the sun, it is tilted at a 23.5 degree
angle in relation to the sun.
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Because of the earth’s revolution and its tilt, different parts of the earth
receive the direct rays of the sun for more hours of the day at certain times
in the year.
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This causes the changing seasons on the earth.
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Two lines of latitude, the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn, mark the points farthest north and
south that the sun’s rays shine directly overhead at noon.
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The day on which this occurs is called a solstice.
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In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice, or the beginning of summer, is the longest day of
the year.
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Winter solstice, the beginning of winter, is the shortest.
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Another signal of seasonal change are the equinoxes. Twice a year on the
equinox, the days and nights all over the world are equal in length.
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The equinoxes mark the beginning of spring and autumn.
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Weather
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Weather and climate are often confused. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular
location and time.
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Climate is the term for weather conditions at a particular
location over a long period of time.
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Daily weather is the complex result of several conditions.
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For example, the amount of solar energy received by a location varies according to the earth’s position in
relation to the sun.
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Large masses of air absorb and distribute this solar energy,
which in turn affects the weather.
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Other factors include: Water vapor – this determines whether there will be precipitation, falling water
droplets in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
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Cloud cover – Clouds may hold water vapor.
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Landforms and bodies of water – Water heats slowly but also loses
heat slowly. Land heats rapidly but loses heat quickly as well.
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Elevation – As elevation above sea level increases, the air
becomes thinner and loses its ability to hold moisture.
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Air movement – Winds move the air and the solar energy and moisture that it holds. As a result, weather
can change very rapidly.
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Precipitation depends on the amount of water vapor in the air and the movement of that air.
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As warm air rises, it cools and loses its ability to hold water vapor. The
water vapor condenses, and the water droplets form into clouds.
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When the amount of water in a cloud is too heavy for the air to hold, rain or snow falls from the
cloud.
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Geographers classify precipitation as convectional,
orographic, or frontal.
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Conventional precipitation occurs in hot, moist climates
where the sun quickly heats the air.
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The heated air rises, and by afternoon clouds form and rain
falls.
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Orographic precipitation falls on the windward side of hills or
mountains that block moist air and force it upward.
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The air cools and rain or snow falls.
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The land on the leeward side is called a rain shadow because it
gets little rain from the descending dry air.
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Frontal movement causes most precipitation in the middle latitudes. A front is the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures
or density.
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Rain or snow occurs when lighter, warm air is pushed upward by the colder, denser air. The rising air
cools, water vapor condenses, and precipitation falls.
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As air masses warm and cool and move across the earth’s surface, they create weather.
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Sometimes the clashes between air masses cause storms, which
can be severe.
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They disrupt the usual patterns of life and often cause major property damage and loss of
human life.
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Hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, droughts, and floods are
examples of extreme weather.
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Storms that form over water, tropical ocean waters are called hurricanes,
also known as typhoons in Asia.
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These storms are called different names around the globe, tropical cyclones, willy-willies (Australia),
baguios (Philippines), and chubascos (Mexico.)
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Hurricanes are one way heat from the tropics is moved out of
the region.
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Air flowing over an ocean with a water temperature of 80 degrees or higher picks up huge amounts
of moisture and heat energy.
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As these water-laden winds flow into a low-pressure core, they
tighten to form an “eye.”
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The eye is usually 10 to 20 miles across and has clear, calm skies. But
the winds moving around the eye may be as strong as 200 miles per
hour.
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The clouds and winds stretch over a vast area, sometimes as
wide as 500 miles.
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Upper air currents blowing from the east steer the hurricanes in a
westerly direction.
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As the hurricane hits land, it pounds the area with howling winds and very heavy rains.
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It may also cause a storm surge along coastal regions.
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This wall of seawater, pushed ashore by the winds, may rise to
16 feet or more.
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The low-lying coastal regions of Bangladesh in South Asia are especially vulnerable to storm surges from tropical cyclones.
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Unlike hurricanes, which take days to develop, tornadoes form quickly and sometimes without
warning.
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A tornado, or twister, is a powerful funnel-shaped column
of spiraling air.
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Born from strong thunderstorms, tornadoes are capable of
immense damage.
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In a tornado, winds swirl counter-clockwise around a low
pressure center.
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These winds may reach speeds of 300 miles per hours, blasting apart
buildings and lifting objects as large as cars and mobile homes.
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Generally, tornadoes have small diameters (above 300 feet), travel about a mile, and last only a few
minutes.
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The largest outbreak of tornadoes in the United States
occurred during a 16-hour period, April 3 and 4, 1974.
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A total of 148 tornadoes ripped through the Ohio and Tennessee
valleys, killing 330 people.
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The largest share of tornadoes, about 3 of every 4, hit in the
United States.
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On average, the U.S. National Weather Service counts 700
tornadoes each year.
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A blizzard is a heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour and reduced visibility.
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These weather conditions snarl traffic, endanger livestock, and
trap travelers.
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The greatest snowfall for a 24 hour period was 6 feet 4 inches
in Silver Lake, Colorado, in 1921.
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A snowstorm that lasted from February 13 to 19, 1959, dumped
almost 16 feet of snow on Mt. Shasta, California.
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Because of their location, some areas of the country are frequently hit with snowstorms that produce
huge amounts of snow.
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For example, the eastern and southern shores of the Great Lakes are snow belts that experience days and days of heavy snow resulting in
enormous snow depths.
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Around the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario areas, the annual
snowfall can be as much as 37.5 inches.
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A drought is a long period of time without rain or with very
minimal rainfall.
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This lack of rain results in crop failures and drastically reduced levels in water storage facilities.
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In the early 1930s, a drought hit the Great Plains in the United
States.
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Dust storms damaged farms across a 150,000 square mile
region that became known as the “Dust Bowl.”
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Suffering the effects of a harsh climate, thousands of families
were forced to leave their land to find work elsewhere.
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In 2000, a large portion of the southern United States was struck with a long drought.
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Northern Texas was particularly hard hit, with 84 straight days of
no rain and extremely high temperatures.
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When water spreads over land not normally covered with water,
it is called a flood.
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Melting snow or rainwater fills streams or rivers until they reach flood stage, the point at which the banks can no longer contain the
water.
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The water then flows into the surrounding area, called a
floodplain.
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Floods take lives every year, especially in low, flat places like Bangladesh, where millions of
people live on the flood plains and the delta.
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In 1993, flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
claimed 50 lives and caused about $15 billion in damage.
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Nearly 150 rivers and their tributaries were involved. It was the largest flood ever to hit the
United States.